The Dangers and Warning Signs of Cults Part 1

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Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 15 June 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In part one of a two-part Phil in the Blanks podcast, Dr. Phil speaks with cult expert Rick Alan Ross who explains how people can lose themselves inside organizations that can sometimes be dangerous. They also discuss how to define a cult, the methods that cults often use to entice people to join, and how some of these organizations come to manipulate, isolate, and control the lives of their members. Plus, hear how experts are able to reach out and extricate those who have been caught up in cult communities. For more information: https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some things leave you guessing.
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0:26.0	Well, welcome to Phil and the Blanks.
0:28.0	I'm getting ready to take a walk on the dark side
0:31.0	of human nature, and I'm saying that
0:33.0	because we are going to be talking about cults.
0:37.0	There are thousands and thousands
0:39.0	of active cults operating in North America today.
0:43.0	And it is dark.
0:46.0	These cults ruin people's lives.
0:49.0	They end some people's lives.
0:51.0	Some of these you know about.
0:54.0	Everything from Jonestown to next-ym,
0:57.0	who has been in the headlines most recently.
1:00.0	But we have a very special guest today
1:04.0	because there is a world-class expert,
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