sharing her insights and experiences from getting recruited into RSE back in 1991.
When only 16 years old living with her family in New York.
Convinced by a hardcore RSE Cult member she to move to Yelm where the RSE indoctrinations fully took hold
to a point where she cut off all ties to the outside world and her family for almost a decade.
Then came the horrors of 9/11, This was a powerful wake-up call to realizing that something was very wrong with the RSE teachings.
This opened the first doorway to her critical thinking and gut feelings that something was terribly wrongs with her life in RSE.
This enabled her to step away from the Cults self abusive and fearful physiological trappings and start the long road of recovering her life and r self-worth for a new life outside the fear, shame and self blame she endured at RSE in Yelm.
Where today almost 25 years later Alexandra reaches out to help others recover their lives from a Cult power and abusive relationships.
That the first step is to stop blaming yourself for the harm caused by others be they a Cult or an abusive relationship.
Thank you Alexandra for your courage,wisdom and your wonderful heart.
You are an inspiration.
Thank you to the team at Sideways Brain - Westborough TV.
Sideways Brain - How Alexandra Slipped Into — and Out of — a Cult - Sideways Brain
Westborough TV
Aug 30, 2026 The Sideways Brain Podcast
Cult survivor Alexandra Menna joins Sideways Brain to reveal how she was recruited at age 16 into the School of Enlightenment — a high control group led by a woman claiming to channel a 35,000 year old being. Alexandra explains cult tactics like love bombing, isolation, information control, guilt, fear, and loaded language, and how these methods quietly reshape a person’s identity. She also shares how 9/11 became the turning point that helped her break free, and what the long process of deprogramming and healing looks like years later. Topics: • How cults recruit vulnerable people • Psychological manipulation and coercive control • Love bombing and isolation • Information control and gaslighting • Leaving a cult and rebuilding your life • Survivor insights and recovery If you’re interested in cult psychology, manipulation tactics, or real stories of escape and resilience, this episode is for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-4w0Hu-mg