Terror, Love, & Brainwashing w/Dr. Alexandra Stein

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Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Alexandra Stein, Ph.D. is a writer and educator specializing in the social psychology of ideological extremism and other dangerous social relationships. She is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Sussex. Dr. Stein offers programs and materials to help people understand how to identify and protect themselves and others from recruitment into cultic or extremist groups. She also studies and teaches about positive social relationships: "small d" democracy, inclusivity, and healthy social and personal networks that can oppose these dangerous relationships. In this information-dense conversation, Alexandra discusses her experiences as a former member of a supposedly left-wing political cult explaining how her confusion after leaving became the catalyst for her groundbreaking research into cultic dynamics. Dr. stein cites the work of Robert Jay Lifton and Janja Lalich as instrumental to her initial understanding of how she ended up under the control of an authoritarian and violent cult leader. Before You Go: Rachel offers her insights on how being involved with high-control groups or relationships can greatly impact someone's attachment style and negatively affect their ability to have healthy relationships. You can find more about Dr. Stein's work at: https://www.alexandrastein.com/ All of Rachel's video lectures are available for purchase here: www.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/webinar.html To help support the show monthly and get bonus episodes, shirts, and tote bags, please visit: www.patreon.com/indoctrination Prefer to support the IndoctriNation show with a one-time donation? Use this link: www.paypal.me/indoctrination Connect with us on Social Media: Twitter: twitter.com/_indoctrination Facebook: www.facebook.com/indoctrinationpodcast Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@indoctrinationpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/indoctrinationpodcast/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/rachelbernsteinlmft You can always help the show for free by leaving a rating on Spotify or a review on Apple/ iTunes. It really helps the visibility of the show! 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. I'm your host, Rachel Bernstein.
0:13.7	Hi, everyone. If you have not already done so, please go to patreon.com slash indoctrination to become a supporter of the show. I'm so happy with all
0:22.7	that is available now for people who become supporters who help to keep this on the air and help
0:28.6	keep it a public service, actually, to be able to make sure that it continues reaching so many people.
0:36.2	And now that we have surpassed two million listens, I really want you to partner with me to help make sure that it continues reaching so many people. And now that we have surpassed two million
0:37.9	listens, I really want you to partner with me to help make sure that just the manufacturing
0:43.4	costs are covered so that it can continue. Thank you so much. And so for today, I am so excited to be able to say that you get to hear from Alexandra Stain.
1:01.1	She is amazing.
1:02.9	She has a doctorate and is a writer and an educator specializing in the social psychology of ideological extremism and other dangerous social relationships.
1:14.1	She's currently an honorary research fellow at the University of Sussex.
1:18.7	Dr. Stain offers programs and materials to help people understand how to identify and protect themselves and others.
1:26.4	From recruitment to cultic or extremist groups. She also
1:30.2	studies and teaches about positive social relationships, small D democracy, she calls it,
1:36.3	inclusivity and healthy social and personal networks that can oppose these dangerous relationships.
1:42.7	She's also going to talk about the things that she's
1:45.1	studied and the things that she experienced being a former member of what she calls a supposedly
1:51.5	left-wing political cult and how she didn't fit the profile of a cult follower. She's independent,
1:58.4	feisty, a critical thinker. And so what does that mean? What do we learn from
2:03.4	that and what's possible in these environments? You can find more about her work at www.
2:10.1	Alexandra Stane-S-T-E-I-N dot com.
2:16.9	Here's Alexandra now.
2:18.6	I am so delighted to have Alexandra here with me today.
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