Sitemap - 2025 - Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan
Thoughts on The Cult of Trump and 2026 and what is needed
Newsletter: Welcoming the New Year! And Love Bombing: a Psychological Weapon
Sins of my Father: Growing up with America’s Most Dangerous White Supremacist
Newsletter: Keeping the Holidays Happy This Season
STRONGMEN: Mussolini to the Present- The Rising Tide of Online Authoritarian Influence
Newsletter: Giving the Gift of Freedom of Mind
Messianic Con Men, Past and Present: Cult History and the Cult of Trump
The cult of Frederick Lenz: The guru who glows gold, shapeshifts, and teaches computer programming
Trump’s New National Security Plan Has Putin Cheering
Newsletter: What Most Therapists Don’t Know - But Should!
Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women’s Love and Desire with Lisa Diamond
What Cult Survivors Wish Therapists Knew
Trump's Authoritarian Playbook: Is Hegseth Committing War Crimes?
Newsletter: When is Estrangement the Answer?
If Scientology Ruled the World: Nazi Occultists, Sex Magick, Space Aliens, and the Second Coming
Talking to Your Kids About Cults (By Age)
Surviving Your MAGA Family This Thanksgiving
Newsletter: This Thanksgiving, Build Bridges with MAGA Relatives and Friends
The Kingdom of Children: A Liberation Theology | Homeschool Ideologies in Evangelical Christianity
Talking to Your Kids About Cults (By Age)
Why Did Trump REALLY Call on Republicans to Release the Epstein Files?
Newsletter: Why Should We Care About Jonestown?
Rebuilding Your Identity Post-Cult
Trump is Epstein's Dog That Didn't Bark?
Newsletter: “I Was in a Cult: How Can I Trust Myself Again?”
Hold On: Poetic and Art-Based Lifelines for Suicide Prevention
What to Do When You Don’t Feel You Can Trust Yourself Anymore
Newsletter: “These Four Words Lost Me My Daughter”
5 Phrases That Push Cult Members Deeper In (And What to Say Instead)
The Deadly Cost of Denial: Hurricane Melissa & Trump’s Climate Lies
Newsletter: The Cult Tactic In Your Local Library
Leaving the “Truman Show” of Scientology
Mormons: They're Secretly Shaping America
Your Teen's Discord Server Could Be a Digital Cult. Here's How I Know
Trump is Building His Throne Room and We’re Paying the Price
Newsletter: Massive No Kings 2 Protests: In A World Of Lies, Discerning The Truth
Body & Mind Cult: Dahn Yoga and High-Control Tactics
Better Off Dead Before Eight Years Old
Coercion Is More Than a Gun to the Head
When Freedom of Press Falls, Democracy Follows - First Amendment Violations in Chicago
Newsletter: Moving from Survivor to Thriver
UNRECONCILED: A SOLO PLAY That Empowers Survivors of Catholic Church Childhood Sexual Abuse
Trump, Maxwell & the Cult of Denial: Why Americans Keep Falling for It
LEVREMEMBERS LIVE BREAKING: TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD IN CHICAGO
Newsletter: We Need to Hold onto Hope and Focus on Doing What We Can
Brainwashed by Charles Manson, Transformed by Time: Patricia Krenwinkel’s 56-Year Journey
The Girl with the Duck Tattoo with Restaurateur Sarma Melngailis
Q&A with Steve: What Happens to Investigative Journalists Who Join Cults?
America on Edge: Trump vs The Left as Government Shutdown Looms
Newsletter: Staying Strong: Connect with Trustworthy People and Build Community!
The Virus Sickening Anti-Vaxxers
Charlie Kirk’s Assassin, Jimmy Kimmel Censorship, & Trump's Cover-Ups
Irene’s Entropy: Coffee as Courage and Ritual as Repair
LEVREMEMBERS SPECIAL LIVE WITH MALCOM NANCE AND Dr. STEVEN HASSAN
Newsletter: Fostering Courage and Compassion
Compassion Over Conversion: Continuing Science-based Research for Queer and Trans Health
The Cult of the Sovereign Citizen
Newsletter: Let’s Speak up and Empower Reality-Testing
LEVREMEMBERS LIVE: The MAGA Cult
Weaponized Religion: From Christian Identity to the NAR
Charlie Kirk’s Killer: Cult Ties?
Courts & Cult Tactics: Trump's Power Play
Newsletter: Remembering a Great Man & Celebrating a Great Life
The Much More Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
Breaking Through Thought-Terminating Clichés
Remembering My Mentor, Robert Jay Lifton MD: Honoring His Legacy and Impact
LIVE: Trump Militarizing Blue Cities & Epstein Survivors Speak Out
Newsletter: We Have Hope When We Stand Together
Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler
It’s Time We Stop Arguing About the Word “Cult” and Start Measuring Control
Newsletter: What Can YOU Do as Trump Continues to Threaten the Well-being of our Nation?
Why the Media Got the Robin Westman School Shooting Wrong
The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-Persuasion
MAHA: America’s New Wellness Cult Promoted by RFK Jr.
LIVE: As Trump GROVELS to Putin, American Democracy is in Danger
Newsletter: Standing for Values and Remaining Active
We Will Dance Again: Documenting the Nova Music Festival Terror Attack by Hamas Terrorists
An Evening with Dr Steven Hassan on The Cult of Trump
LIVE: From DC's Militarization to Putin Land Swaps!
Newsletter: Defending Democracy with Strategic Messaging
Strategic Cultural Communications: Competent Messaging to Latino Communities
Alternative Facts and Trump's New "Reality"
Newsletter: Protect Yourself From Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories!
Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
Newsletter: Profits Over Public Health
Ending Corporate Harm: Undue Influence Within Corporate Product Health and Safety
A Look at Unhealthy Forms of Control in Parent-Child Relationships
Newsletter: Epstein and trafficking won’t go away - Many MAGA folks are angry and disillusioned!
How the International Church of Christ (ICOC) Preys on Hispanic Communities
Why I Titled My Book The Cult of Trump
Newsletter - Lost Time: What Cults Take, and How We Take It Back
Without the Guru: How I Took My Life Back After Thirty Years
Are You In A Cult, or Just Talking Like You Are In One?
Newsletter - Knowledge is Not Only Power, It’s Essential for Life!
The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes
Combating Hate Speech and Violence in The Age of Authoritarianism
Newsletter - Rise Up Singing with Confidence and Truth
Deconstructing Christian Nationalist Upbringing, Alt-Right Doctrine, and Abusive Religious Parenting
Holding the Line for Human Rights During Pride Month
Newsletter - Updating the Law and Supporting Survivors
Social, Forensic, and Media Psychology: Law and Reform in Current Practices Surrounding Influence
A Field Manual of Stages of Democratic Decline and Authoritarian Takeover
A Field Manual of Stages of Democratic Decline and Authoritarian Takeover
Newsletter - Breaking: Minnesota Shooter and His Suspected Extremist Cult Ties
Alleged Minnesota Shooter has CULT TIES!?
Rapid Advancements in VR and AI: Understanding Opportunities and Necessary Boundaries
Cancel Culture is Bad for Everyone
Newsletter: Honoring the Past and Safeguarding the Future
In the Shadow of Enlightenment: A Girl’s Journey Through the Osho Rajneesh Cult
Newsletter: Education and Reason - The Antidote to Authoritarianism
The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains
Errant Belief #3: “Why Should I Do Anything? He Said He’s Happy!”
Errant Belief #2: “Everything Is Mind Control”
Newsletter: Standing Up for Justice and Making Our Voices Heard
Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity Is Taking Over the World
Newsletter: It’s Not the End of the World!
Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America
Trump criticizes and THREATENS Bruce Springsteen?
Cult Expert Opinion on Trump & the Pope
Newsletter: Keeping the Flame of Justice Alive and Celebrating LIFE!
The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America
49 Years Free from the Moonies!
Newsletter: Keeping Democracy Safe and Sane
Cults, Authoritarian Control, and the Fight for Democracy
Lev Parnas live with Dr Steven Hassan, author of Cult of Trump
Newsletter: Whatever Happened to “Liberty and Justice for All”?
Newsletter: The Supermodel and the UFO Cult
From Supermodel to Cult Survivor: A Story of Purpose and Healing
Newsletter: Healing from Undue Influence
Terror, Love and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems
Errant Beliefs #1: There’s No Such Thing as Mind Control
Newsletter: Surviving, Thriving, and Living Your Best Life
Betrayal of The Spirit: Krishna, Cults and Healing
Newsletter: Exposing Cult Abuse and Controlling Our Own Minds
Neural Surfing: Consciousness, Meditation, and Mystical Manipulation in Spiritual Organizations
Newsletter: Japan Dissolves the Moon Cult There!
Newsletter: Finding Meaning in a Turbulent World
Make it Meaningful: How to Find Purpose in Life and Work
Newsletter: Putin, Trump, and the Occult Beliefs Behind Their Dangerous Partnership
The Hidden Influence of Occult Beliefs on World Politics
The Trump Regime is Canceling Higher Education for Supposedly Being Too ‘Woke’
Newsletter: Big Tech, Free Speech & Hidden Agendas
The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
Newsletter: In Silicon Valley’s Shadow: Facing the New Tech Oligarchy
Tools, Methods, and Political Games in the Age of Musk
Newsletter: Stay Safe, Stay Grounded, Stay Informed!
Taking Off the Rose-Colored Glasses
Invisible Threads: Weaving Mental Health and Democracy in Trump Times
Newsletter: Countering Hate and Fighting Fascism
Staying Grounded in Reality in The Age of Authoritarianism
On Offense: Taking Action to Prevent Further Assaults to Democracy
Newsletter: Tuning In and Helping Others Learn to Help Themselves
Tuning In: Experiencing Music in Psychedelic States
Newsletter: Staying Determined to Work Actively for Freedom and Human Rights
Framed: Women in the Family Court Underworld
Newsletter: Keeping Brave and Stepping up to Help the Resistance
PhD Research on Folks Who Left the Headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Newsletter: Service, Diversity, and Community
Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors' Stories of Conversion Therapy
Newsletter: Saying Farewell to a Courageous Former Leader of Scientology