About this episode

Natalia Hirsch shares her experiences with Scientology, WISE, and the Delphi School in Oregon.

This week I welcome back former Scientologist Natalia Hirsch, originally from Ecuador but who had a wide-ranging life and Scientology experience she is sharing with us. In today's final episode, we cover her experience in WISE and at the Delphi School in Oregon, both Scientology front group operations which are just satellites of Scientology churches. Natalie's story has been fun to feature and I hope you enjoy this one. Join me for my book workshop starting this month! https://ilumn8.life/op/reclaiming-your-mind-and-life-chris-shelton/

People in this episode

Host: Chris Shelton

Guest: Natalia Hirsch

Topics covered

• Scientology
• WISE
• Delphi School
• personal experience
• cult dynamics

Keywords

• Scientology
• WISE
• Delphi School
• Natalia Hirsch
• cult
• personal story
• Chris Shelton

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scientology, WISE, Delphi School

Places: Ecuador, Oregon

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