Deborah Frances-White , the host of The Guilty Feminist podcast, opened up about her experience being a part of what she describes as a "cult", on this week's episode of HELLO! 's Second Act podcast .

Speaking to host Ateh Jewel, the social media sensation spoke about spending her teenage years in a "religious cult" that believed "Armageddon would come and we would live on a paradise earth."

"I know it sounds absurd to say that I thought I was going to live forever on earth," she says, "but I was brainwashed when I was 14, so I really did think that."

Deborah spoke to Ateh Jewel on the Second Act podcast

Among many things, Deborah opened up about the extreme rules that were placed on members of the community, including a surprising "punishment" for the people who decided to

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