what a floozy taught me

reclamation & an invitation

Circa 2007:

One mid-afternoon, my friend Mimi and I hung out naked in my hot tub. We were basking in the sun, loving every minute of our precise life. Exhaling a big cloud of smoke from her signature joint, Mimi announced, "I love being a jacuzzi floozy." Hearing her own that moment made my shoulders drop as we sunk deeper into the bubbles. I smiled at her expression of freedom.

Circa: 2023

Last Spring, my friend Gerette Buglion asked me to be the emcee at her book launch. When she asked, I almost looked over my shoulder to see if she was speaking to me!

Thrilled and a bit shell-shocked, I agreed. Then without a beat, Gerette asked, "What title should be written for you on the launch announcement?" - the words flew out of my mouth like lemon pith, "ex-cult slut” I gasped.

Gerette laughed, and so it is. I am Emcee Kathleen Oh Ex-Cult Slut.

I have been repeatedly fckd by high power and control - fckd by New Age Spirituality, NLP, conspiracy theories, abusive family and relationships, MLM(s) and even the spammiest scam - the money pyramid (twice!!). Nothing has given me more feelings of completeness than to own parts of my past that have felt dirty, shameful and slutty. 

And I have been the fckr, too, so for all the scandalous reasons I have, I am taking back being a slut.

Mimi schooled me in drug culture and sex. Gerette has helped educate me through recovery and seen me at my worst and, regardless, accepted that owning my past on my terms is how we heal. These women have shown me their strength and courage by embracing who they are and taking others in without shame. 

I am happy to say my days as a slut safely are just beginning.

Circa: present day

The event is TOMORROW evening!! Just sign up with this link!

If you want to know more about recovery from high control groups through writing and journaling.

Please join, as Gerette has shown so many people how to bravely welcome the power of their past through words. 

If you know you can't make it to the launch party, consider this: is there a friend or relative who might benefit from hearing the resilient voices of survivors? Just share the link!

hugs and drugs,