Diligently Seek

Last night I listened to the final episode of Uncover: Escaping NXIVM (Bloch, Goldhar and Elash) . It was titillating in the dark way that I tend to prefer my podcasts lately. I expected to be entertained, educated, and inspired. CBC Podcasts have taught me to expect that. I did not expect to be as triggered as I was. The podcast tells the story of Sarah Edmondson , who recently left a cult called NXIVM (pronounced nɛksiəm/NEKS-ee-əm). Not only did she leave, she blew the whistle on the organization.  More than NXIVM being an annoying “self-help” mongerer of a pyramid scheme (enough to warrant our distaste) they are a sex cult. What I am about to type-up is incredible, just by reciting what we know about NXIVM I am making extraordinary claims, so please look this up. I have referenced a few sources in my bibliography. This is no joke, and it is no bullshit. Sarah joined a subgroup of NXIVM called “DOS.” There she was convinced to provide “leverage” to make sure that...