InAge of EmpathybyHeidi Thompson·May 9, 2023I Lost $60,000 Dollars In A New Age CultA long time ago, I accidentally joined a cult and my life went on a downward spiral.A response icon3A response icon3
InSurviving CultsbyHeidi Thompson·Feb 6, 20233 Psychological Tricks Cults Use To Capture New PeopleMost people who hear my cult story are fascinated.A response icon5A response icon5
InSurviving CultsbyHeidi Thompson·Jan 24, 202315 Reasons People Stay In Harmful CultsFor 10 years I was part of a destructive new age sex cult.A response icon4A response icon4
InSurviving CultsbyHeidi Thompson·Jan 2, 2023Why Do People Join Cults?For the most part, people don’t join cults. Cults recruit people. — Steven Hassan, cult expertA response icon11A response icon11
InManual FocusbyChristiann Schmidt·Dec 29, 2022Burying the Ashes of HollywoodIt’s Time to End Hollywood’s Undue Influence
Max Chegwyn·Nov 11, 2022Is Your Workplace A Cult?The workplace isn’t somewhere commonly associated with ‘cults.’ But a cult can be any group of people bound together by codependent…
Steven Hassan·Nov 26, 2020The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control: Undue Influence Thought Reform Brainwashing Mind Control…In 1976, I was deprogrammed from the Moon cult. Since then, I have helped thousands of individuals leave and recover from the harmful…
Steven Hassan·Sep 24, 2020Law Professor Robin Boyle-Laisure Discusses Using Trafficking to Prosecute Cult Leaders Like…I recently watched the first four episodes of The Vow, a new HBO series about the cult of Keith Raniere. It tells the story through the…
Dave Troy·Aug 10, 2020How to Actually Help People Who Are Losing Their Grip on RealityRecently, I have heard from multiple friends who are concerned about family, friends or other loved ones who seem to be losing their grip…A response icon3A response icon3
