The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021)

"The fallout of faith"

6.6 September 30, 2021 ~47m / ep 1 Season Ended
Documentary

Explore how the late Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded the controversial Remnant Fellowship Church and created the Christian weight loss program The Weigh Down Workshop, rose to fame as a diet guru and church leader.

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Cast

  • Gwen Shamblin Lara

    Gwen Shamblin Lara

    Self (archive footage)

  • Joe Lara

    Joe Lara

    Self (archive footage)

  • Natasha Pavlovich

    Natasha Pavlovich

    Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara

  • Megan Cox

    Megan Cox

    Self - Member 1996-2006

  • Helen Byrd

    Helen Byrd

    Self - Member 2008-2017

  • Rafael Martinez

    Rafael Martinez

    Self - Cult Interventionist

  • Gina Wilson

    Gina Wilson

    Self - Member 1996-2012

  • Rachel Phillips

    Rachel Phillips

    Self - Member 2002-2009

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