Sitemap - 2018 - Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Traumatic Narcissism: From Muktananda and Gurumayi to Donald Trump

Scientology and the BITE Model of Authoritarian Control™

Problems with the ISKCON Krishna Movement

Scripted Violence, Conspiracy Theories and Concerns

Highlights from my EXJW Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything)

What is a Cult? Whiteboard Animation Explaining the BITE Model

A Call to Action for All Who Have Suffered from Mind Control!

Questionable Legislation Sponsored to Make Pyramid Schemes Legal

Ideas for Combating Hate Speech and Violence

The Attempt to Redefine Religious Freedom – with Frederick Clarkson

Time to Abolish the Statutes of Limitation for Child Sexual Abuse!

Malice Found by Jury in Montana Watchtower Society Sex Abuse Case

Trauma Trigger Alert for Sexual Abuse Survivors! Cosby Conviction, Kavanaugh Hearing and Trump

Women in High-Control Groups: Disrespected, Treated as Subservient, Sometimes Abused and Even Raped

Right-Wing Extremist Terrorists Target Humanists Who Teach Critical Thinking

Help For Those That Leave a Cult But Still Have Beliefs That Are Harmful

Children Are Harmed by Destructive Cults: Part Two

Children are Harmed by Destructive Cults – Part One

Tired of Being “On The Fence” With Your Life?

I Happily Join the TEDx “Cult”

Jonestown and the Mind Control Cult of Jim Jones: A Survivor’s Story

Jehovah’s Witnesses and The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control™

The Ninth International Conference on Complex Systems 2018 Sponsored by NECSI

Freedom of Mind: Index of Blogs

Freedom of Mind Resource Center: Mid-Year Update 2018

Dr. Philip Zimbardo’s 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE): A Response to Critics

A Response to Academics Who Say There Is No Undue Influence in Destructive Cults

Errant Belief #10: “We Have Lost Hope”

The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control™ & Mormonism: An Exploration with Ex-Mormon John Dehlin

Scientific Research Survey to Understand Influence

Errant Belief #9: “She’ll Walk out on Her Own When She Is Ready”

High Control Groups Program Members to Fear Mental Health Help

The Freedom of Mind Approach to Recovery and Healing from Destructive Cults

Errant Belief #8: “She’s Better Off Where She Is”

Hypnosis, Guided Meditation, Deep Visualizations–Consumers Beware!

Errant Belief #7: “He Must Be Weak, Stupid or Looking for Easy Answers or Someone to Tell Him What to Do”

Errant Belief #6: “He’s Too Intelligent to Join a Cult”

How to Rescue a Loved One from a Cult or Controlling Relationship: The Strategic Interactive Approach

Researchers Beware: Wikipedia Entries About High Control Groups Are Not Very Trustworthy

Shunning and the BITE Model of Mind Control in the Jehovah’s Witnesses

Errant Belief #5: “He Has the Right to Believe What He Wants to Believe”

Charles Duhigg’s New York Times Podcast: “Change Agent”

Errant Belief #4: “He’s an Adult. We Have No Right to Interfere.”

Errant Belief #3: “Why Should I Do Anything? He Says He’s Happy!”

The Radicalization of Patty Hearst: Mind Control by the SLA, a Political Cult

The Moonies and TM Attempt to Reinvent Themselves

Errant Belief #2 “Everything is Mind Control”

Errant Belief #1: There’s No Such Thing as Mind Control

How Can I Rescue My Child From a Cult?

How Jehovah’s Witness Teachings Can Damage Brain Development in Children

2018: Looking Forward to Helping People to Help Themselves and Others