S3: Finding Home: Elad's Journey Into and Out of Hasidic Judaism
Elad shares how he grew up a secular Jew with Israeli parents and went on a spiritual journey, seeking meaning and community. This led him to a Hasidic community where he found “beauty, truth and beau...
7 Loka 202446min
S3: Rebecca’s Story: The Profound Impact of Religious Cults on Personal Identities
Rebecca’s story transcends individual experience to illuminate universal themes of resilience, identity, and healing. It underscores the power of community, self-discovery, and the ongoing process of ...
5 Elo 202434min
S3: Ciara’s Story: Is it a Sin to Talk About It?
Grappling with existential questions about the origins of her thoughts, the influence of external forces on her autonomy, and her experiences within a religious cult, Ciara reflects on themes of contr...
1 Heinä 20241h
S2: STRATEGIES - Get Out or Help Someone You Love Get Out
Today we explore strategies you can use to get out of a cult or help a loved one get out. To setup the framework for our discussion, we look at numbers and definitions. The numbers are huge. Up to 10,...
11 Marras 202144min
S2: EMOTION CONTROL - Emotional Backfire
The subject of today’s podcast is Emotion Control. Like it or not, as human beings, we creatures tend to respond emotionally. Comfort, praise, recognition, and a sense of belonging are among our top s...
5 Marras 202137min
S2: THOUGHT CONTROL - They Co-Opted my Brain!
As smart, functioning adults, we like to think that we are in control of our own thoughts. This is not always the case. As we know from Gerette’s book An Everyday Cult and from this podcast, we know t...
29 Loka 202137min
S2: INFORMATION CONTROL - Standing up to Scrutiny
Controlling information is a critical way authoritarian leaders and cult leaders control the hearts and minds of their followers. This week we discuss how they do it and how you can take some agency r...
21 Loka 202134min
S2: BEHAVIOR- Love is Stronger Than Mind Control
Our focus today is Behavior Control, the first methodology in the BITE model, which refers to control of Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotion. Dr. Hassan developed BITE as a model for evaluatin...
15 Loka 202140min
