S*x Cult Survivor interview-Onami

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  • @SoftWhiteUnderbelly
    @SoftWhiteUnderbelly  2 місяці тому +205

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    • @standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory
      @standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory 2 місяці тому +1

      Mark you know she’s an online spiritual leader right??? You put on a wanna-be cult leader to talk about cults. Yet another case of little Mark doing the thinking. lol at least you know what “beautiful soul” really means to your subscribers 😂 🍑🍭 🍆🍆🍆🍆😉

    • @jennifermesser3184
      @jennifermesser3184 2 місяці тому +43

      You should share the link to her book

    • @MultiMikeford
      @MultiMikeford 2 місяці тому

    • @rosejett32
      @rosejett32 2 місяці тому +10

      Thank you for sharing ❤
      I've got to get this book😮

    • @xp7575
      @xp7575 2 місяці тому

      Thank you for exposing the REAL gr00m3rs in the world, there's a reason why religious people pretend like everyone they hate is a PDF file.

  • @ceceeatsall6883
    @ceceeatsall6883 2 місяці тому +2944

    I was born into this cult also. 41 years later and I'm still trying to make sense and heal from all the trauma, brainwashing and neglect. I couldn't watch the whole interview because it brought up too much pain but I'm glad she's talking about it and raising public awareness.

    • @jamespaige1571
      @jamespaige1571 2 місяці тому

      I left 15 years ago. @softwhiteunderbelly could do an entire channel on our stories

    • @MrsM334
      @MrsM334 2 місяці тому

      I don't suppose you could get over something so awful happening to you. I hope things get better for you @ceceeatsall6883

    • @haretyper4954
      @haretyper4954 2 місяці тому +98

      Try to finish watching, it might really help you and lead you to healing.

    • @stacyyoust
      @stacyyoust 2 місяці тому +4

      Idk 🤷‍♂️

    • @slick_rick_ink
      @slick_rick_ink 2 місяці тому +189

      I was also born into this cult and left when I was 15 (I'm 36 now) There is nothing that someone can say to erase the trauma and most people have no idea the level of programming. Hope you're in a better place now. ❤

  • @succubiwishes
    @succubiwishes 2 місяці тому +2891

    The strength of this woman is amazing. Inspiring interview.

    • @Sabrina-LosAngeles
      @Sabrina-LosAngeles 2 місяці тому +4

      💯💯💯💯.

    • @TracysavedbyChrist
      @TracysavedbyChrist 2 місяці тому +14

      Yes she is a very strong and courageous lady!

    • @inaRIMPAU
      @inaRIMPAU 2 місяці тому +16

      And intelligence and grace. Onami is extraordinary.

    • @brendanold7047
      @brendanold7047 2 місяці тому +42

      Noooooo! She is crazy AF!

    • @modernvivienleigh
      @modernvivienleigh 2 місяці тому +42

      Sure, but also if you look at her social media ... She's insufferable and damaging to others

  • @claudiamelisa7
    @claudiamelisa7 2 місяці тому +2032

    What a great speaker. So enjoyable to listen to. I could visit with her for hours and hours

    • @SheTwice
      @SheTwice 2 місяці тому +32

      She sounds like Drew Barrymore! I love listening to this lady speak.

    • @MsNeonDion
      @MsNeonDion 2 місяці тому +35

      @@SheTwiceI was thinking she sounds exactly like Julia Fox

    • @SheTwice
      @SheTwice 2 місяці тому +4

      @ OH YEAH!!!!! You are right on

    • @JasonSpielberg
      @JasonSpielberg 2 місяці тому

      butt hole poo, pee pee butt hole fart

    • @marrrhgo
      @marrrhgo 2 місяці тому +20

      look her up! she has a youtube

  • @breeyakukowski8946
    @breeyakukowski8946 Місяць тому +483

    Ohhhhhh this is the viral "unschooling" mom from tiktok!!!!
    This explains soooooooo much. Holy buckets.

    • @jvliebeth
      @jvliebeth Місяць тому +21

      holy shit

    • @Emura100
      @Emura100 Місяць тому +99

      The one that doesn’t actually teach her kids anything and is setting them up for failure in society?

    • @breeyakukowski8946
      @breeyakukowski8946 Місяць тому +35

      @Emura100 yes, that exact broad

    • @fluidchant
      @fluidchant Місяць тому +6

      My thought as well

    • @samanthaquant7411
      @samanthaquant7411 Місяць тому +8

      I came here to say this!

  • @emmanueludoh77
    @emmanueludoh77 2 місяці тому +763

    I've watched a lot of content on this channel. This stands out as one of the best interviews. Her honesty is refeshing and she gave me a huge shot of hope. She survived serious trauma and survived to help others manage their trauma. Outstanding interview!

    • @stijndidden2901
      @stijndidden2901 2 місяці тому +8

      You should read her books. Mami Onami is a gamechanger

    • @G_Popp100
      @G_Popp100 2 місяці тому +5

      I totally agree, great subject & human being.
      Mark has been given a gift, and can bring out the best/worst in everyone. Lol (mostly the best) 💕
      How he doesn't become cynical & jaded is also another gift and something he's exercised it in one of the very best of ways!! He's got "thick skin" and appears to have genuine empathy. 💕😊
      Xo- from Canada

    • @roxylooney2585
      @roxylooney2585 Місяць тому +2

      I follow her Instagram

    • @AmyLou402
      @AmyLou402 24 дні тому

      @@stijndidden2901Thank You so much!!

    • @hawtsauce1122
      @hawtsauce1122 21 день тому +1

      she basically projects her unresolved trauma on her own children, she is literally damaging her own children with her unhealthy behavior, you shouldnt praise her at all

  • @zoeantoinette9531
    @zoeantoinette9531 2 місяці тому +949

    This is probably my favorite interview you've done. She's amazing.

    • @JimmyHeight
      @JimmyHeight 2 місяці тому

      Probably great at sex too

    • @cartergomez5390
      @cartergomez5390 2 місяці тому +12

      Yeah and I find it so scary 😨 at the same time

    • @whisperingdivinelove
      @whisperingdivinelove 2 місяці тому +13

      She really is! She’s such a beautiful soul

    • @rajnigagnon8432
      @rajnigagnon8432 2 місяці тому +8

      Amazing strong intelligent woman!

    • @NosiLLa258
      @NosiLLa258 2 місяці тому +10

      I'm in love with her spirit!! Amazingly inspirational.

  • @aussie4065
    @aussie4065 2 місяці тому +467

    ‘You will force others to abuse you if you don’t change your pattern’ …. Very very insightful

    • @atinemassare
      @atinemassare 2 місяці тому +40

      @@aussie4065 that's not insightful, that's blaming the victim

    • @iu.lia.na.
      @iu.lia.na. 2 місяці тому +41

      ​@atinemassare I think it implies more so that there is a point where no one but you can save yourself. In that specific context it was about self-sabotage

    • @atinemassare
      @atinemassare 2 місяці тому +10

      @iu.lia.na. I see your point and agree. at the same time, hers was a poor choice of words to express that then. Plus she said some other things along the same line like "stop consenting to beeing abused as a child". Same thing. So I get your point, but I'm not sure it is what SHE means. She has a victim blaming narrative.

    • @foodiusmaximus
      @foodiusmaximus 2 місяці тому +16

      @@atinemassareI think the advice was meant for people who were in a part of their journey of self discovery and healing where there is awareness of trauma but they have not fully realized awareness of being in control of their surroundings or being a protector of their own being

    • @atinemassare
      @atinemassare 2 місяці тому +4

      @foodiusmaximus well, that is because you are not in control of your surroundings. The only thing you can control for sure is yourself.

  • @jasminartavia1381
    @jasminartavia1381 2 місяці тому +130

    I was born in this cult in 76.
    She explains it very well. Unfortunately I was older than her so experienced all the things that she explained happened before 87

    • @marisap09
      @marisap09 Місяць тому +10

      I’m so sorry that must have been such a difficult childhood and past. ❤ How are you doing now?

    • @AngelGarcia-ip8tl
      @AngelGarcia-ip8tl 14 днів тому +1

      I'm so sorry

  • @shavxox
    @shavxox 2 місяці тому +1400

    It's crazy how predators can sense trauma and vulnerability. Its like they can smell it

    • @joelmolinapalau6811
      @joelmolinapalau6811 2 місяці тому +57

      I think there are behavioural patterns like unsupervised "freedom" or confusing deorientation of moral dilemmas and dangers, otherwise warnings that parents are suppossed to provide, and that builds into a somewhat excessive sense of trust, which would be leathal, especially when you are so young.
      For instance, I was taught since I can even start to remember, that you don´t talk to other adults alone you, especially adults, and that you walk away from them if they insist in talking to you. This "rule" actually saved my life when I was 8 years old as I believe I was a target to be kidnapped when a young girl started calling me from a car while I was on the swings outside my aunty´s, just like in the movies.

    • @maribel3620
      @maribel3620 2 місяці тому +24

      Do you think that is because it started with trauma and vulnerability for them? Meaning, that’s how they became predators?🤔

    • @HeartFeltGesture
      @HeartFeltGesture 2 місяці тому +60

      Narcissistic demons, energy vampires, emotional vampires. Its real, its ancient.

    • @truthseeker2222
      @truthseeker2222 2 місяці тому +46

      Its actually not crazy at all. It makes perfect sense. Predators in the wild can smell and sense trauma/ vulnerability, why would humans be any different? We are natural predators.

    • @JasonSpielberg
      @JasonSpielberg 2 місяці тому +18

      It's usually pretty obvious. Most vulnerability comes down to basic stupidity, and people tend to have a very hard time hiding that, as they lack the intelligence to do so. More sophisticated people don't remain vulnerable for long, because we're able to identify our own flaws and deal with them accordingly.

  • @nourtohme4998
    @nourtohme4998 2 місяці тому +3448

    There is a special place in Hell for those who pervert Jesus and Christianty, especially to innocent children.

    • @kenosabi
      @kenosabi 2 місяці тому +338

      Absolutely. But that's never stopped the Catholic church now has it?

    • @nourtohme4998
      @nourtohme4998 2 місяці тому +248

      @kenosabi evil pedophile "priests" don't represent the catholic church, and the church itself doesn't represent Jesus. It's a hard distinction to learn. There are bad seeds in every establishment. If you gave a regular person a beethoven musical sheet, and they butchered it/ played it very badly, do you blame beethoven? It's sad because the only one who can actually save her(Jesus), she might never turn to, because, tragically, she associates Him to her trauma. (understandably so)

    • @BigBlack81
      @BigBlack81 2 місяці тому +27

      @nourtohme4998 Wheat and tares? Bull. 👎🏿

    • @Darkbluedevil
      @Darkbluedevil 2 місяці тому +57

      Like pastors , preachers, clergy, priest!

    • @YerpDerp17
      @YerpDerp17 2 місяці тому +107

      Sadly, perverting religion is far too common, not only in modern times, but in all of human history. Anytime you give someone that sort of power, it will be abused. I am not saying you can't be a good, moral person who follows a religion, but I am saying religion has justified a lot of hatred, abuse, suffering, manipulation and death since its inception.

  • @Devil_Wears_Prada01
    @Devil_Wears_Prada01 2 місяці тому +668

    Great interview hearing someone figuring out how to truly live by dealing with and overcoming deep rooted abuse. Wishing her family all the best!

    • @diesto-vg5jz
      @diesto-vg5jz 2 місяці тому +10

      I don’t think much has been overcome. This channels fanbase will beleieve anything

    • @jamienimitz6864
      @jamienimitz6864 2 місяці тому +7

      Yes, “stop consenting to be sexually abused as a child” (@ 1 hour 07 mins) Yikes.

    • @Blinkerfluid17
      @Blinkerfluid17 2 місяці тому

      ​@jamienimitz6864 check out her website where she sells sex magic courses that will fix your life for thousands of dollars a year. She's a good salesperson. That's all.

    • @edmanning274
      @edmanning274 2 місяці тому +12

      Unfortunately she runs an MLM scam around spirituality and is TikTok famous for being the main "unschooling" parent.

    • @keepingitreal-thatsright
      @keepingitreal-thatsright Місяць тому

      @@edmanning274oh Lordy. I don’t have TicTok. Never had it. Never will. I had someone who would share some TikTok videos with me. Seems to be just stupid people saying stupid things.

  • @Junitunes
    @Junitunes 2 місяці тому +282

    The thing i think should be known about this woman is she isolates her children and lives in a very cultish way still.
    She doesnt let them go to school, or the doctor, doesn't vaccinate, drinks her own urine, does unschooling because she doesnt want her kids to be influenced by the outside world.
    Unschooling is where you teach children what theyre interested in. So her kids are far behind in education.
    The way she responds to critism is just cult talk. " Anti society, my sons free others are not"
    She sells courses on sex magic and strange hippy spirituality.
    I think people that are raised in cults fall victim to cult mentality

    • @calliecollins7702
      @calliecollins7702 2 місяці тому +58

      Yes. The whole unschooling issue here is awful. I do not understand why she is denying her children an education.

    • @lilasfaves7846
      @lilasfaves7846 2 місяці тому +28

      I used to think like her after a traumatic upbringing. Ive moved through this reactionary stage thank heavens, i hope she does too ❤

    • @hi-z
      @hi-z 2 місяці тому +24

      Most people of her age in this cult (including myself) are the grandchildren of four men and women who were seekers, not satisfied by the status quo and looking for meaning alternatively. It's not surprising that their grandchildren have similar tendencies. But having awareness that you were in a cult opens your eyes in a way that many others don't. You are more likely to see the wrongs in mainstream culture. Most people coming out of this end up drawn to "culty" things and alternative lifestyle

    • @ebmosier1
      @ebmosier1 2 місяці тому +31

      Thanks for mentioning this, I think this is also important to know. People are complicated.

    • @SlowMoMofo
      @SlowMoMofo Місяць тому

      She drinks her own urine?! Where was that part at

  • @balinesewonder
    @balinesewonder 2 місяці тому +358

    Thank you for sharing your journey, Onami.
    All the best and continued success in your life.

  • @Thekoryosmenstribepodcast
    @Thekoryosmenstribepodcast 2 місяці тому +572

    This made me cry a bit. Im 41 and still healing from SA. I was 6 years old, and it lasted for a year, then it happened again at 8..i was an alcoholic for 16, used drugs, i was in a gang when i was younger in and out of jail. Im sober from everything, but this abuse is the hardest thing to move past. When she said the part about a destructive pattern. I noticed i still do this. Its not as bad. But its still there. Im far better than i was 10 years ago. But im still struggling with it. Thank you for this. ❤. I have Cptsd. Im a huge introvert, im a single father of three kids. I never let anyone into my life, just like her. Because its hard to trust people.

    • @eclecticsoul2514
      @eclecticsoul2514 2 місяці тому +5

      There’s always the 12 steps, just a suggestion❤

    • @Tito_The_Alien
      @Tito_The_Alien 2 місяці тому +2

      What is SA?

    • @chaos00174
      @chaos00174 2 місяці тому +30

      Man I want you to know that you are NOT alone. CPTSD is the worst thing I've ever experienced and I feel so deeply what you say about it never going away. I'm 25 now and every day is ruled by flashbacks and anxiety and I too isolate myself and fear people in general. I feel like I'll never get anywhere in life because I'm still frozen in time as a child being abused.

    • @frothe42
      @frothe42 2 місяці тому

      @@Tito_The_Alien Sex abuse.

    • @witchyfarmgirl
      @witchyfarmgirl 2 місяці тому +17

      Here’s to meeting likeminded people. I was a little bit younger, at 4, from my uncles. Even though I have an amazing spouse, I’ve never healed from it. I’m definitely going to get her book. She gave me inspiration & hope to heal myself, finally. No more pushing it away.
      I hope the best for you. I hope that you can forgive yourself and become the best version of yourself. ☺️

  • @annabullock3726
    @annabullock3726 2 місяці тому +488

    There’s so many good speakers on this channel lately, it’s moving as hell

    • @goergeskaplan
      @goergeskaplan 2 місяці тому +5

      Agreed. o_0

    • @MalikTheMessenger
      @MalikTheMessenger 2 місяці тому +10

      It’s crazy how well thought out they are from the back grounds they come from. You would think they would have been mentally broke by now.

    • @iu.lia.na.
      @iu.lia.na. 2 місяці тому +1

      It's almost as if he's looking for such speakers on purpose

    • @nicoleeve1094
      @nicoleeve1094 9 днів тому

      @@MalikTheMessengersometimes trauma helps you develop a sense of self awareness which we process these things in our heads over and over kind of like a puzzle until we can make it make sense, now its easy to explain whatever it is

  • @jonyale5488
    @jonyale5488 Місяць тому +15

    Best interview on this channel by far. This woman just gave me hope for getting my life right.

  • @baileyrawlinson7813
    @baileyrawlinson7813 2 місяці тому +313

    “Tell me a story or two, before I let you go,” is something I want to say to her until she runs out of stories. I love her spirit, energy, and message. I love her delivery. I love her verve. I love her authenticity and frankness. I just really love her. Thanks for sharing your unreal story, Onami, and thanks for giving her the platform to do so, Mark. I am a very open-minded person but, in all honestly, if I passed Onami in the street before hearing her story, I probably would’ve made unfair snap judgments about her. Maybe because of the tattoos, maybe because of other less visible factors. After hearing her story, and learning about how resilient and intelligent and articulate and beautiful she is, I can’t believe I was so quick to make negative judgements. This is exactly why your videos are so important, they challenge our preconceived ideas and snap judgements even when we don’t know we need that challenge. Thanks again for all you do.

    • @PalinaZ
      @PalinaZ 2 місяці тому +21

      You don't need to learn more about other people to not be ok with yourself making negative judgements. You don't need to sympathize with ones story to know your limits of consciousness. There are soo many who grew up in deprivation of mature adults. That comes in many different shapes and always plasticizes a children's brain. Do not make negative judgements ever about things that have nothing to do with you.
      There are many people who won't even be able to name what has happened to them ever. Not everyone is capable of telling their story or two..

    • @HeavyMetalKittenx
      @HeavyMetalKittenx 2 місяці тому +10

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@PalinaZI second this! I also wanted to add that most of us tattooed individuals are good people. Never judge someone by what’s on the outside or in.

    • @klove3106
      @klove3106 2 місяці тому +1

      I follow her on Instagram and Spotify podcasts. I’m so happy I found her

    • @edmanning274
      @edmanning274 2 місяці тому +6

      Check out her website, that'll validate your initial feeling. She now runs a 'spritual' MLM scam.

    • @jaimiem.k.8958
      @jaimiem.k.8958 2 місяці тому +3

      good for you. being introspective enough to admit that you would have judged. its also important to note, however, she's being interviewed. she's at her best. we DONT know If she's truly a good and kind person. judgement can be an effective tool. just like everything else, there is a line and spectrum.

  • @Bawdybybee
    @Bawdybybee 2 місяці тому +137

    I’m so HAPPY I listened to this interview. THANK YOU SO MUCH MARK FOR POSTING THIS!

  • @lolybird77
    @lolybird77 2 місяці тому +298

    " I never knew I was making selections for my life based on my childhood"This is the most profound thing I have heard in a long time.
    Mark I'd have to say this is one of the best interviews you've ever done! Thank you for sharing your experience😊😊

    • @funkymunky
      @funkymunky 2 місяці тому +7

      That's a revelation to you?

    • @lolybird77
      @lolybird77 2 місяці тому +7

      @@funkymunky that whole segment, something just clicked.
      Yea, in fact it is.....I am learning about how I have CPTSD

    • @FfionThomas-qm4ol
      @FfionThomas-qm4ol 2 місяці тому

      @@funkymunky go away!

    • @lindseyjohanneson6950
      @lindseyjohanneson6950 2 місяці тому +3

      ​@@lolybird77We all interpret things differently, and u don't need to explain yourself to anyone😊 I related to a lot of wat she said myself, and I'd love to hear more of her stories!❤

    • @altheeaself76
      @altheeaself76 2 місяці тому +2

      @@funkymunky: are you asking?… because the person just shared how it is the most profound thing she has heard in a long time; so, no, you are not asking; but how kind of her or him to answer to you anyway.

  • @ThemistoclesAD
    @ThemistoclesAD 2 місяці тому +114

    this woman is the definition of years of cult - smooth talking, persuasive, and inspiring. Bet she is making millions selling that book

    • @alana1119
      @alana1119 2 місяці тому +16

      @@ThemistoclesAD she has literally said that she is the best witch of the north or something like that 🤣 look it upppp. Ego up the wahoo

    • @pk-vk3oc
      @pk-vk3oc 2 місяці тому +1

      Yes yes all the nonfiction authors making millions, that’s a very common thing 🙄

    • @didgejamman
      @didgejamman 2 місяці тому +11

      @@alana1119. Wow. Sounds like my ex. Anyone who thinks they have all answers, or their way, is THE way, I almost automatically tune out.

    • @kassydrew3956
      @kassydrew3956 Місяць тому +7

      She's weird.

    • @LastNameEver-FirstNameGreatest
      @LastNameEver-FirstNameGreatest Місяць тому +11

      She actually started her own cult- her business.

  • @Bettylala4321
    @Bettylala4321 2 місяці тому +583

    This is the unschooling lady! Omg! I better understand her whole point of why she chose this school structure idea. And after cringing so hard at her before this, I feel bad. I didn’t know but now I completely get why she’s seems so genuinely proud of her sons accomplishments with learning. It all makes so much more sense now! Guess we really don’t know people like we think most of the time. Wow just crazy! And so disturbing how many people comment on cult content and say they were raised or born into cults! Way too many! Who knew it’s so prevalent!?!

    • @lowans971
      @lowans971 2 місяці тому +9

      Yes, she is!

    • @LadyS8985
      @LadyS8985 2 місяці тому +2

      She is still spreading her cult following - check out her website!

    • @MegaCatlady66
      @MegaCatlady66 2 місяці тому +9

      yea she has a channel on you tube she is great

    • @shespawntwin1
      @shespawntwin1 2 місяці тому +113

      If you check out her web page, she sells sex magic and other "spiritual" teachings.... like... She got out of a cult.... and made her own...

    • @artvandelay6100
      @artvandelay6100 2 місяці тому +2

      @@MegaCatlady66 What is her channel?

  • @incorrigiblerogue1193
    @incorrigiblerogue1193 2 місяці тому +103

    What a channel. Every single interview that I've watched instantly becomes my favorite. This girl just drips with strength and tenacity. She's a true inspiration. I'm a 47 yr old man, by the way. ✊

  • @Nick-tj9cr
    @Nick-tj9cr 2 місяці тому +10

    This was really good. I learned a lot from this, especially her talking about the difficulty of dealing with everything she experienced.

  • @iansane3286
    @iansane3286 2 місяці тому +129

    “Cleanup in aisle 5”…I love you. We are very similar although I wasn’t born into a cult. But I personally relate to much you have discussed. You are wise and brave. Much respect and I wish you and your loved ones all love and abundance now and into the future. You helped ME today…Thank you!🙏❤️

  • @Headsup9550
    @Headsup9550 2 місяці тому +338

    This is the best interview yet in my opinion! What an amazing person you are! You are so well spoken. It's hard to imagine that you missed any education!

    • @LittleLwilder
      @LittleLwilder 2 місяці тому +1

      She’s a famous unschooler on tik tok and her children cannot read or write.

    • @KingSilly
      @KingSilly 2 місяці тому +8

      Homeschooling>Public Schooling.

    • @timmywitty1432
      @timmywitty1432 2 місяці тому

      @@narcisisticka_zloupotreba. Unschooling is nothing like a cult, it allows the child to develop and pursue his/ her natural interests, it’s freedom vs the so called education system which indoctrinates children to be obedient slaves, the whole school system os set up like a prison. There is NOTHING natural about making children sit in a box for eight hours a day learning nothing of actual use in the natural world. Wakey, wakey!

    • @LittleLwilder
      @LittleLwilder 2 місяці тому

      @@KingSilly sure, but this is UNSCHOOLING. She does not teach anything. The children will only learn to read if/when they want to.
      There are 5million commentary videos on why this lady is setting her children up for a hard life. It’s honestly really sad. Unfortunate she’s getting air time.

    • @leoniep9231
      @leoniep9231 2 місяці тому +12

      @@KingSilly That's not true. A maths teacher has to study maths before teaching children, a language teacher has thoroughly studies the language, a biology teacher has studied biology in detail before teaching others, and studying any one of these subjects takes many years before you are qualified enough to teach it
      .
      Homeschooling could only ever be as good as a normal school education if the teaching parent(s) have all this education combined in addition to their normal jobs, which is very unlikely. The lack of education/understanding of the parents on individual subjects sets up the kids to be less successful as well.
      Not saying that public schools are perfect, but the VAST majority of parents are not qualified to teach all subjects at every level if they have not had the appropriate education themselves.
      Also, homeschooling is often used to keep kids away from simple facts parents might not feel ideologically comfortable with, which is problematic.

  • @carolannberuberenaud8199
    @carolannberuberenaud8199 2 місяці тому +74

    Magnifique entrevue. Une des femme les plus inspirantes que j'ai vu sur la chaîne. Quelle belle personne🙏

    • @metronum
      @metronum 2 місяці тому +1

      En effet.

    • @louloucaaa
      @louloucaaa 2 місяці тому

      Son enfant a six ans et peux a peine écrire un mot et en lire un. Elle a décider de pas le laisser aller a l'école et elle poste sur l'internet comment elle est fière que son fils a écrit "egg" a six ans. Pas une Belle personne.

    • @lynnbarron2509
      @lynnbarron2509 Місяць тому

      Am I the only one wondering WHY some 12 yo didn’t say, “Is this heaven?…” when they woke up on NY day?….. anyone?

  • @mandyylolo
    @mandyylolo Місяць тому +9

    When she said she told herself “I can do this, I’m 13 years old, I’m an adult” 💔🥺 heartbreaking 😭

  • @1961Lara
    @1961Lara 2 місяці тому +142

    I dodged a bullet way back in 1982. I was hanging with the Rainbow folks. Weird weird group. Finally knew it wasn’t for me and left. I am amazed by your story. So happy for you!!

    • @Just.A.T-Rex
      @Just.A.T-Rex 2 місяці тому +7

      Rainbow family isn’t exact same cult or even foundationally related, rainbows were allowed to travel to other festivals and be in public and meet and share the public to procure clandestine chemists. More like this cults baby brother/sister.

    • @1961Lara
      @1961Lara 2 місяці тому +21

      @ I was involved with the Rainbow family for the better part of a decade. While I was technically free to come and go, I lived with a core group of them, and had to go along with what the group decided. We ran a restaurant. We didn’t get pay, but I got to eat and a place to sleep on the floor. Once on the way to a gathering, the “elder” I was traveling with decided that I k and my younger sister) needed to put some money into the gas tank… knowing full well I didn’t make any money… so my sister and I got out of the van in the middle of the night ( while they were sleeping in the air conditioned hotel) and hitch hiked up to the gathering site. That ended my involvement with them. I wasn’t saying they were a proper “cult” I was implying they were a stepping stone in that direction, and I was glad to get away from them.

    • @--_-_-_-74..
      @--_-_-_-74.. 2 місяці тому

      At a festival waiting in line , a rainbow bus pulled in behind us . That was 20 years ago . There must have been 60 people on the bus . Party on 😊

    • @HotPinkGirlTalk
      @HotPinkGirlTalk 2 місяці тому

      I went to a rainbow gathering in the early 2000s. I never knew it was a cult! But it makes sense It was horrible, nothing particular, just everything sucked, bad food, bad music, bad conversations, and I think being stuck there in the middle of nowhere for days made it even worse, and the no money thing was lame. When I got home I brushed out my dreads, quit smoking weed and became a reformed hippy. I still get freaked out being around rainbow family people for some reason.

    • @alexanderheimer8885
      @alexanderheimer8885 2 місяці тому +4

      @@Just.A.T-Rex I disagree. spent time on the commune (long story wound up there by accident hitchhiking) can tell you, its a cult and lots of bad bad things

  • @donniemcmillin4839
    @donniemcmillin4839 2 місяці тому +129

    So I just searched her up on UA-cam and as sad as it is she had a bad childhood she’s still an insane person. Seems like she’s trying her best to make her own cult now.

    • @carly582
      @carly582 2 місяці тому +4

      Do you know what cult means?

    • @donniemcmillin4839
      @donniemcmillin4839 2 місяці тому +28

      @@carly582 ahhh we found one of her followers lol

    • @DA-cm4wy
      @DA-cm4wy 2 місяці тому +20

      I think the same. Something seems off.

    • @alexc08
      @alexc08 2 місяці тому +14

      Yup, you can see in the eyes

    • @camdencosigner2606
      @camdencosigner2606 2 місяці тому +6

      I have seen her on IG in the past. She is a 'life coach' and sells this system on how to face your trauma type thing.
      I thought it was off.
      But getting the backstory here changes my perspective a little.

  • @elsakristina2689
    @elsakristina2689 2 місяці тому +366

    As soon as I saw the title I knew it was the Children of God.

    • @VikCalo
      @VikCalo 2 місяці тому +14

      God has no children just creations.

    • @Darkbluedevil
      @Darkbluedevil 2 місяці тому +9

      Or the protestant church down the road,both are cults!

    • @elsakristina2689
      @elsakristina2689 2 місяці тому +46

      @@VikCalo It was the old name of the cult. Today they call themselves The Family International.

    • @john-wick101
      @john-wick101 2 місяці тому

      Gods dead mate ​@@VikCalo

    • @Parrotgirl-tattoo
      @Parrotgirl-tattoo 2 місяці тому +8

      ​@@DarkbluedevilSure it is.... 🤪🙄😒

  • @MamaVear_38
    @MamaVear_38 2 місяці тому +4

    Amazing interview. She is an amazing speaker and person. I hope you bring her back for another one.

  • @stonemedicine
    @stonemedicine 2 місяці тому +73

    This interview is the biggest hustle I’ve heard on SWU. It’s exhausting. It’s very sad that she was raised in a corrupt and depraved environment and carries an unbelievable amount of trauma.

    • @stardustpixel1
      @stardustpixel1 2 місяці тому +10

      How is it a hustle?

    • @Solitaire427
      @Solitaire427 2 місяці тому +7

      What do you mean by hustle? Just curious

    • @itsYaBoyTB903
      @itsYaBoyTB903 2 місяці тому

      @@Solitaire427look up her website lol

    • @Furry_lil_goblin
      @Furry_lil_goblin 2 місяці тому +23

      Look at her website. It's an obvious hustle.

    • @Solitaire427
      @Solitaire427 2 місяці тому +16

      @@Furry_lil_goblin so many parts of her story seemed really off. I wasn’t believing any of it. Wonder if Mark checks out any of these stories he puts up on his channel.. I was skeptical in just the first few minutes

  • @VictoriaT01
    @VictoriaT01 2 місяці тому +51

    I'm so happy you got Mami on! Been following her for a while now

    • @thevisceralhag
      @thevisceralhag 2 місяці тому +3

      Me too!
      Onami has taught me so much about dealing w/trauma & personal growth.
      An absolutely amazing & beautiful soul
      So glad to see her sharing here❤

    • @dancer0001345
      @dancer0001345 2 місяці тому +20

      yeah from her website it looks like she is now running her own cult

    • @passionramsey1689
      @passionramsey1689 2 місяці тому

      what's her website?

  • @dreamywindowviewss
    @dreamywindowviewss 2 місяці тому +314

    River Phoenix’s parents were part of this cult.

    • @Parrotgirl-tattoo
      @Parrotgirl-tattoo 2 місяці тому +86

      Rose McGowan as well.

    • @helenbartoszek243
      @helenbartoszek243 2 місяці тому +11

      ​@@Parrotgirl-tattooI didn't know that.

    • @standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory
      @standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory 2 місяці тому +44

      A lot of people were in & out. I know the Phoenix kids were in much longer. There was a movie when river was young where the family had to live in South America because the dad was a 60s radical on the run. I remember it came out then that River had a similarly complicated youth. I do blame the cult for his alcohol & drug use, and ultimately his death. And I know Joaquin has some issues, but tbh the age gap between them is huge, I don’t think Joaquin is old enough to remember much.

    • @s4mp_founder
      @s4mp_founder 2 місяці тому

      Why him and Joaquin obviously have and had so many problems and I believe due to the cult they were sold to the film industry which catapulted them into stardom.

    • @Luna7-v1p
      @Luna7-v1p 2 місяці тому +4

      @@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory The Mosquito Coast

  • @danielleballard2271
    @danielleballard2271 Місяць тому +3

    Hands down. This has got to be the best interview I've seen so far. She has an amazing story and tells it so grounded and raw. I'm so glad she found herself and her way.

  • @Rose8
    @Rose8 2 місяці тому +10

    I felt the truth of your story. Thank you! Looking forward to reading your book when it becomes available

  • @BananaBabys
    @BananaBabys 2 місяці тому +383

    I had a friend who claims his dad was a cult leader. I thought he was joking till he took me home. His dad actually ran a cult.

    • @michaelazans6666
      @michaelazans6666 2 місяці тому +32

      Okay... Now, what does that tell us? 🤔🙄🤔

    • @adamdam
      @adamdam 2 місяці тому +96

      Very quick start and and finish to that story 🤣🤣

    • @ellensmith8919
      @ellensmith8919 2 місяці тому +38

      Read about Elizabeth Fritzel that was held prisoner by her own father for 24 years and had 5 kids in that dingy basement..

    • @oosterhouw
      @oosterhouw 2 місяці тому +87

      I once went on an epic journey. Then I came back home.

    • @Monchis181-he3fy
      @Monchis181-he3fy 2 місяці тому +31

      Big hole in the middle, like a donut.

  • @ashleysartattack5600
    @ashleysartattack5600 2 місяці тому +55

    I was like, why does she look so familiar? She’s the lady who went viral on tiktok for “unschooling” her son. And he’s really far behind, but she doesnt understand that. And now that I hear her background, I can see why she’s going that route. She’s trying to keep him from being indoctrinated, but she’s overcorrecting and going to start new issues.

    • @andersniet4581
      @andersniet4581 Місяць тому +4

      You sis, are pretty judgemental

    • @ryanmeagher6143
      @ryanmeagher6143 Місяць тому +1

      @@andersniet4581no, she’s right. You’re delusional if you think radical de-schooling is a good idea. You can have sympathy for a person and still think they’re on the wrong path

    • @sk8nchill52
      @sk8nchill52 Місяць тому +10

      Nah she’s right. Honestly if you just put your kid in public school they wouldn’t join a cult, because cults happen away from society…. Which is what she’s doing with her kids now? Seems backwards

    • @ryanmeagher6143
      @ryanmeagher6143 Місяць тому

      @@sk8nchill52 there are for sure public school cultists, but I agree it’s easier to be indoctrinated being privately taught

    • @andersniet4581
      @andersniet4581 Місяць тому +2

      @@ashleysartattack5600 I totally disagree with you. You seem in denial of the fact how rotten the (school)system is..

  • @paxywindhund2371
    @paxywindhund2371 2 місяці тому +94

    Initially, I was entranced with her story, her energy, and her positivity. Then I took a look at her website. Gross. I find it troubling that she’s hustling people trying to recover from arguably the worst thing one could experience.

    • @alana1119
      @alana1119 2 місяці тому

      @@paxywindhund2371 exactly!!!!!!

    • @revealhealgrow
      @revealhealgrow 2 місяці тому +2

      What do you mean?

    • @didgejamman
      @didgejamman 2 місяці тому

      @revealhealgrow. Lol. I’m not sure if I’d go so far to gross. Everyone’s gotta make money. But, I’d definitely say there’s a grift going on. From what I saw it’s all esoteric spiritual teachings, that’s way overpriced. You can find most, if not all, that information online or in books, if you take the time to.

    • @nicematerial
      @nicematerial 2 місяці тому +18

      Yeah, I came into the comments to see if anyone was aware of her new -grift- life

    • @big_red_machine3547
      @big_red_machine3547 Місяць тому

      Feeding that gut must be expensive, so she needs to make some cheeseburger money

  • @RenGray54
    @RenGray54 2 місяці тому +6

    This is my absolute favorite you've done. I actually saved this in it's own category as "real therapy s***". She hit me hard. I really needed this. Thank you

  • @sunshinealm4960
    @sunshinealm4960 2 місяці тому +6

    Omg! Your picture at the end of the interview is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, LOVE IT❤️

  • @stejer211
    @stejer211 2 місяці тому +103

    Imagine having to escape from a cult at the age of thirteen, and build your own life from scratch.
    I will never complain about anything in my life again, ever...

    • @thorgoodlife1865
      @thorgoodlife1865 2 місяці тому +11

      This channel does a great job teaching us empathy and compassion.

  • @purplesky3053
    @purplesky3053 2 місяці тому +54

    This is one strong, insightful and intelligent young woman! I hope her message can get through to those who need to hear it. She is a beautiful soul!

    • @multiplenoirgasm
      @multiplenoirgasm 2 місяці тому

      She is ruining her children's lives. It is so much worse than you know.

    • @sergeig685
      @sergeig685 Місяць тому

      no she isn't. She is a con artist and borderline child abuser herself. Look at her website

    • @slayermill8621
      @slayermill8621 Місяць тому

      Check out her website you might change your mind.

  • @darksat6
    @darksat6 2 місяці тому +22

    This woman is such an inspiration and a joy to listen to. I’m so happy I clicked on this video

  • @rubigee4397
    @rubigee4397 Місяць тому +22

    I suspect she traded in one cult for another:
    Anyone who says, “I retired my husband” raises MASSIVE red flags to me - it’s a phrase the MLM Huns use to describe how “successful” they are in “their business”. Sadly, those who have unresolved trauma and/or are in a vulnerable position are the ones who are preyed upon.

    • @HoneyBeeSquared
      @HoneyBeeSquared Місяць тому

      If a man said “ I retired my wife”, would that raise a massive red flag? I think she is just proud of how successful she is, when she could barely afford to feed herself for half of her life.

    • @nameless.faceless.
      @nameless.faceless. Місяць тому +4

      She is so controlling of her husband. The way I’ve seen her talk to him in lives and about him in her newsletter for a year is craaaaazy. She is a controlling con artist. Great speaker, but major con artist.

    • @nameless.faceless.
      @nameless.faceless. Місяць тому

      @@HoneyBeeSquaredif you watched her closely for a year, aka if you were one of her students, you’d see it unless you were just so bought in that you blinded yourself. She is a con artist and she treats her husband like shiiiiit. She’s even admitted their relationship has been terrible at different times.. all times she was selling shit about how their relationship was great and her “sex magick” tactics fixed their marriage 😳😳 she constantly will say her life was terrible and she was broke at times that you can look back and see she was saying the opposite to sell her “courses”.. it’s a major yikes. I started as a fan and ended up being someone who felt she was dangerous. Her app was weeeeeird bro

    • @rubigee4397
      @rubigee4397 Місяць тому +3

      @@HoneyBeeSquared Yes, it would raise a red flag bc the term itself doesn’t make sense.

  • @victoriaaydelott6187
    @victoriaaydelott6187 Місяць тому +2

    This is the most interesting interview. So happy to hear how intelligent and strong Onami is after enduring such a crazy life!

  • @lasiwettmir
    @lasiwettmir 2 місяці тому +88

    I was really impressed by this interview and Onamis charisma. But as already mentioned by another viewer in a comment: Going on her webside I was really perplexed by how she presented her own worldview and offers: For example: "You cannot go from Level One to Level Two without being initiated by a teacher. You can’t bring your own robe into a temple and call yourself a monk. You have to be initiated. Initiation is what I do." Oeh.

    • @Vertigo-24
      @Vertigo-24 2 місяці тому +45

      Escaped a cult just so she could start her own 😢

    • @Blinkerfluid17
      @Blinkerfluid17 2 місяці тому +10

      What a great tactic for getting people to join your cult.

    • @pokemama98
      @pokemama98 2 місяці тому

      im sorry do you know the definition of a cult?? if so, you’d very easily grasp the fact that that’s absolutely not what she does. would you consider an astrology lifestyle subscription program a cult?! something you have a choice to be in/pay for or not??? yall are so dense i stg

    • @pokemama98
      @pokemama98 2 місяці тому

      she literally uses ennegrams, human design, and astrology amongst other things to create an achievable life path….its not a fucking cult

    • @boundlessoul_studios
      @boundlessoul_studios 2 місяці тому +6

      I think it more so comes from a place of having gone through the worst of the worst thus being certified to help others walk through fire. People often do need guides and rites of passage to get from step A to step B. It’s often the people who had to find their own way who can best offer what they did not receive

  • @tdhawk167
    @tdhawk167 2 місяці тому +32

    I believe this is the most impactful vid you've aired. What a blessing she is in helping people heal and reclaim themselves and their lives. Sending love and strength and celebration

    • @santsi7306
      @santsi7306 2 місяці тому

      Dream and Jake were incredible too! Check them out if you can ❤

    • @marierejoiceinjesus3846
      @marierejoiceinjesus3846 2 місяці тому +4

      She's not. Look at her website. She's selling snakeoil. She's started her own religion basically (mixed with others).

  • @stinab8716
    @stinab8716 2 місяці тому +11

    By far, my favorite interview yet! Thank you Onami for sharing your story, but even more importantly, for sharing your healing!! ❤

    • @slayermill8621
      @slayermill8621 Місяць тому

      The good news is that you can also experience that same level of healing, for the low cost of 10% of your income.

  • @J.fromMichigan
    @J.fromMichigan 3 дні тому +1

    This channel is great. The AWARENESS it shows. It’s great. We need to stop this sickening stuff done to children and young teenagers!

  • @EBlack1111
    @EBlack1111 2 місяці тому +106

    I sympathize and empathize with her trauma BUT she’s like an infomercial spokeswoman.. I feel as if she’s not organic, she knows what to say and how to say it to win people over. It’s a perfected act. Just my opinion.. it’s like she’s “selling” her story

    • @strangeaslife
      @strangeaslife 2 місяці тому +27

      I felt the same way in certain parts of this interview. The speech doesn't feel totally natural it feels like a bit of a scheme. I then looked her up on social media and her website and was confirmed.

    • @peterrhines1516
      @peterrhines1516 2 місяці тому +7

      Good catch

    • @superespiritual1553
      @superespiritual1553 2 місяці тому +13

      People, she talks about the same thing over and over so it sounds "rehearsed".

    • @FridaHoeningS
      @FridaHoeningS 2 місяці тому +22

      ⁠dude right!? It’s like she charmed everyone in the comments. Her eyes and magnetism. The way she smiles. Something about her deters me. And sometimes I think I’m in the wrong, but for some reason I can’t shake that feeling. But sometimes I think it’s cause she’s confident in herself, but when I first came across her on instagram I got a feeling there was something else behind her words.

    • @Jaren-w4b
      @Jaren-w4b 2 місяці тому +14

      She is an author and life coach. It's natural because if you follow her, you'll know she has spoken about her experience many times. It's like saying Kamala Harris sounds scripted at her rallies. She knows what she wants to say and how to say it because she's said it many times before. It's just the first time you're hearing it on this forum.

  • @elizabethbouchez363
    @elizabethbouchez363 2 місяці тому +35

    Respect!! Wishing you courage, faith, freedom, joy and prosperity.

  • @Czechs
    @Czechs Місяць тому +1

    One of the best, well spoken humans I've ever heard!
    Amazing woman!!!
    Thank you for sharing

  • @DionM-wl8nq
    @DionM-wl8nq 2 місяці тому +7

    Thank you for sharing , you are so awesome ! I’m going to have to get your book ✨ let’s close this book on inner child trauma!

  • @Reconstructing-101
    @Reconstructing-101 2 місяці тому +72

    Her story is so sad and i am truly sorry she suffered so much abuse. The truth is that the abuse cycle has not ended with her. I pray she continues to heal and starts making better decisions for her own children. Her form of "unschooling" is very negligent, to say the least. Not even teaching children to read is abusive, in my humble opinion. I do feel such empathy for her, though. I pray she heals and does better for her children.

    • @GarbanzoBean23
      @GarbanzoBean23 2 місяці тому +27

      Right, she talks about not being allowed to go to school inside the cult and yet her kids can’t go to school either.

    • @toriscott1881
      @toriscott1881 2 місяці тому

      My kids didn't go to school and they are smarter and more successful than most! My youngest did have to go to school and she is very disappointed that she did! She also is successful but missed out in creative and joyful experiences. ​@GarbanzoBean23

    • @Will-nc7lp
      @Will-nc7lp 2 місяці тому +4

      She is very articulate, intelligent, empathetic and exudes warmth - her children will be fine.

    • @moonandmakery
      @moonandmakery 2 місяці тому +10

      Unschooling is homeschooling, which gives a child the most freedom to learn and pick up vital life skills, including reading writing and maths, all while being in the least indoctrinating environment.

    • @fatimamammadova5285
      @fatimamammadova5285 2 місяці тому

      @@moonandmakery unschooling is not homeschooling. people who do one, really do not use these words synonymously. homeschooling calls for education in a home environment (either by teachers or parents who put effort into creating structure and content for kids to learn). Unschooling is a very different, deeply concerning practice common among neglectful parents. there is a good video id recommend if ud like ua-cam.com/video/3rR3HbuP6I8/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ThatLizHunter

  • @Theaffiliatefire
    @Theaffiliatefire 2 місяці тому +11

    This is by far the best interview. What an inspiring woman thanks for sharing this

  • @solanum6039
    @solanum6039 Місяць тому +50

    I knew her face was familiar. Her social media is mami onami. She promotes "unschooling" aka she refuses to send her kids to school, but also doesn’t homeschool them. If you search for "unschooling" on here, there are a couple great videos about her. It’s pretty scary what she does. Her kids don’t have any social life because they don’t go to school and they’re way behind when it comes to reading/writing, math and everything else you learn in school. And it’s very obvious there is a belief system behind all that that’s the reason why this woman refuses to educate her kids or let them be educated, some weird esoteric stuff and essentially the belief that education is "mind control". All while she is literally controlling her kids’ minds by not giving them the opportunity to learn and exchange with other kids their age. It’s pretty much a mini c*lt of its own.
    FFS my comment keeps being deleted.🤦‍♀️

    • @naomicampkill6270
      @naomicampkill6270 28 днів тому

      SWU is a grifter, this whole channel is exploitative and stupid af. Thx for your effort tho

    • @vaunniethayer1484
      @vaunniethayer1484 22 дні тому +6

      I would agree with you. Education opens up your world, helps you discover and develop mastery in so many areas of life. Having friends growing up is huge for kids. She talks about all the things she missed out on and then she deprives her own children as well? Not good.

    • @bartimisfoul3459
      @bartimisfoul3459 19 днів тому

      I feel bad for her, but she is seriously annoying, and very likely suffering from environmental retardation. 😢

    • @Graveminds
      @Graveminds 19 днів тому

      Well she sucks, didn’t learn, and makes this whole interview feel a little off. Someone needs to report her

    • @heartsareopengraves
      @heartsareopengraves 17 днів тому

      You've been painfully misinformed.

  • @gabichaibird
    @gabichaibird 2 місяці тому +15

    I love Onami!! So happy you have her on here ❤️

  • @DragonView1
    @DragonView1 2 місяці тому +24

    Will you join the Church of Onami?
    Only 10% of your income.

  • @paulmorar9366
    @paulmorar9366 2 місяці тому +181

    This woman's website looks exactly like a cult website with literal pyramid schemes and stuff about sex magic?? Ironic much?

    • @dove4009
      @dove4009 2 місяці тому +61

      Glad I'm not the only one. My comment was deleted when I asked earlier.

    • @chrisk7091
      @chrisk7091 2 місяці тому +3

      Who is she ?

    • @Bringthewinter
      @Bringthewinter 2 місяці тому +55

      I checked her insta. I’m glad she’s happy and knows what she wants. But every clip seems like she’s trying to sell you something (her character, her ideas, her book, her lifestyle). She’s a saleswoman.

    • @slide5039
      @slide5039 2 місяці тому +32

      Pretty much. Her eyes are dangerous

    • @korkad204
      @korkad204 2 місяці тому +3

      @@slide5039 exactly

  • @bakerbakerbaker305
    @bakerbakerbaker305 20 днів тому +8

    i see a scary disconnect, too many smiles for the things she's talking about, almost sarcastic, very sad

    • @FirstSword-o6f
      @FirstSword-o6f 19 днів тому

      I feel you. Look further into her because she is abusing her own children right now, not in a S** way but in a social way. She definitely seems crazy, and I can't blame her but...

  • @LKitsyK
    @LKitsyK 2 місяці тому +21

    Parents born during certain years are very good at denying what has happened to their children even when it’s right in front of them. It’s the biggest breach of trust and the hardest to get over.

  • @hollyonorato6
    @hollyonorato6 2 місяці тому +28

    I can't love this episode anymore. I'm so excited about this book. THANK YOU ❤

  • @Loverofredandwhitewine
    @Loverofredandwhitewine 2 місяці тому +42

    This is one of the best interviews you have had in a long time.

    • @Timebend2025
      @Timebend2025 2 місяці тому

      Amen ❤

    • @alana1119
      @alana1119 2 місяці тому +4

      She’s a good speaker but she also knows how to speak bc she was in a cult. Look her up to learn more. And check out dissenting comments

  • @alana1119
    @alana1119 2 місяці тому +80

    I don’t even remember signing up for this, but I get an email like every day from her… lol. It almost seems like she is a cult leader herself in some ways.
    Or at the very least- she makes some really big promises of making a lot of money if you sign up for her very expensive course. 😅

    • @manueladarazsdi9675
      @manueladarazsdi9675 2 місяці тому +7

      It figures

    • @Youwinmeta
      @Youwinmeta 2 місяці тому +13

      I also got a cult vibe

    • @dm96177
      @dm96177 2 місяці тому +8

      Yep…. Just commented basically the same thing haha

    • @erikfreeman45
      @erikfreeman45 2 місяці тому +19

      If you check her website, she's trying to sell herself as an esoteric teacher. There are levels costing absurd amount of money or 10% of your income promoting magic etc. I got that exact vibe, that she took her understanding of cultish control and is trying to be an influencer making money the same way. I'd laugh if I wasn't so concerned for the those who believe this shit

    • @Jaren-w4b
      @Jaren-w4b 2 місяці тому +1

      Ask her students how her courses work out for them. They're great! No problem charging what you're worth. If you have the goods and can deliver, who's to say you shouldn't?

  • @ISIHIA23
    @ISIHIA23 2 місяці тому +32

    what an awesome human being, brought me to tears at the end, her healing and light is contageous! cannot wait to get her book!

  • @kayr4751
    @kayr4751 2 місяці тому +11

    When you first started to share, I heard RESPECT and I'm sure that was the key to your healing. Blessings

  • @kil-roy
    @kil-roy Місяць тому +16

    Escaped a cult, turned herself into uneducated prophetess who imposes her ideology on others who fall into her charisma. The cycle continues...

  • @thevoxofreason8468
    @thevoxofreason8468 2 місяці тому +40

    I first heard of this cult in about 2005 when Ricky Rodriguez was in the news. If you don't know his story, I suggest looking him up.

    • @theOneWhoTradez
      @theOneWhoTradez 2 місяці тому

      😅 ....p 0

    • @robertblackbudda
      @robertblackbudda 2 місяці тому

      Yea they renamed themselves family international, their still around just more active in countries that tolerate or are corruption of officials allow them to operate. Their communes get raided now & then in europe & south america ..Karen berg is still in leadership & like her husband leads the organization in secret very few members see her. Thats why her own son ricky ( davido) couldn't find her when he went out to kill.

    • @shimmer8289
      @shimmer8289 2 місяці тому

      ​@theOneWhoTradez why is Ricky Rodriguez so funny to you ? He's not here to defend himself 😅 is an imbecile comment.

  • @elenavetoshkina7722
    @elenavetoshkina7722 2 місяці тому +41

    BTW if you are inspired by this woman, I just wanna let you know the other side of her life. She sells her book and courses for a lot of money and she has created her own cult, but in a different way. For example she has an esotheric course about s*gggs magic (I have no idea wtf this is). Recently she has decided to unschool her son. She did not send him to school and her son cannot read and write at the age of six. By "can't" i mean AT ALL , he cannot read even the simplest words. And he is doomed, because he is not gonna be able to go to college (in order to do so in almost any country incl USA you need a proof that you have finished school and you have some level of education). She does not care about that and a lot of people are following her advise and taking their kids out of school. One again, she is NOT homeschooling, she in UNschooling, her children have no textbooks or anything. And she claims that she is a witch. So just think about it and don't jump to conclusions about someone based on one interview. In my opinion she is not a survivor, she is the face of the cult. She has learned everything there and created her own cult based on her dramatic story about escaping from another one, because she wanted to be at the top of the cult, to be a leader and influence people rather than being influenced by someone.

    • @wddude2984
      @wddude2984 Місяць тому

      I was Saved in 1989...a few years after I joined the Navy.
      Many people called it a cult church.
      But we just taught the Bible..
      It was wonderful.
      However the leader did have a small following that was involved in some sexual stuff....no children were involved and it was just men.. very sad . The church has since changed it's leadership policy...as in there are no " leaders"...Im glad for that..

    • @susandavis903
      @susandavis903 Місяць тому +6

      If this is accurate, she is surviving with the tools she has learned & experienced. Major traumas often take more than 1 generation to break.

    • @nameless.faceless.
      @nameless.faceless. Місяць тому +1

      Honestly, her kids unschooling is one of her lesser crimes. Follow her newsletter, lives, & her app and see how she talks about her husband & her life and then compare that to her “courses” and her “teachings” lol.. you gonna find a lot of lies and contradictions between what she teaches and what she says about her life and what you can SEE her life is like. I feel bad for her husband after following closely for a year. She definitely has some wisdom but that does not mean she does not use con artist tactics and literally lie to promote her courses and prey on broke and broken people.

    • @jadeevanora2550
      @jadeevanora2550 18 днів тому

      If you have no idea what it is... maybe you shouldnt assume so much.

  • @jaywysard
    @jaywysard 2 місяці тому +66

    I found this interview to be very fascinating. Onami is certainly a very intelligent and interesting woman who's been through a lot. What I found most intriguing is the fact that literally nothing worked for her to help her get over her past--therapy, psychedelics, etc--until she found her own way, the way that works for her. She's found "answers" and she's smartly turned it into a business to "help others."
    With this in mind, I'd suggest that everyone who watched this video to take a look at her website. You can decide for yourself what to make of it. But let me just say this: IMO, when you're selling access to knowledge about woo woo "sex magic" systems that claim to help you to have a better sex life, to "build financial prosperity", to "self-actualize", or to find God, I don't see how this is fundamentally different from something like "prosperity Christianity" or, worse yet, cult construction.
    Maybe I'm just too cynical about these things. But consider this: at one point in the interview, she talks about not wanting her business practice to become a cult. That's all well and good and I hope she sticks to her guns. At the same time, she has first hand knowledge of how cults work and the psychological tools that they use to convince people to open their wallets. She has an "experience PhD" in these things. Just saying...beware. Have a good day.

    • @badmuddafadda
      @badmuddafadda 2 місяці тому +5

      You make some very good points. It may be intuitive, or unintentional, after all she was raised to frame existence in this manner. Like all the teenage grifting using the female teenage sexuality as the hook. If this is how years of your life was spent, it seems like it would be the most familiar tools one has to work with. In her story, she locked that toolbox and tried to “teetotal”-yet she was an alcoholic and tried heroine and used cocaine. How is that teetotaling? It’s not, unless you are talking about using the tools you developed from being in the cult. She failed to thrive without the tools. She is successful now because she is not teetotaling anymore, although she is likely straight edge. It is a conundrum but if you listen to her-she pretty much says the quiet part out loud, many people don’t hear it.

    • @Samuel-m4x6t
      @Samuel-m4x6t 2 місяці тому +10

      Meh…her website seems like bullshit.

    • @kimkjrulff1731
      @kimkjrulff1731 2 місяці тому

      @@Samuel-m4x6tCan you tell me the name of it ?

    • @jaywysard
      @jaywysard 2 місяці тому +1

      @@kimkjrulff1731 Just click on the link below the video that takes you to her book. It will also take you to her website.

    • @jaywysard
      @jaywysard 2 місяці тому

      @@badmuddafadda Agreed.

  • @CassandraAdams-yg5qt
    @CassandraAdams-yg5qt 2 місяці тому +5

    Awesome interview! Thank you Onami

  • @ericwaffles2928
    @ericwaffles2928 2 місяці тому +40

    While I feel for this woman and her past struggles, she now currently doesn't send her son (kids?) to school and doesn't home school them, claiming that she is letting them dictate their own life path. The kid is 6. This is abuse. I'm sorry girl, I'm so sorry for what you have gone through, but you are abusing your kids. You need help. More help.

    • @Furry_lil_goblin
      @Furry_lil_goblin 2 місяці тому +14

      Her website is insane. I'm surprised there are so many positive comments.

    • @sws316
      @sws316 2 місяці тому +9

      Her childhood was so controlled that she's doing the complete opposite for her kid to compensate. Not saying it's right, but that's probably the explanation.

    • @nameless.faceless.
      @nameless.faceless. Місяць тому +2

      @@sws316what’s funny is that doing the complete opposite is actually just doing the same thing. She is still in complete control of their life and her kids are isolated from the world.

  • @michael028
    @michael028 2 місяці тому +32

    Is it me or does she seem oddly detached from her experiences?

    • @ghost_1153
      @ghost_1153 2 місяці тому +13

      No. Everyone eats uo anything they view. everybody focus on superficial things like how beautiful she is or how beautifully she talks. Nobody questions how disingenuous she comes off.

    • @Jaren-w4b
      @Jaren-w4b 2 місяці тому +3

      She's worked through them. She's a life coach - she's written a book about it. She's great at what she does!

    • @Ginknee666
      @Ginknee666 2 місяці тому +4

      @@ghost_1153some of us legitimately talk like this. It’s nots survivors job to get you to believe it happened. Take it or leave it.

    • @A.k.a.v.e.e
      @A.k.a.v.e.e 2 місяці тому +12

      It’s not you, she’s very culty herself just dig deeper into her.

  • @jaquelinewatson8646
    @jaquelinewatson8646 14 днів тому +1

    I never comment on these but you are amazing. I need help with my childhood trauma and will be looking fir your book. Thank you❤

  • @Assemblage151
    @Assemblage151 2 місяці тому +82

    She earns $80,000 a month selling her "alchemy" business classes, all centered around Enneagram-based insights.

    • @saintgerty
      @saintgerty 2 місяці тому +13

      But who buys this stuff? Are there really so many people just... wishing?

    • @clairsentientrealm7203
      @clairsentientrealm7203 2 місяці тому +37

      Yup she's a con artist

    • @boundlessoul_studios
      @boundlessoul_studios 2 місяці тому +4

      @@clairsentientrealm7203 How is it a scam to help people live better lives in alignment with their personality type?

    • @clairsentientrealm7203
      @clairsentientrealm7203 2 місяці тому +9

      @ that’s not what she’s selling.

    • @whopperpreciado2628
      @whopperpreciado2628 2 місяці тому +7

      Damn so no only fans

  • @bettyspaghettez
    @bettyspaghettez 2 місяці тому +27

    great interview. i have to admit ive been watching your channel since you first started because im fascinated by horrific trama. maybe it makes me feel better about my own. but this interview was so positive and truly inspiring. This woman deserves everything she has worked so hard for and more. thanks Mark and Onami xx

    • @bettyspaghettez
      @bettyspaghettez 2 місяці тому

      @@aliciahicks8020 ive seen it. she seems very confused and desperate to suggest Marc is a predator and has some sick agenda.

  • @atinemassare
    @atinemassare 2 місяці тому +66

    Sorry, but this seemed like a total blender... Someone who has learned her way with words... lots of empty buzzwords, I missed genuine insight.
    I don't deny she may have gone through horrific experiences. Absolutely possible.
    But be aware of people who promise a quick fix for deep rooted trauma.

    • @OnizukaSenseSay
      @OnizukaSenseSay 2 місяці тому +6

      Yup

    • @suaiedail
      @suaiedail 2 місяці тому +26

      Dude, I just wrote a comment saying she gives me a bad vibe, after I read so many comments of people feeling "inspired". Your comment felt like validation, thanks

    • @MCognettaable
      @MCognettaable 2 місяці тому +4

      Right she “teaches” ppl “sex magic” now on IG and drinking her period blood 😳 yea! I’m not kidding….and she’s not really a very nice person, I’ve had an interaction with her AND she lets and promotes her “followers” to attack you en masse if you “disagree” or challenge anything she says 🙄

    • @gabby222themoon
      @gabby222themoon 2 місяці тому +8

      She clearly is still lost

    • @HitTheBricks89
      @HitTheBricks89 2 місяці тому

      ​@@silliestful ' Teetotaled ' isn't a word and when criticising somebody for not knowing something about language , it seems hypocritical if you don't know how to use that language yourself . Teetotalism is the practise of being abstinent from alcohol, practising it makes one' teetotal'.

  • @w.w.w.w.w.h
    @w.w.w.w.w.h Місяць тому +38

    We have to watch out for people like this. She is incredibly charismatic and smart, and she is using her platform in very questionable ways on the internet. Unsettling.

    • @LanaRaezorss477
      @LanaRaezorss477 Місяць тому +3

      Define "questionable"? Just wondering your viewpoint, I personally think she is very genuine and uses her platform in an full transparency and tries to help people.

    • @mattseremet2202
      @mattseremet2202 Місяць тому

      What has she done using her platform?

    • @nameless.faceless.
      @nameless.faceless. Місяць тому

      @@LanaRaezorss477oooof girl, do not fall in. I did and it’s a scam! She contradicts herself alllll the time and uses some of the shittiest sales tactics I’ve ever seen (I’m in sales and marketing) her newsletter is enough to show you how often she changes what she’s preaching so she can sell more and more. she’ll promote one thing about her life then in her newsletter talk about how they’re constantly struggling or how “last year was the worst for our marriage” oh weird, the time you were selling s*x magick workshops bc it freed your marriage & was the answer for couples?? it’s always shit like that with her. she’ll sell you something then in her newsletter she can’t help but be honest about how miserable she is, how bad her marriage is and how much she dislikes her husband. watching her speak to him on her live many times has cringed me out too.. it made me start thinking “hmm I don’t think they have the marriage she promotes on tik tok & in this workshop” major yikes.

  • @Ricoque-u2m
    @Ricoque-u2m 2 місяці тому +37

    She’s still the kid selling stuff on the side of a road.
    She learned individual capitalism, instead of shilling for a cult.

    • @imixmuan9081
      @imixmuan9081 21 день тому

      She should just get a job in an office and shill for a corporation? Anyway you slice it "work" is just a form of prostitution, some people sell lightbulbs, some sell sex. I'm a vet, grew up in a cult that morphed into an animal sanctuary, and now I remove animal's reproductive organs for a living. No weirder than what this girl grew up in.

  • @kelseypeterson9656
    @kelseypeterson9656 2 місяці тому +22

    Children of God is terrifying. Mark, glad you interviewed her. Brave woman

    • @rachel8769
      @rachel8769 2 місяці тому

      Def is ive seen some really crazy stories from.survivors it's huge, scary, and very much a real cult.anything other than "GOD" in these cults

  • @beans222uwu
    @beans222uwu 2 місяці тому +42

    36:21 she did not just say how much she craved knowledge while she publicly forbids her own children from the same

    • @Orcawhale1
      @Orcawhale1 2 місяці тому

      What?

    • @kirstiehallock
      @kirstiehallock 2 місяці тому

      @@Orcawhale1she believes in unschooling

    • @multiplenoirgasm
      @multiplenoirgasm 2 місяці тому

      @@Orcawhale1 the way she is "homeschooling" her children is really bad, and while I'm not sure if she is leading the "unschooling" movement or not, she is a big voice in it. It's scary bad, her kids literally don't stand a chance.

    • @janelovesbaking
      @janelovesbaking 2 місяці тому +1

      Ive seen her take in unschooling..this honestly makes her like...more understandable. she's just not fully deconstructed in a way. And she sort of admitted it when she mentioned her experience with the pandemic. Also, maybe it's like, mixed up with a need to be overly protective of her own children. I guess my only issue would be persuading others to do unschooling like it's the best thing. It's just one option, and in my personal opinion probably not the best. But...who Am I?

    • @janelovesbaking
      @janelovesbaking 2 місяці тому

      Ok....sorry I'm crazy...haha...but also I work in public ed and we always joke like...we hit a lot of the "cult) markers...maybe she genuinely thinks public school is like just more control. We do control employee and student dress, we def have schedules for everything everyday...lol...she just won't join my cult! Lol....for real tho...I'm just a regular ass person commenting. Just my thoughts. Love to all.

  • @wryderdie26
    @wryderdie26 2 місяці тому +1

    Great interview. One of the best on the channel. I couldn’t stop watching.

    • @alana1119
      @alana1119 2 місяці тому +1

      @@wryderdie26 it’s kinda like she was in a cult and learned a thing or two lol

  • @gypsyman1939
    @gypsyman1939 2 місяці тому +58

    The sooner people teach their children that the world revolves around Money #1 Sex #2 and drugs #3 and teach them that’s not what living or being alive revolves around but helping, showing people you love love. Being kind of a stranger and treating everyone how you want to be treated the much better that child will be prepared to go out in this world and not be taken advantage of, hurt and lied to by anyone. As of 2024 most parents are teaching they kids to want to be better then everyone else or push the parenting on others because they are to busy with social media or running around town and/or being a addict.

  • @golconda2
    @golconda2 2 місяці тому +29

    She played you expertly. One look at her website will show how she is no more than a purveyor of woo. $2k for "workshops?" Come on, man...

    • @cjskel
      @cjskel 2 місяці тому +5

      Yeah, can’t lie, this made me lose respect for Mark. All the comments about how fabulous she is but if you see her TikTok and her dangerous messages there you see right through it.

    • @MA-rn2xp
      @MA-rn2xp 2 місяці тому +2

      Ive followed her since she started. Always liked her. Did some of her workshops when she was relatively unknown and when it was significantly affordable. Her monthly membership was only 11.11$ a month in the beginning
      Now it runs for thousands. I'm sure her teachings speak for themselves but the only people who can afford her workshops are people who are well off. Working class person with trauma absolutely cannot afford that price point. I don't agree with everything she says and she may mean well however after seeing people perspectives,seems she's repeating her trauma over and over again

    • @s1dew1nd3r4
      @s1dew1nd3r4 Місяць тому

      ​@@MA-rn2xpwhat is her insta or website?

    • @BobbyBundlez
      @BobbyBundlez Місяць тому +1

      Yo yall do understand that a good interviewer doesnt just interview people they are fond of ❤

    • @slayermill8621
      @slayermill8621 Місяць тому

      @@MA-rn2xp She's definitely repeating the process. In the interview she even talked about how her cult had well to do people in it and beautiful women. She's built enough of a platform to get those same types involved in what she's selling now.

  • @TheShanna76522
    @TheShanna76522 2 місяці тому +15

    You have to let us know when her book is out. I can't wait to read it.

  • @bernykouadio
    @bernykouadio Місяць тому +1

    I could sit and listen to her for hours without getting tired or bored. I admire her courage, strength, and aura...

  • @carynmartin6053
    @carynmartin6053 2 місяці тому +24

    I can't wait to read her book when it comes out!

  • @peekaboocharlie8502
    @peekaboocharlie8502 Місяць тому +14

    Everyone’s talking about how amazing she is but you look at her site and she’s now a cult leader herself lmaoooo “initiate” is literally on the front page lmao

    • @slayermill8621
      @slayermill8621 Місяць тому

      She talks in this interview about how she doesn't want to do group activities because she doesn't want to be cult leader while simultaneously selling group events where they do meditation and learn how to make money or something like that. I read through the website and it looks like she's found a way to cash in using methods from her former life. Sure there's probably some value in there for people but it's very cult like.

  • @Bee_Jellyfish
    @Bee_Jellyfish 2 місяці тому +22

    I grew up in a similar situation in Southern California… not the same one but every kid was to give their virginity to the elder. It been a crazy thing to survive. Born in ‘82 and I’ve see this literature. I was prostituted from 11-14 until I told and the state took me.

    • @badmuddafadda
      @badmuddafadda 2 місяці тому +8

      I hope you are okay. So glad that you weren’t just returned to your abusers like many are.

    • @Bee_Jellyfish
      @Bee_Jellyfish Місяць тому +1

      @ well, they gave me back twice. The whole thing with giving the parents multiple times to f up sucks. And very confusing for the child. I just started life at 16/17 on my own. It was better than being yanked around. HUG

  • @Christine-qo3yx
    @Christine-qo3yx 2 місяці тому +2

    Loved this interview!! But as a therapist I just want to share that in EMDR we do look for and work with "the first time you felt that way", aka the touchstone memory. If anyone is finding themselves struggling with complex trauma like Onami, check out EMDR 💓

  • @angelinepolanco4940
    @angelinepolanco4940 2 місяці тому +12

    This is by far the most amazing interview you’ve ever done!!!!!

  • @mountainhobbit1971
    @mountainhobbit1971 2 місяці тому +2

    "You can never escape from prison if you don't know you're in prison", this can be applied to so many things in life...very wise words. Thank you for sharing your story. Plant medicine can only show you the windows and doors and you are the only one who can walk through them. Healing is a journey and not a destination.

  • @mickluke9228
    @mickluke9228 2 місяці тому +61

    Good evening everyone from Melbourne Australia

    • @OzGirl11
      @OzGirl11 2 місяці тому +9

      Good evening from Adelaide ❤

    • @Lefterious
      @Lefterious 2 місяці тому +8

      Good evening from St Kilda Road, Melbourne 😊

    • @chromerabbit
      @chromerabbit 2 місяці тому +8

      Evening from Fremantle, W.A.

    • @5thdimension954
      @5thdimension954 2 місяці тому +8

      Welcome, Aussie mate. Love the Aussies

    • @mickluke9228
      @mickluke9228 2 місяці тому +3

      @@Lefterious g'day from Maidstone Ballarat road

  • @drew.gassman
    @drew.gassman 6 днів тому

    She is so well spoken. Great vid mark

  • @lofiniko
    @lofiniko 2 місяці тому +19

    this must be one of, if not, the best interview I have seen on this channel.

  • @davey64
    @davey64 2 місяці тому +42

    Onami's story really resonated with me. While I didn’t grow up in a cult (though I did find myself living with one for a few months), I am a survivor of childhood s*xual abuse, years of poor choices, drug addiction, and failed relationships. How many times I have told myself I'll give myself 6 months to turn things around or I'll just end it. I'm still here though I don't know why

    • @joniatoms9798
      @joniatoms9798 2 місяці тому +6

      Because you have a higher purpose ❤

    • @santsi7306
      @santsi7306 2 місяці тому +4

      There is something comforting in giving yourself a deadline. It gives a sense of control over our pain. I remember I used to tell myself something very similar to what you're saying, but just by leaving this comment you've reached out and touched someone (myself) and made me feel less alone. You have inherent value even if you dont feel it or recognize it. Let's give it another 6 months random stranger on the internet ❤

    • @73000
      @73000 2 місяці тому +2

      Magnesium and vitamin D helped me a lot. Also craniosacral therapy.

    • @davey64
      @davey64 2 місяці тому +4

      @ thank you. I can’t tell you how it feels just to be seen and heard, even for a moment. Take care too

    • @gloriamaria169
      @gloriamaria169 2 місяці тому

      Feel this. Shroomies have helped.

  • @robertway5756
    @robertway5756 Місяць тому

    So glad you are still here with us Onami.
    You are very smart, insightful, perceptive, funny as hell, etc.
    We need more ppl like YOU around!!!❤

  • @eszterbalogh968
    @eszterbalogh968 2 місяці тому +38

    I think this women is dangerous! She is the perfect material to be a cult leader, how she talks, like performing, but most importantly manipulating, no fucking way someone could talk about long term childhood trauma like she does, she loughing and joking about it! I think is true what she talking about and those sex cults are exist,but how detailed she knows how it works I'm pretty sure she in some shit too, she grew up in this environment, knows nothing else, but know this way very much, also if anyone doing a little bit of research on her social media platforms can see something fishy about her

    • @oskarnss3555
      @oskarnss3555 2 місяці тому +9

      You're simply intimidated by her strength, dude.

    • @Danpgood
      @Danpgood 2 місяці тому +9

      Laughing, black humor… this is a survival strategy. It can be the only way to make it through horror

    • @Kool212
      @Kool212 2 місяці тому +2

      @@oskarnss3555 No their worried about her kids who at 6 years have almost zero math skills and can't write a single sentence because her kids don't go to school at all. She sells thousand dollar courses teaching s*x magic, enlightenment, and pseudoscience personality traits.

    • @TinyRagerNYC
      @TinyRagerNYC 2 місяці тому +1

      You clearly didn't listen and only passed judgement, which is the opposite of what this channel is about. She left at 13 and learned how to be human again. Laughing is a trauma response. Educate YOURself.

    • @jonbotwesley
      @jonbotwesley 2 місяці тому +12

      If you think her social media is sketchy you should check out her website. It’s some downright bizarre shit. She’s definitely a con artist, cult leader, etc. type. 1000% something is not right about her.