The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
2021 — 2022
Has Ended
Overview
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.
Cast and crew
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Gwen Shamblin Lara
Self (archive footage)
Joe Lara
Self (archive footage)
Natasha Pavlovich
Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
MC
Megan Cox
Self - Member 1996-2006
HB
Helen Byrd
Self - Member 2008-2017
RM
Rafael Martinez
Self - Cult Interventionist
GW
Gina Wilson
Self - Member 1996-2012
RP
Rachel Phillips
Self - Member 2002-2009