Anne Gollert Hill: Escaping Scientology + What Got WEIRD at Tom & Katie’s Wedding
Okay, just when I THOUGHT I knew a lot about Scientology…someone comes along and lifts the lid on a whole other level. My guest Anne Gollert Hill spent 20 years inside Scientology, including years in the Sea Org, and she is taking me behind the curtain of what her life was REALLY like. We’re talking about how she was barely sleeping, working seven days a week for almost no money, being punished for showing emotion…and that’s only the beginning. But what floored me was HOW she got pulled in. Anne was grieving, vulnerable and looking for answers. Then someone came along at exactly the right moment and offered her something that actually made her feel better. And just like that, the door opened. The way she explains how slowly you can lose trust in your own instincts will make you understand cults in a completely different way. Then we get into leader David Miscavige, the inner workings of Scientology and its celebrity world…and suddenly I’m telling Anne stories from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ wedding that I haven’t thought about in YEARS (including one moment when I watched the entire room FREEZE!, wait for that). But Anne’s escape is the part I can’t stop thinking about. After decades inside, she went home to see her family and had this realization: she had forgotten what it felt like to simply be LOVED. That feeling eventually helped crack something open. Not long after, Anne walked out with the clothes on her back and a purse with basically no money, and what happened AFTER she left is freaking riveting. This one goes places, guys. Buckle up.
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Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg is an actress, comedian, television host, New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur and longtime autism advocate known for her honesty, humor and fearless curiosity. She has starred in numerous films and television shows and served as a judge on FOX’s hit series The Masked Singer for 14 seasons. Jenny is also the founder of the vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand Formless Beauty and co-runs Work Baby Productions with her husband, Donnie Wahlberg.
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