Untold: Power for Sale

The Retreat, Ep. 3: Jaqui’s Story

Jaqui was 22 when she signed up to a 10-day Goenka retreat. It was the last known thing she did before she died. This is Jaqui’s story. For support or more information about adverse meditation experiences, take a look at the <a href="https://www.cheetahhouse.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheetah House</a> website.If you are in need of urgent mental health support, please contact your local emergency services or reach out to a mental health helpline, such as the <a href="https://988lifeline.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline</a> in the US or <a href="https://www.samaritans.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Samaritans</a> in the UK. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0fe0773b-e347-49b3-a7c5-65020b261fbf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

In December 2022, offices at the European parliament were raided and lawmakers and their relatives were arrested. They were accused of being part of a corruption ring that was taking bribes from Qatar. Never before had there been anything like this at the parliament. But within four months, all the suspects were released, and the case is still pending. Why were members of parliament accused of taking bribes from Qatar? Is the European parliament rotten? Valentina Pop and a team of FT correspondents set out to investigate. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.