★ 3.3/5
Children of the Cult
2021
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The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
The fallout of faith
Explore how the late Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded the controversial Remnant Fellowship Church and created the Christian weight loss program The Weigh Down Workshop, rose to fame as a diet guru and church leader.
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Gwen Shamblin Lara
Self (archive footage)
Joe Lara
Self (archive footage)
Natasha Pavlovich
Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
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Megan Cox
Self - Member 1996-2006
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Helen Byrd
Self - Member 2008-2017
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Rafael Martinez
Self - Cult Interventionist
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Gina Wilson
Self - Member 1996-2012
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Rachel Phillips
Self - Member 2002-2009
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Ross Girard
Co-Executive Producer
Chrissy Teigen
Executive Producer
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P.G. Morgan
Co-Executive Producer
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Nile Cappello
Executive Producer
Marina Zenovich
Executive Producer
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Luke Dillon
Executive Producer
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