Episode 44 - Mary Garden and Gurus Galore (Part 1)
Mary Garden was a seeker in her 20s, finding her way to India to three different gurus - Sai Baba, Swami Balyogi Premvarni, and Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Mary tells her story, unpacking the historical c...
8 Okt 202454min
Episode 43 - Royal Commission into Abuse and the Intersection with Cults
Cults exposed in New Zealand. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Faith-Based & State-Based Care investigated what happened to children, young people and adults in NZ in these care settings ...
24 Sep 202459min
Episode 42: Dr Janja Lalich - Making Sense of Cults
Dr Janja Lalich, leading cult researcher and sociologist, author of several books about cults including “Take Back Your Life”, talks with Liz and shares her Bounded Choice Framework. They talk about m...
10 Sep 202458min
Episode 41: Healthy Groups vs Harmful Groups. How can you tell?
If you’ve been wondering if your book club is actually a cult, then this episode is for you! Settle in as our hosts chat about the green flags for healthy groups - borrowing extensively from the work ...
27 Aug 202455min
Episode 40: Dr Gillie Jenkinson - Recovery, Training and a visit to New Zealand
Lindy chats with Dr Gillie Jenkinson, UK psychotherapist, trainer of therapists, and author of “Walking Free from the Trauma of Coercive, Cultic and Spiritual Abuse - A Workbook for Recovery and Growt...
13 Aug 202452min
Episode 39: Cult Chat goes to Barcelona - Top Takeaways (Part Two)
Liz & Caz learnt so much at the International Cultic Studies Association conference in Barcelona that they had to do another episode on it! Listen in as they tell Lindy all about the fascinating anti-...
7 Aug 202450min
Episode 38: Cult Chat goes to Barcelona - Top Takeaways (Part 1)
What were Liz & Caz doing in Barcelona this month? Apart from chowing down on tapas and sipping on their drink of choice, the girls hob-knobbed with leading international authorities on cults & coerci...
30 Jul 202454min
Episode 37: Cult Recovery and Therapy - What do therapists need to know?
Do therapists have the skills needed to support the recovery of cult leavers? Yes! Do they understand the significance of the cult context? Hmmm, maybe not. In this episode, Lindy and Liz discuss the ...
16 Jul 202458min
