Teddy Hose

Malcolm Gladwell reflects on his wild time taking a job from Insight Magazine, early in his career—the publication from the Unification Church or “Moonie” cult, which I grew up in. And I lend my own insight on where the funding for that wild time came from. #malcolmgladwell #moonies #unificationchurch #cults #culttok

You’ll never guess who started the popular digital drawing pad company, Wacom. I’ve known since the 90s, when a certain religious cult I grew up in mentioned it. So, crazy story… #wacom #moonies #culttok #cult #cults

Excerpts from my interview in the @Cultimatum podcast, Episode 129. I performed at stand up comedy open mics for a time, and couldn’t not talk about my cult story in it. #cults #cultsurvivor #culttok #cultimatumpodcast #exmoonie

Did the Moonies, AKA FFWPU or Unification Church, snitch Scientology’s concept of body thetans? Maybe there’s like a cult-to-cult licensing deal, idk… #culttok #cults #scientology #moonies #bodythetan

Advice around handling a loved one falling under the influence of a cult, from someone who grew up in one. In adulthood, my recovery journey has been one of related books, therapy, ex-cult community, media activism, and conferences. Some talks I attended were by cult interventionists Joe Kelly and Patrick Ryan, who conveyed some basic strategies to help dilute cult indoctrination. #culttok #cults #cultintervention #psychology #leavingacult

“Why do people vote against policies they’ll benefit from?” This is familiar territory for me. Here’s what I see happening. #politics #purityculture #conservatives #cultsurvivor #christians

I’ve been on many podcasts over the years, but this is the first one where the host realized he was in a cult from seeing my episode on A&E’s Cults and Extreme Belief (on Hulu, Episode 5). Ryan Hernandez interviews me on The Truth That Heals podcast. We talk about that experience for him and I also highlight an emotional moment later in the episode. #cultsurvivor #cults #excult #exmoonie #moonies

If you grew up like me, in a conservative home that blurred the line between religion and politics, Christianity acted as a “safe space” from involvement in any real world complex problems. So I wanted to poke holes in that all too common attitude by unpacking the exclusivity of Christianity, whose fundamental beliefs actually came from its predecessor, Zoroastrianism. #christianity #rightwing #zoroastrianism #politics #religion

My hot take on hateful people, as someone raised in a far right cult. #propaganda #farright #maga #cultsurvivor #politics

Pursuing a creative career as a cult kid came with both the joy of finding a creative community, and feeling personally and financially like an imposter compared to my art school classmates. Clarity of direction is something I have to periodically revisit. But a good analogy came to mind to help me let go of the pressure to have to know, and allow opportunities to help me decide. Otherwise, I’m just glad the title multimedia designer exists. teddyhose.tv #cultsurvivor #creativecareer #careeradvi