Meetings 101 continues: the unwritten expectations we grew up with, the good, the bad & the ugly—and the question everyone asks: is it actually a cult?
Content Note: This episode includes discussion of childhood trauma and abuse, religious harm, dissociation, and repressed/recovered childhood memories, including brief references to childhood sexual abuse. No graphic details are shared. Please listen with care and choose what feels right for you. Please also see my Caveats & Disclaimers included here at the end of these show notes
I’m an avid podcast listener, and when I went searching for episodes of stories like mine, out of millions of episodes…I found a grand total of 3.
I was grateful for those, because when you’re walking through the hardest thing you’ve ever experienced, hearing someone voice your feelings, validate your truth, and assuage your doubts gives you hope. Helps you feel seen and not like you’re crazy.
So, first and foremost, this podcast is for you.
For the survivors whose memories surfaced to conscious awareness later in life.
For those trying to understand why their mind buried what they couldn’t process at the time.
For those healing childhood trauma, religious harm, conditioning, and all the layers tangled up in between.
For anyone who has wondered, “Am I the only one?” Or, “Can I ever heal from this?”
You’re not, and yes- you can. 💜
In my first full episode of The Magic in You, I share WHY I’m starting this podcast, my journal of channeled conversation with the Divine and being led to do so. Why telling my full story matters. And I get into a little bit about growing up in the Meetings/The Truth/2x2s.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
For more background on the structure and history of the 2x2s/Meetings/The Truth, here are the podcasts, account, and book I reference in this episode:
Laura McConnell, An Introduction to the Truth 2x2 Cult
Preserving the Truth, by Cherie Kropp
Plus, a brand-new intro jingle!
Listen to the very end at your own risk 😉- you’ll hear outtakes from “behind the curtain, the cutting room cauldron,” if you will.
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A Few Caveats & Disclaimers
1. My story is told through the lens of what I knew at the time.
For much of this podcast, I’ll be telling my story through the lens of my pre-spring-2025 self—the way I experienced and understood things then. Something huge happened for me in 2025 that I’ll share much more about later in this podcast: childhood memories that had previously been inaccessible to my conscious awareness began to surface. Once they did, so much—and I mean so much—of what I had experienced throughout my life made a whole lot more sense.
Memory, trauma, dissociation, and delayed or recovered memories are complex subjects, and I’ll explore them in much greater depth in future episodes. When I talk about these experiences, I am sharing my own experience and understanding of what happened to me.
2. When I talk about Meetings/The Truth/the 2x2s, I am telling my story.
I choose to be very cognizant of survivors—and also of people who are still in and attending whom I love very much and who are innocent, loving, genuine people.
I’m speaking about my experience and my understanding of it, coupled at times with experiences that have been publicly shared by many others. Everyone comes to their own perceptions through their own lens of experiences, trauma, conditioning, culture, relationships, and so much more. Someone else’s experience may be completely different from mine. That’s okay. I simply ask that you respect my experience as mine.
3. This podcast is not medical or mental health treatment or professional advice.
I’ll talk about psychology, counseling-related topics, spirituality, energy work, and my own healing journey. I may also draw from my education, professional experience, and training as someone with a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, a licensed school counselor, Certified Emotion Code Practitioner, Certified Professional Reiki with Angels Practitioner, and training in medical intuition and psychic mediumship.
Nothing shared on this podcast is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical or mental health condition, nor is it a substitute for individualized medical, psychological, legal, or other professional care. I am not diagnosing listeners—or anyone I discuss on this podcast.
Please see my website for my full Disclaimer & Privacy Policy.
4. You always get to choose what you participate in.
At times, I may offer Reiki, guided meditations, energetic practices, or other experiential exercises. When I use the word “Reiki,” I personally understand and experience this energy as Source/God of the Highest Light.
I will always try to give you a heads-up before offering something you can choose to participate in or receive. Whenever possible, I’ll put these practices toward the end of an episode so you can simply stop listening if that’s not your jam. Your participation and consent are always your choice.
Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of trauma, repressed memories, religious harm, and childhood abuse Welcome to “The Magic in YOU”, a podcast by me, Sonja, The Holistic Wizard- owner of Holistic Wizardry, LLC. (Is that enough magic references for you? 🤪) This episode introduces what this podcast is all about, including this first season (entitled Magical Me) which focuses on my story: -how I grew up in a high control religious sect known as Meetings, The Truth, the 2x2s.... -how I worked in education for 17 years-how I left said religion and my education career how memories that my mind and body repressed for 40 years came to my cognitive awareness and changed how I viewed literally my ENTIRE life up to that point and gave me the understanding that I felt was missing and I couldn’t explain why. This first season of The Magic in You is called “Magical Me” I hope to expand in future season to include interviews, to create a sacred space for stories to be seen, heard, and validated. And I hope my story does the same for you. I also have plans for Mindful Moment videos for kids and adults, puppet shows, teaching basic psychic development and social-emotional skills, and so much more. I hope you subscribe and stick around! Please see my full Disclaimer & Privacy Policy.
