The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
The fallout of faith
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9/30/2021Runtime
5 eps, 229 minsGenres
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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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A harrowing excavation of how charismatic manipulation and religious authority enabled escalating abuse within a tight-knit community. The deeper you go, the more disturbing the picture becomes.
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Gwen Shamblin Lara
Self (archive footage)
Joe Lara
Self (archive footage)
Natasha Pavlovich
Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
Megan Cox
Self - Member 1996-2006
Helen Byrd
Self - Member 2008-2017
Rafael Martinez
Self - Cult Interventionist
Gina Wilson
Self - Member 1996-2012
Rachel Phillips
Self - Member 2002-2009
Laura Boone
Self - Former Remnant Babysitter
Carey Wingerd
Self - Former Brentwood Resident
Glen Wingerd
Self - Former Brentwood Resident
Terasee Morris
Self - Member 2014-2017
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