River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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Genie: Locked in Her Room, Never Taught to Speak
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Clark and Dorothy Wiley had an extremely toxic marriage in which Clark would constantly abuse his wife even though she suffered from blindness. Clarks anger issues only continued to get worse as the couple had children together, since he had always openly expressed his absolute distain for kids. Eventually his anger became focused on his daughter Genie, who he refused to let out of her room or even speak to. The long term damage this would cause to his developing daughter would turn out to be one of the most shocking cases of child abuse ever seen.
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Clark and Dorothy Wiley had an extremely toxic marriage in which Clark would constantly abuse his wife even though she suffered from blindness. Clarks anger issues only continued to get worse as the couple had children together, since he had always openly expressed his absolute distain for kids. Eventually his anger became focused on his daughter Genie, who he refused to let out of her room or even speak to. The long term damage this would cause to his developing daughter would turn out to be one of the most shocking cases of child abuse ever seen.
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