Dropping In With Charlie Houpert

The Dark Truth Of Growing Up In Scientology

Dropping In With Charlie Houpert

Show Notes

On today's episode Charlie from Charisma on Command interviews @GrowingUpInScientology

Aaron Smith-Levin was a Scientology member for 29 years.

We discuss what it was like growing up inside Scientology, how he lost nearly everything when he left, and the psychology behind our deepest beliefs.

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TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:30 What Attracts People to Scientology? 3:31 Dropping Out of School to Work for Scientology 6:40 Childhood Doesn’t Exist in Scientology 13:15 The Disturbing Truth of Auditing Sessions 16:38 What Exactly Is Auditing? 24:03 Aaron’s “Fond” Memories of Scientology 25:22 His Brother’s Rocky Escape From Scientology 28:50 Scientology’s $100k Contracts for Children 31:33 His Brother’s Death Didn’t Shake His Loyalty 35:48 How People Are Coerced Into Accepting Their Abuse 39:12 The Only Way to Escape the “Billion-Year Contract” 40:55 Why Can’t Members Be Pregnant? 42:27 The Articles That Changed Everything: “The Truth Rundown” 47:49 Aaron Was Exposed by His Own… 54:24 What Does It Feel Like to Be Attacked by Scientology? 58:23 You Can’t Even Contact the Dog of a “Suppressive Person” 1:01:50 Why Don’t Celebrities Talk About Scientology Anymore? 1:07:18 Scientology’s Exploitation of the Hyper-Successful 1:13:05 Danny Masterson: Why Is Scientology Involved in R*pe Case? 1:20:27 The “Real Tragedy” of Scientology 1:24:00 Scientology Is Smaller Than It Seems 1:27:59 What’s Aaron Doing Now?

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