319. Steven Hassan Combatting Cult Mind Control, Freedom of Mind, and The Cult of Trump
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In this conversation, based on a leading cult expert Steven Hassan\\u2019s books (Combatting Cult Mind Control, Freedom of Mind, and The Cult of Trump) you will acquire the tools you need to develop, use, and trust your critical thinking skills; your intuition; your bodily and emotional awareness; your ability to ask the right questions; and your skill at doing quick, useful research. You will also learn to create a healthy balance of openness and skepticism.
Shermer and Hassan discuss: types of cults, their characteristics \\u2022\\xa0 cult leader profiles \\u2022\\xa0the influence continuum \\u2022 mind control \\u2022\\xa0brainwashing \\u2022 Project MK-ULTRA \\u2022 Scientology \\u2022 NXIVM \\u2022 strip search hoax \\u2022\\xa0social media mind control \\u2022 neuroscience of mind control \\u2022 authoritarian mindset \\u2022 Trump\\u2019s mind-control techniques \\u2022 breaking free of cults.
Steven Hassan is a mental health professional who specializes in helping people to recover from mind control as well as helping loved ones to exit without coercion. He has been helping people leave destructive relationships and organizations since 1976 after he was rescued from the infamous cult, the Moonies. Hassan directs the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, a counseling and publishing organization outside of Boston, and has taught at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women\\u2019s Hospital. He is the author of Combating Cult Mind Control; Releasing the Bonds; Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs; and The Cult of Trump.
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