Betrayal and Power w/ Nitai Joseph, former Hare Krishna - S4E5

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Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Nitai Joseph was a part of a Hare Krishna offshoot sect called Audarya, led by Swami Tripurari in California. He currently studies the power of coercive control across contexts, and has found a scholarly way to understand his experience. Nitai currently works at nonprofits serving victims of coercive subjugation. Through his studies, he has been able to more fully understand cult dynamics. He speaks about threat responses, and how they can grow to be maladaptive even after the threat has been removed, if left unaddressed. The long term effects of betrayal trauma are discussed, as well as how to empower yourself to fully see the reality of your situation. Nitai assisted the leader of the cult and had knowledge of the cult's operations, which led him to part with his position. The cult's crimes included human trafficking, illegal contracting, and racketeering. Nitai started his studies at Columbia University and now studies at the University of Salford. Stay tuned, Before You Go: Rachel emphasizes the importance of taking the time to understand and treat your trauma so you don't go through life protecting yourself rather than connecting with life and fully connecting with others. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Welcome to indoctrination, a weekly conversation series about protecting yourself from systems of control.
0:11.2	I'm your host, Rachel Bernstein.
0:13.7	Hi, everyone. I wanted to do a shout out for the people who are helping to support this podcast financially each month for $10 or more. And also thank you to
0:23.8	everyone who has spread the word about the podcast as the people listening to the show have been
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1:01.5	Thanks for keeping this podcast growing.
1:08.7	Nitae Joseph was raised on the fringes of the Hari-Krishna movement and spent his early adulthood as a monk and leader within an offshoot sect.
1:17.4	After leaving the community, he became active in studying and raising awareness about group influence and abuse.
1:24.9	He is currently completing a master's degree from the University of Salford, studying
1:29.6	the psychology of coercive control across contexts. Additionally, Nitae works with non-profits
1:35.9	dedicated to preventing and facilitating recovery from experiences of coercive subjugation. Here's
1:42.9	Nitae now.
1:48.7	Well, hello, everyone.
1:53.8	I want to welcome you to indoctrination, so to speak.
2:00.3	And I am so happy to be able to talk to Nitae today.
2:06.7	Neatai and I have known each other for some time now, and we've hung out at a conference or two, which has been really nice.
2:10.1	So can you tell the listeners and some of the viewers who are going to see parts of this on
2:15.9	YouTube a little bit about your
2:18.1	background, a little bit about you? Yeah, it's nice to be here. We tried to record a podcast
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