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Landmark has been the most requested topic from our listeners since day one of this podcast. When we got eyes on Anne Peterson\u2019s new memoir about her 15+ year journey inside its ecosystem, we knew our listeners would be pissed at us if we didn\u2019t get her on our microphone, ASAP.\xa0 \u2018\u2018Is This a Cult?: Confronting the Line Between Transformation and Exploitation\u2019 (available on Amazon) is a raw and gritty read, and tells the story of Anne\u2019s heartbreaking journey from starry-eyed idealist to disillusioned leader in a way that gives us NXIVM d\xe9j\xe0 vu all over again. There are also some incendiary stories of the famous large-group awareness training (LGAT) company\u2019s lurking ghost/guru/shapeshifter, the infamous Werner Erhard. In this first of two episodes with Anne, she shares what drew her to the organization and her whirlwind ascent through its ranks.

And don\u2019t worry, Landmark top brass, if you\u2019re listening. We aren\u2019t throwing the wonderful, transformational baby out with the dirty bathwater. Nor is Anne. Just the opposite, in fact. We think you could realize your full potential if you actually listened and learned from the bad feedback, instead of shutting it down. So maybe this time, you\u2019ll make some meaning out of this before you start cranking out your latest cease and desist? Deep breaths. Good talk.

SHOW NOTES:Anne Peterson spent 15+ years selling, producing and facilitating transformative programs for an international personal and professional growth and development company. Since leaving, she has launched ILumn8.life, a learning hub and marketplace dedicated to the safe and ethical practice of providing personal development. Her memoir is available now on Amazon. You can also hear more about her story on recent episodes of the (excellent!) Seek Safely podcast.

NY Times article on the return of Werner Erhard

Outrageous Betrayal: The Real Story of Werner Erhard from est to Exile (book)

Cult Education Institute\u2019s Landmark info page

Times-Union article on Rick Ross\u2019s Landmark/NXIVM Testimony

More background on Erhard scandals

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Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames

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