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

I'm your host, Rachel Bernstein.

Have you ever found yourself trapped in a situation you couldn't seem to escape?

In this video lecture, why did I stay? I explore the complex

psychology behind staying in systems of control. As a therapist and cult specialist, I reveal a

profound truth. People don't stay in abusive relationships because they want to. They stay because

they're conditioned to, or they're too afraid to leave. This lecture delves deep into the

psychology traps that make leaving so difficult, whether it affects your clients, your friends, or if this is even for

yourself. If you've ever questioned why did I stay or questioned other people in that same way,

why did you stay? This comprehensive exploration of manipulation will help you understand the invisible chains

that keep people bound to controlling systems. 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 and purchase all of the

available lecture videos. Take good care.

Hello everyone. Today on the show, I am so pleased to have Pamela Nicol Williams back on the show.

She was born into Scientology, and her parents were early Scientologists who worked closely with Elron Hubbard at the first Church of Scientology in the late 1950s,

and were practicing members of the church until the late 1970s. After years of bearing her

childhood memories, Pamela began writing and documenting her experiences, seeking to acknowledge

the abuse she suffered and to try to

understand the dysfunction that existed within her family due to Scientology's beliefs and

their practices. Her soon-to-be-released memoir, clearly lies are true. I'll love that title.

Is a powerful and compelling firsthand narrative account of her

experiences as a child during the early inception of Scientology, a very interesting, trippy time.

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