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Escaping a Cult (w/ Chess Master Danny Rensch)
Danny Rensch stopped being a pawn in his family's cult and broke free to rebuild his life and found Chess.com. He and Rainn unpack what life is like growing up in a cult, the painful process of leaving, and the long journey of healing and reconnecting with his mother. Together they explore resilience, forgiveness, and how meaning can be rebuilt after spiritual manipulation and control. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Green Chef (50% OFF!) 👉 https://greenchef.com/50soulboom reMarkable (FREE returns for 100 days!) 👉 https://remarkable.com Ollie (60% OFF!) 👉 https://ollie.com/soulboom Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: hello@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat In this episode, we discuss: 00:00 You Grew Up in a Cult!? 01:38 Is Chess a Sport? 07:38 Evolution of Chess 10:32 Gukesh Dommaraju, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi 14:08 Chess Cheating Scandal 20:00 Magnus Carlsen vs. Hans Niemann 23:31 Elon Musk's Crazy Theory 24:54 Cult Life 27:18 Church of Immortal Consciousness 25:10 Forgiveness, Healing, and Complicated Reconciliation 46:01 Child Abuse in the Cult 49:30 Trauma, Faith, and Redefining Spirituality 1:00:13 Brainwashed Against My Mom 1:21:07 Reuniting w/ My Mom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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