Ep 22 - Steve Hassan ”Cults, Brainwashing and Freedom of Mind”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2016

⏱️ 84 minutes

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If you’re digging what we’re doing here consider making a small donation. Maintaining a podcast isn’t cheap and every dollar donated helps us to keep this thing going. Money donated goes to helping to purchase research materials, maintenance of the website, storage of episodes, etc. Click the link below to donate and thank you so much: https://squareup.com/store/thedeconstructionists This week we speak with Steven Hassan. Steven is widely considered to be one of the foremost experts in mind control, controlling groups, and destructive cults. He holds a Masters degree in counseling psychology from Cambridge College, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). Steven Hassan speaks to national and international audiences and concerned groups about how they can be most effective in the struggle against cults and other dangerous groups. He has specific ideas for educators, mental health professionals, politicians, law enforcement personnel, parents and community groups. Steven has written three books that have received extensive praise from former cult members, families of former members, clergy, cult experts, and psychologists. His most recent is Combating Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best Selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults (2015). In July 2012, he published the paperback and ebook, Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults & Beliefs. www.freedomofmind.com Facebook: @FOMInc Twitter: @CultExpert Special guest music on this episode provided by: George Cosby Instagram: @GeorgeCosby Twitter: @georgecosby Facebook: www.facebook.com/georgecosbymusic/ Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: Ritual Blush, Black Moon, State of Undress, Vacant Grace, & All of your Love from the Human Touch EP & Live for Burberry EP. George’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, & Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/georgecosby The Deconstructionist’s Podcast is mixed and edited by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Well, hi, deconstructionist listeners. This is Science Mike, and before you get started with your
0:06.7	beloved podcast, I've got a quick bit of exciting news to share with you. I'm going on tour this
0:12.6	fall to support my new book, Finding God in the Waves, with a series of special events, including
0:19.1	Ask Science Mike live appearances.
0:22.0	The dates announced so far are going to be in Tallahassee, Denver, Nashville, Columbus, Atlanta,
0:28.4	Chicago, and Grand Haven, as well as Portland.
0:31.8	Now, if you're going to come to any of those, I'd love to see you, but pay special attention
0:36.3	to the Columbus, Ohio event, because I heard
0:40.8	that the deconstructionist crew themselves are going to be there. So I'd love to hang out with you
0:47.5	and the host of one of my favorite podcasts at the same time. You can learn more by going to
0:53.9	Finding Godinthewaves.com
0:56.1	slash tour. Thanks, and I hope to see you soon. No, when you're in a mind-control cult,
1:17.6	you feel it flow, and you hold the touch,
1:21.6	darling, please, teach me your choice.
1:25.6	You know when you're in a mind control cult
1:27.8	When someone is telling you
1:29.5	Don't read a book
1:31.4	Because you'll be in sin
1:33.7	It's like run and read it
1:35.7	You know, if someone's telling you
1:37.7	Something on that level
1:39.5	You know that there's something really wrong
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