S5E42 | Iain & Emily Bryson - Cult Abduction, SRA, & a Family’s Fight for Their Daughter’s Freedom

Today I’m honored to have back on the show for a second time: Cult and child abduction whistleblower, devoted father to Adelle, husband to Emily, and son of the Most High, published writer and author, podcaster and host of his own YouTube channel @Iloveyoulikeone, child abuse advocate, independent researcher, avid reader, biker, gardener and farmer, animal caretaker, Dave Matthews Band concert-goer, coffee lover, and a man on a mission to expose evil and get his daughter emancipated from a satanic cult: Iain Bryson

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SRA Prayer Minister, church youth leader, middle school math tutor, farmer, stray kitty feeder and cat mama, natural builder, homestead dreamer, published book editor, devoted wife to Iain and step-mother to Adelle, former New Ager and current soldier of Christ, cult and child abduction support and whistleblower, and an amazing woman who selflessly stepped into the fight of combatting occult and ritual abuse and creating a safe space for survivors: Emily Bryson

In 2010, Iain’s first wife and their daughter traveled from their home in The Netherlands to his in-law's home in Poland for a visit on two different occasions. On both occasions, his first wife returned completely distraught, so different in nature that he questioned whether this might be her evil twin. On both occasions, their daughter returned with multiple signs and symptoms of having been abused. In December 2010, after their second return to their home from Poland, his first wife told Iain that her family was a "cult," that she was under "mind control," that she had "something like Stockholm Syndrome," that her "dad created a red herring" so that nobody would believe Iain when he tried to get help, that she was taking their daughter back to the cult in Poland, and that Iain would never see his wife or daughter again. On December 27th, 2010, Iain unknowingly said goodbye to them for the last time, giving his daughter a huge hug, thinking they were going to the library down the street. He has not seen his daughter since this moment. After realizing what had happened, Iain avidly tried to get help, but there was no acceptable response to his pleas. Iain filed an international parental child abduction report with the U.S. Secretary of State for his abducted child under The Hague Abduction Convention, and they told him it could take up to two years for any legal action to occur. Iain remembers thinking, “This is not a missing car or stolen bicycle - this is my daughter”. After four months, he decided that he had to demand an investigation by placing himself in the middle of it all. Iain drove to Poland and assaulted his father-in-law in the street, thinking that this would lead to a child abuse investigation of his daughter. He miscalculated; there was no child abuse investigation. What actually ended up happening was that Iain ended up spending fifty months locked up and imprisoned in Poland. He was released in June 2015 and ever since, he has been on an urgent quest to being public awareness to his story in hopes that it will lead to freedom, justice, and a heave-sent reuniting for him and his daughter.

On the first episode, we took a deep dive into Iain’s testimony and discussed his life’s work - including announcing his new memoir, “I Love You Like One, A Letter to my Daughter - Abducted by a Cult” written by Iain and edited by our second guest today - Iain’s wife, Emily - who I am so honored to have on the show for this part 2 episode! On today’s episode, we will be together adding some extra context to the first episode including discussing specifics on the symptoms of abuse and trauma Iain’s ex-wife and daughter exhibited, more about the final 3 weeks that Iain spent with his daughter and ex-wife - which is detailed in Part 4 of his memoir, Agata’s cry for help and how still no one has stepped up to investigate or care about all these years later, what Iain’s daughter said, did and didn’t do, the step-by-step on how Iain was fooled and tools for listeners on how to prevent this from happening to them, the retaliation and attacks experienced since Iain and Emily released his memoir, conferences, connections and dreams, going to war, how Iain and Emily have navigated this situation as a team, Emily’s work working with SRA survivors and assisting Iain with his memoir, Emily’s perspective and journey in believing and believing in Iain and his fight to set Agata and Addelle free from their captivity, how Iain’s fight became their fight, and so much more.

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