Dr. Janja Lalich’s book about the cult recovery process was a game-changer for Sarah and Nippy when they first began unpacking their NXIVM experiences. It still is. As Nippy says: “She’s someone who has been through (her own) heavy-duty cult...
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...
This article originally appeared on popdust.com Recently, you’ve probably read more about the disturbing prevalence of cults than you’ve ever wanted to, as 2019 has already featured more headlines about “cults”—especially...
This article originally appeared on chatelaine.com. Celebrities, executives and wealthy heiresses bought into Nxivm’s promise of expanded consciousness and female empowerment. Then came the sex slavery, brainwashing and blackmail. Inside an alleged...
This article originally appeared on livescience.com. Charles Manson is escorted to court for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 3, 1969, in Los Angeles, California. (Image: © John Malmin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Charles Manson was living in...
This podcast originally appeared on wnyc.org. Josh Bloch, an investigative journalist and host of the CBC podcast Escaping NXIVM, joins us to discuss his work on the show and his interviews with a former member-turned-whistle blower...