Welcome to indoctrination, a weekly conversation series about protecting yourself from systems of control.

I'm your host, Rachel Bernstein.

Are you looking to create safer spaces for cult survivors?

Don't miss my video lecture on healthy and safer support groups for former cult members.

It's a specialized kind of work with specialized sensitivities. As a therapist and educator,

I break down the critical elements of establishing truly supportive environments for individuals who have experienced harm

in high control groups and groups of any sort. Learn how to avoid potential pitfalls, maintain clear

boundaries, create spaces that honor the incredible courage it takes for survivors to seek support,

especially in a group setting when they've been hurt previously in group settings.

Whether you're a mental health professional or support group facilitator,

this lecture provides vital insights, I think,

into protecting the healing journey of trauma survivors.

So much of what I share I've learned from the survivors themselves

who have informed me about things that hurt them in the past.

So these are things that they're looking for now to make sure they don't get re-injured

in the same ways.

This lecture and many more are available for purchase on my website, rachel Bernsteintherapy.com.

Just follow the link in the description of this episode to view them all

and purchase any that are available that you think would be helpful to you in your work. Take good care.

Hi everyone. Today on the show we have Laura Caput, and she is a very active Jehovah's Witness whistleblower and international activist.

For eight years now, she's written submissions and given parliamentary testimony,

covering law enforcement agencies and government bodies, and different politicians and inquiries,

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