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BONUS EPISODE PREVIEW: Counseling, Cults & Coercion w/Janja Lalich, Ph.D.

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Religion & Spirituality

4.8566 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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This is just a preview of our exclusive Patreon bonus episode. You can hear the full episode by becoming a supporter at: www.patreon.com/indoctrination Janja Lalich, Ph.D. is a researcher, author, and educator specializing in cults and extremist groups, with a particular focus on charismatic relationships, political and other social movements, ideology and social control, and issues of gender and sexuality. She has been a consultant to educational, mental health, business, media, and legal professionals, as well as having worked with current members, former members, and families of members of controversial groups. In this deeply informative conversation between two longtime colleagues, Janja describes her new foundation, The Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion: A collaborative approach to cult information and recovery led by specialized professionals, and trained cult survivors. Together Rachel and Janja survey the current landscape of cult education and recovery offering insights from their years of experience. More info on Janja here: https://janjalalich.com/ More info on Lalich Center here: https://lalichcenter.org/ Thanks to our Patreon supporters for making this episode possible! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0

Thanks for tuning in to our bonus episode preview.

0:10.2

This is just a short sample of this week's exclusive Patreon episode.

0:15.9

You can hear the episode in its entirety by becoming a member at patreon.com slash indoctrination, where you'll gain

0:24.4

access to all of our exclusive episodes and merchandise.

0:35.1

I am so happy to have one of my favorite people on the show today, Jania Lollich, who I've known for such a long time.

0:41.8

And we have been in each other's lives talking about a whole variety of different things, professional and otherwise, just getting to know each other throughout the years.

0:50.7

And it's been really nice.

0:52.1

It's been nice to feel that I've been supported by you in some

0:56.4

ways. I've learned from you. I've commiserated. It's a nice relationship. So I really appreciate it.

1:02.5

And it's nice to see you. Well, thanks, Rachel. I'm really happy to be here.

1:06.0

It's really nice to talk to you because you have been so pivotal in so many people's lives and in

1:13.2

so many people's understanding of what happens and why this happens. And so I'd love to talk to you

1:20.3

about the books that you've written, the things that are happening now in our world, the

1:25.1

political and social landscape. But most importantly,

1:29.4

I think for people to know what resources are out there for them, I would love for you to start

1:35.0

by talking about your new nonprofit, which is very exciting. So tell us all about it.

1:41.0

Well, people may know initially I had an LLC and we were offering courses through that

1:48.0

for survivors and for therapists and other kinds of things. And that didn't quite work out. And so

1:54.4

while we were reassessing everything, I decided that I really needed to start a nonprofit, which I've thought

2:02.1

about for years and I've just avoided because every time I'd look at the how-to book from NOLO

2:07.2

Press, I'd go, no, this is too much. But now that I am the age that I am of 77, you know,

2:15.4

I think about like I'm probably the age Margaret Singer was when I met her

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