Changing Laws To Protect Society From Cults With The Counter Cult Coalition
Taking action against cults and spiritual abuse requires changes in law and policies often at the National or State level. How is this achieved? Today we welcome Lisa Kendall, herself a former member ...
3 Sep 202255min
Does Jehovah’s Witnesses literature cause psychological disorders?
Prompted by a Tweet, Celine and Stephen explore the judgement that Jehovah's Witnesses literature can cause psychological damage and that it employs NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) in order to infl...
27 Aug 20221h 2min
Synergy between Terrorism and Cults with Darin Challacombe PhD
Darin Challacombe is a social scientist and researcher in the field of terrorism. He recently gave a talk at the ICSA conference about the synergy between cults and terror groups. Stephen grabbed the ...
20 Aug 202249min
Beliefs: The weird, the dangerous, the benign and the useful.
Does it matter what cults believe? Or is it only what they do that matters? Should we respect beliefs that aren't true? How should we engage with beliefs? Should we challenge each others beliefs? And ...
13 Aug 20221h 17min
Hero Worship with Germ and Maryann
What function do heroes serve? Why were we not allowed to have posters of our heroes on our bedroom walls? Who are our modern day heroes? What happens when our heroes disappoint us or show us they are...
6 Aug 202255min
Special Episode: Reflections on ’The Last Days’ with Ali Millar
On this special episode, author Ali Millar talks about the release of her wonderful new book 'The Last Days' and why she had to tell her story, growing up in, and eventually leaving the Jehovah's Witn...
3 Aug 20221h 7min
The Emotional Journey of Leaving a Cult
How many core emotions are there? How do we understand them? How do they come into play when people leave a high control group? We also review the Pixar movie 'Inside Out', a film all about emotions. ...
30 Jul 202239min
Unpacking Belief Systems with Kat Wallace
Kat Wallace is a 4th generation ex Jehovah's Witness and speaker at the recent ICSA conference, who struggled growing up to fit into the mould of the submissive JW woman. She shares some of her story ...
23 Jul 20221h 9min
