Diversity win! The cult leader abusing you is ambiguously nonbinary. 

Could be tied together better, I’m not clear on what became of her mother or sisters. I always feel bad criticizing memoirs for unrevealed relevant information because I think that most people like to keep some privacy and deserve to do so, but you did at many points opt into writing a memoir. The story is pretty wild and interesting, it’s just not my favorite execution of it.