Two young men who grew up in Scientology recall the beginning of their indoctrination sessions. A young women who was raised in Scientology recalls the way her fifth-grade classmates were deployed to bring her back into the fold.

Children born or raised in cults have very different experiences and aftereffects than individuals who join as adults, and their stories can help you understand cults in valuable new ways. Of equal importance, we focus on the fortitude and resilience that helped these children resist, break free, and heal from mistreatment, loss, and trauma.