Episode 69: Helen Zuman: The search for meaning often takes us on interesting journeys. For author Helen Zuman, that search led the Harvard graduate to Zendik Farm in 1999. But, this isn’t the story you are expecting. Sit down and listen as Helen and Brad talk about her book, Mating in Captivity, her search for meaning in the world, and the fallout—and her subsequent rebirth—after nearly losing herself in a cult of personality.
About Helen Zuman
Helen Zuman is the author of Mating in Captivity (She Writes Press 2018), a memoir of her five years, post-Harvard, in a cult with a radical take on sex and relationships. Other work has appeared in The New Farmer’s Almanac, in Communities and Livelihood magazines, and on the Foundation for Intentional Community’s website.
Born in London and raised in Brooklyn, she currently homesteads with her husband in Beacon, New York.
