”I feared God with every fibre of my being” Erika Bornman on Life in Kwasizabantu
Erika Bornman, author of Mission of Malice talks to us about her life growing up in Kwasizabantu, a non-denominational Christian Group she describes as a cult. As a child and a young woman she endured...
13 Feb 20221h 2min
Wasted Years?
Two completely different topics today on the podcast. Time Stamp 00:00: Segment 1. The medical condition and psychological impact of serious acne and Stephen and Celine’s experience of this as chil...
9 Feb 202259min
Coercive Control with Min Grob
The guest today is Min Grob from CCChat Magazine. Min experienced a coercively controlling relationship and talks about the behaviours and methods used by perpetrators. This is a companion piece to th...
6 Feb 202258min
Gaslight: The Movie that Gave us the Playbook
The 1940's film Gaslight about the systematic attack by a man on his wife's psychological wellbeing, provided us with the phrase gaslighting. Today Sarah joins Stephen to review the movie and to explo...
2 Feb 202247min
Deconversion and Religious Trauma with Darren Slade PhD
Darren Slade has a fascinating story. Although not raised in a religious household as a young person he loved religious studies and his ambition was to become a pastor and Christian apologist. An ambi...
30 Jan 202255min
Science
What is science? How does it work? Can we trust it? Who does it? And can we trust the scientists? All this and more in today's big subject discussion. Plus a short and slightly bizarre Tweet of the We...
26 Jan 202254min
Brent Lee: Ex Conspiracist
Today's guest is Brent Lee who describes himself as a recovering conspiracist of 15 years. Brent explains how he became drawn into a Grand Conspiracy, his journey out and the reasons he now feels he m...
23 Jan 20221h 11min
Why Ordinary People Do Atrocious Things: Cults and the Milgram Experiments
The Milgram experiments of the 1960s tried to answer the question of how seemingly normal people can do the most awful things. These experiments have been part of Psychology 101 for years and the subj...
19 Jan 202244min
