The Way of Escape

Rhonna Rickman

Booking Overview

This is an interview-based personal-story podcast focused on spiritual abuse, high-control religious groups, and recovery, typically featuring former members who describe their experiences and paths to freedom. Credible pitches would include former members with firsthand experience, advocates for religious-trauma recovery, and qualified researchers or clinicians whose expertise directly addresses coercive control; booking should generally be low difficulty for guests with relevant lived experience, though the show appears to favor personal testimony over high-profile experts.

Metrics

Episodes: 8

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

thewayofescapefromrf@gmail.com

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Host

Rhonna Rickman - Former leader and staff member of Remnant Fellowship Church and Weigh Down Ministries who shares her experience of leaving a high-control religious environment and rediscovering her Christian faith.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Firsthand experience as a former member of a high-control religious environment, particularly experience with spiritual abuse, coercive control, religious trauma, or recovery after leaving.
Required Achievements:  

Recent Guest Discussions

Julie Dragt - Shared Tactics Across High-control Groups, Charismatic Leadership, Weaponized Personal Information, Disappearing Boundaries, And Recovery

Julie Dragt - Perfectionism, Spiritual Manipulation, Fear, Impossible Standards, And Leaving A High-control Religious Environment

Alex Spredemann - Why People Remain In High-control Environments, Cognitive Dissonance, Fear Of Losing Family, Pressure To Be Perfect, And Finding Freedom

Recent Topics

Cult Recovery, Spiritual Abuse, Religious Trauma, Christianity, Coercive Control

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Way of Escape
:

Ep. 8 - Hope After the Hurt | The Way of Escape

July 28, 2026

Host:  Rhonna RickmanGuest:  Adam RickmanPodcast: The Way of Escape - Ep. 8 - Hope After the HurtIn this personal episode of The Way of Escape, Rhonna Rickman and her son, Adam, discuss his cancer diagnosis, the loss of lifelong friendships, and the reality of shunning after leaving Remnant Fellowship.Adam shares how cancer deepened his faith, revealed who truly showed up for him, and helped him recognize the freedom and genuine relationships he has found outside the group. Together, they ref...

Ep. 7 - Different Cult, Same Playbook? | The Way of Escape

July 22, 2026

Host: Rhonna RickmanGuest: Julie DragtPodcast: The Way of Escape - Ep. 7 - Different Cult, Same Playbook? Why do completely different high-control groups use so many of the same tactics?In this follow-up episode, Rhonna Rickman and Julie Dragt discuss the striking similarities they recognized while watching HBO’s The Vow, a documentary series about NXIVM.They explore how charismatic leaders gain devotion, accountability becomes control, personal information is weaponized, boundaries disappear...

Ep. 6 | The Impossible Standard: Julie's Journey out of Remnant Fellowship | The Way of Escape

July 20, 2026

Host: Rhonna RickmanGuest: Julie DragtPodcast: The Way of Escape - Ep. 6 - The Impossible StandardFormer Remnant Fellowship member Julie Dragt joins host Rhonna Rickman to share her powerful story of pursuing perfection, sacrificing everything, and ultimately finding freedom after leaving a high-control religious environment.Together, they discuss the impossible standards, spiritual manipulation, and fear that kept members trapped, while offering hope to those questioning their own experience...

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