Entering the Post-guru Phase of Self-help: Reflecting on James Ray’s Death with Dr. Christine Whelan
SEEK was surprised to learn of the death of James Arthur Ray on January 3rd, 2025, at the age of 67. Ray was responsible for the deaths of 3 people at his 2009 “Spiritual Warrior” Retreat in Sedona, A...
24 Feb 202551min
SEEK Safely Summit Recap with Anne Peterson
In November 2024, SEEK was proud to present the SEEK Safely summit, a day of reflecting, brainstorming, and imagining what a better, safer self-help world looks like. We gathered together self-help in...
10 Feb 20251h 21min
Chatting with India Oxenberg on the Self-help to Cult Pipeline
Jean and Glenn chat with India Oxenberg, author, producer, and activist whose escape from NXIVM is documented in the Starz series “Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult.” India was an executive producer on t...
27 Jan 202555min
Discovering the Dysfunction in Self-help
In this episode, Dr. Doyle and Jean return to the underlying discussion of the self-help industry and the flaws within it that drive SEEK Safely’s mission. It was after Kirby Brown’s death at the 2009...
21 Okt 202457min
Following up with Anne Peterson, Author of "Is This a Cult"
Previously on the Podcast, Anne Peterson introduced her new memoir, "Is This A Cult?" about her many years of involvement with Landmark. Anne joins the podcast again to discuss the response to her mem...
27 Maj 20241h 20min
SEEK Safely Podcast (Taylor Edition) with Brit Barkholtz (Part 2)
Here is Part 2 with Brit Barkholtz. Brit Barkholtz is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in trauma and eating disorders, active in the Twitter therapist community as The Caffeinated Thera...
13 Maj 202446min
SEEK Safely Podcast (Taylor Edition) with Brit Barkholtz (Part 1)
Brit Barkholtz is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in trauma and eating disorders, active in the Twitter therapist community as The Caffeinated Therapist. Brit shares her take on MLMs, s...
6 Maj 202446min
Bypassing–Spiritual and Otherwise–in Self-help
Bypassing is, essentially, avoidance. It's something we all do from time to time as a response to something unpleasant in our lives. But sometimes bypassing can cause us to go too far, putting off cha...
1 Apr 20241h 3min
