A few of the questions we would like to ask our interviewee, Claire, about her experience in two separate cults.

CLAIRE – http://www.claireashman.com/

Intro

• (To start off) What is your name and what do you do?
• How would you define what a cult is?
  

First Cult

• What was your upbringing like? Were you exposed to the outside world? (School, pop culture etc.)
• What were some of their practices and teachings?
• When did you first realize you were living in a cult?
• How were your parents and family affected by their cult experience?

Second Cult

• What made you move to Melbourne when you were 18?
• Where did you meet your ex-husband (31 years old)? Why were you drawn to him?
• What made you decide to move to Nowra and join the Order?
• What were some of the practices and theories at that Doomsday cult? Was it any different from the first cult you were part of?
• What were the living arrangements like?

After

• What was the first day out of the cult like?
• What skills did you not have? And what did you have to learn?
• How did your children get affected by it?
• Do your kids still keep in contact with their father?

Broad

• It was mentioned in your BBC interview with Natacha Tormey that more than 70% of women make a majority of cult followers. Why do you think women are more of a target rather than men?
• What’s your take on religion now?
• Does sharing your experience only bring back the pain you suffered or helped you heal?
• Is there anything you regret or wish you did differently?
• Any final words for us?