The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021)
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.
Gwen Shamblin Lara
Self (archive footage)
Joe Lara
Self (archive footage)
Natasha Pavlovich
Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
Megan Cox
Self - Member 1996-2006
Helen Byrd
Self - Member 2008-2017
Rafael Martinez
Self - Cult Interventionist
Gina Wilson
Self - Member 1996-2012
Rachel Phillips
Self - Member 2002-2009
Glen Wingerd
Self - Former Brentwood Resident
Teri Phillips
Self - Member 1995-2003
Adam Brooks
Self - Remnant Recruit
Carey Wingerd
Self - Former Brentwood Resident
Terasee Morris
Self - Member 2014-2017
Stuart Watson
Self - Author and Investigative Journalist
Gary Blackburn
Self - Nashville Attorney
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