Karina reflects on how her challenging childhood created a deep yearning for connection and stability and how she and her... more

Elad shares how he grew up a secular Jew with Israeli parents and went on a spiritual journey, seeking meaning... more

Rebecca’s story transcends individual experience to illuminate universal themes of resilience, identity, and healing. It underscores the power of community,... more

Grappling with existential questions about the origins of her thoughts, the influence of external forces on her autonomy, and her... more

Today we explore strategies you can use to get out of a cult or help a loved one get out.... more

The subject of today’s podcast is Emotion Control. Like it or not, as human beings, we creatures tend to respond... more

As smart, functioning adults, we like to think that we are in control of our own thoughts. This is not... more

Controlling information is a critical way authoritarian leaders and cult leaders control the hearts and minds of their followers. This... more

Our focus today is Behavior Control, the first methodology in the BITE model, which refers to control of Behavior, Information,... more

Can understanding the nature of influence support people in cult recovery? Dr. Steve Hassan, former cult member, author, educator,... more

We explore what Gerette has identified in her book as the final stage of cultic involvement: Waking Up Again and... more

In this episode of Everyday Cults. Everyday People, we explore what Gerette identified in her book as the fourth stage... more

Everyday Cults. Everyday People explores the five stages of cultic involvement identified by Gerette Buglion in her new memoir An... more

In this, our first season of Everyday Cults. Everyday People we explore the five stages of cultic involvement Gerette identifies... more

Just as no one intentionally falls in love with an abuser, no one intentionally joins a cult—we fall for them.... more

What is a cult? How are they created? Who joins a cult? Why? How can we recognize a cult if... more