*TW: This episode talks about infertility, IVF, and Covid-19. Please use caution when listening.*
When Brandi joined Arbonne she had no idea what she was signing up for, she just wanted a way to pay for another round of IVF. Throughout her time in the MLM she was shamed, guilted, preyed upon and then had to answer to the FTC. Brandi shares what it was like to be "successful" in a health and wellness MLM at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, what she was told to say, how she was told to pray, and what incriminating evidence she was told to erase.
Show Notes:
17 Biggest MLM Companies in the World - https://www.yahoo.com/now/17-biggest-mlm-companies-world-144157353.html
r/AntiMLM : IVF & MLM - https://www.reddit.com/r/antiMLM/comments/bzfkng/sure_target_vulnerable_women_battling_with/
FTC Letters to Arbonne - https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/warning-letters/covid-19-letter_to_arbonne_international_llc.pdf
Cults, Cancer & Covid-19 - https://shityoushouldcareabout.com/article/arbonne
Out of MLM - https://outofmlm.info/
Cultish by Amanda Montell - https://amzn.to/3Q7owx9
Dr. Steven Hassan's BITE Model - https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/
Ponzinomics by Robert L. FitzPatrick - https://amzn.to/3q16oJb
How can you help?
Report false income and health claims here: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/
Or go to: https://www.truthinadvertising.org
You can also report to your state Attorney General's office! https://www.naag.org/find-my-ag/
Not in the U.S.? Go here: https://www.ftc.gov/policy/international/competition-consumer-protection-authorities-worldwide
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