For the cult-obsessed who thought HBO’s NXVIM show The Vow was wild, it’s time to level up. Consider this new documentary series your Final Boss of cults — or as they put it, The Cult of Cults. PHOTO: COURTESY OF HBO Premiering Thursday...
Psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton and others explore the issue. Originally published in PsychologyToday. Is Trumpism a cult? This question, among other issues, has preoccupied certain psychiatrists and mental health professionals...
FORMER CHICO STATE PROFESSOR AND CULT EXPERT JANJA LALICH ON NXIVM DOCUMENTARIES, TRUMP AND QANON Originally published on Chico News & Reviews. Since teaching her last class at Chico State in June 2018, Janja Lalich—professor emerita of...
SEDUCED: Inside the NXIVM Cult is set to premiere on STARZ this Sunday, 10/18, at 9 pm. It will run for the following three weeks on Sunday nights and will be available for streaming. ‘Seduced: Inside The NXIVM Cult’ Trailer & Premiere Date For...
Dr. Lalich helps us understand the concept of “bounded choice,” and why she prefers that term over brainwashing. You can find a book she wrote (one of many!) on the subject here, as well as her website which is a wonderful resource. I am...
By Luigi Corvaglia My friend Vito is a smart guy. One day his 44-inch TV broke down. They told him that the repair would cost more or less 150 Euros. However, Vito thought it would be unprofitable to repair it as he could buy a new TV at a not much...
“After literally months of delays, rescheduling, etc., I have finally been able to track down the elusive Dr Janja Lalich for a great podcast interview! Dr Lalich is not only a sociologist and a cult expert, she is also a cult survivor too...
Originally published on mncriticalthinking.com This week I had the honor of interviewing cult expert, author and academic Dr. Janja Lalich about the subject of destructive cults and her latest book, Escaping Utopia, about second generation survivors...
Shared from Bill Pricket on Facebook. Cults come in a variety of expressions, though they have commonalities. Our guest for this episode of the Recovering from Religion podcast is an expert on this subject, as well as a former cult member herself...
This full episode of Explained looks at how cults lure people in and exert control. Learn a cult’s telltale signs, and how loneliness in life and life online makes indoctrination easier than ever. Explained is on Netflix now with new episodes...