E68: 11 Years Inside a Buddhist Community: A Cult Researcher on Spiritual Abuse and Trauma-Coerced Attachment
A cult researcher spent 11 years inside a Buddhist community, rising to her teacher's inner circle, before a spiritual crisis broke it open.CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains open discussion of sp...
9 Aug 1h 16min
SPECIAL: Nobody Taught Us How to Keep Our Minds Safe — Until Now
Anne Peterson and Chris Shelton — author of What Now: A Practical Guide to Life After a Cult — are teaming up for a 21-week workshop designed for anyone who has ever found themselves in a group, relat...
28 Juni 22min
E67 She Thought She'd Left. A Panic Attack in Costco Proved She Hadn't. | Susan Stirling
She thought she had left. She had walked away from the church, built a career, created a new life. Then a panic attack in a Costco in the early days of the pandemic stopped her cold — and told her the...
23 Juni 1h 9min
E64 When Blowing the Whistle Gets You Sued: A Landmark Legal Victory
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains open discussion of psychological harm, coercive control, and alleged physical abuse in an employment context. If you are a survivor of a high-control group or wo...
8 Juni 53min
SPECIAL: Lost in the Work: How Harmful Programming Rewires the Mind
Children of the Forum is a special series on Confronting the Line, hosted by Lindsey Hartzel, exploring the lasting impact of Large Group Awareness Trainings on young people and those shaped by high-c...
3 Maj 1h 19min
E63 Cara Cordone | She Tried to Reform the Group That Harmed Her — Here's What She Found
Cara Cordone thought she'd found her people. Then she tried to fix what was broken — and discovered the damage was by design.In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Anne sits down with Cara Cordone —...
18 Apr 50min
E62 The Slow Burn: The Guru Promises Love. What You Get Instead
What happens when the very tools meant to help us grow are turned against us?In this episode, host Anne sits down with Kellie Rhea — an Australian entrepreneur, former animal behaviorist, and horseman...
30 Mars 1h 15min
E61 Can You Be Manipulated? The Honest Answer Might Surprise You
If you've ever thought "I would never fall for that" — this conversation is for you.Anne sits down with author and researcher Jon Caven-Atack (If Scientology Ruled the World, Opening Our Minds) for a ...
21 Mars 53min
