Ep 200 AA Cult Whistleblowing with Quackaholics Anonymous
From Kirsten Johnson Podcast by Kirsten Johnson
April 21, 2026 · 2h 25m · Episode 200
About this episode
The episode features Victor from Quackaholics Anonymous discussing his dissent from AA and the challenges faced in speaking out.
April is dissent month around here. Today we're vibing with Victor from Quackaholics Anonymous ( YouTube Channel and Facebook Group ) about his experience dissenting AA for the past decade. Timestamps: 00:00 Quackaholics Anonymous Speaks Out 03:00 12 Step Cult Whistleblowing Intro 07:19 Deprogramming While Dissenting 11:28 Deciding To Speak Out Against AA 18:37 Dissenting AA Early Days 25:53 Not Diseased, Defected, Broken 31:38 Hardest Part of Dissenting AA 40:02 Most Surprising Part of Dissenting AA 44:49 How Dissenting AA Grew Quackie 49:59 AA Cult Religion 1:04:06 Finding Hope + Critical Thinking 1:13:18 Advice For New AA Dissenters 1:24:00 Compelled To Speak Out 1:53:21 The Heart Behind Dissenting 2:01:46 Orange Papers, Lurking + Waking Up 2:10:14 Loving AA Then Leaving + Dissenting 🔥 Deprogram Course + leaving AA resources → here 🧠 Brain optimization tools → here ❤️🔥 If you’re ready to stop holding yourself back → here Come vibe with me: Kirsten's Facebook Kirsten's Instagram Kirsten's TikTok 📱 My content creation setup (camera, mic, lighting, etc.) → here 💻 Tools + software I use to run my business and create online → here ⚠️ Disclaimer: I’m not a therapist, doctor…
People in this episode
Host: Kirsten Johnson
Guest: Victor
Topics covered
- dissent
- AA
- whistleblowing
- deprogramming
- self-improvement
- critical thinking
Keywords
- AA
- Quackaholics Anonymous
- whistleblowing
- dissent
- deprogramming
- self-improvement
- critical thinking
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Quackaholics Anonymous, AA
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