Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert J Lifton

For his 2017 PhD, John Hunter put forward a hypothesis that offers insights into both the “transformational” experiences associated with large group awareness training (LGAT) participation and the common claims of psychological harm and problematic behaviour associated with participation. Dr Hunter presented his work at the 2023 International Cultic Studies Association conference, and for this episode, he breaks down some of his findings – including where LGATs may or may not intersect with cults and cult-like behaviour.Full episode page here. You can support us on Patreon or with a one-off donation. Links:John Hunter PhD websiteStress-induced hypomania in healthy participants: the allostatic “manic-defence hypothesis” — Dr John Hunter's 2017 PhD DissertationRational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (Dr Albert Ellis)Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Dr Aaron T. Beck)Robert J. Lifton's Eight Criteria for Thought ReformThe Book of est — Kirkus Reviews'We're Gonna Tear You Down and Put You Back Together" — by Mark Brewer, Psychology Today, August 1975Mindbreakers — by Roland Howard, The Daily Mail, 23 July 2001Cults in Our Midst — by Margaret Singer, 1995Psychiatric disturbances associated with Erhard Seminars Training — by L. L. Glass, M. A. Kirsch & F. N. Parris, American Journal of Psychiatry, 1977Psychological effects of participation in a large group awareness training — by Fisher, J. D., Silver, R. C., Chinsky, J. M., Goff, B., Klar, Y., & Zagieboylo, C., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989The Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion — by Richard E. Petty & John T. Cacioppo, Advances in Experimental Social Psychology Vol 19, 1986Thinking, Fast and Slow — by Daniel Kahneman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping — Fishbowl Films, 2024 Subscribe and support the production of this independent podcast, and you can access early + ad-free episodes at https://plus.acast.com/s/lets-talk-about-sects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for this incisive and rallying conversation between, Drs. Robert J. Lifton and Sally Weintrobe, as they discuss the obstacles to facing our catastrophes, past, present, and future. Our guests share their personal and scholarly wisdom, pointing us toward the importance of mourning what we have lost and are losing, while encouraging us to sustain hope despite rising demoralization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our era is defined by trauma — from COVID-19 to climate change, divisive politics to economic pressures, gun violence and generational upheavals. And the collective effect of all these traumas can make it pretty hard to face the day. Robert J. Lifton, my guest on this week'sWhoWhatWhy podcast, has inspiring and realistic ideas for coping with it all, as suggested by the title of his latest book, Surviving Our Catastrophes: Resilience and Renewal from Hiroshima to COVID-19.    The 97-year-old Lifton, a renowned psychiatrist, is also the author of the National Book Award–winning Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima and Losing Reality: On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindset of Political and Religious Zealotry.

Dr. Robert J. Lifton on our collective traumas: The psychic impacts of COVID-19, climate change, gun violence, and divisive politics. A look at resilience in our time. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

VIDEO: L'efficace propaganda del regime nazista ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E0qCFor2UATESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ https://www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=7481LA PROPAGANDA NAZISTA AL CINEMA CONVINSE I MEDICI AD APPLICARE I PROTOCOLLI di Luisella ScrosatiDomenica scorsa, ci interrogavamo su quali dinamiche permettano ad un sistema totalitario di svilupparsi. Ma bisogna anche chiedersi come è stato possibile evitare una reazione difensiva della società. La messa in opera, da parte del Reich, del sistema di uccisione medica diretta è un ottimo esempio di come poter arrivare a distruggere il corpo sociale, non solo con l'intento di salvarlo da presunti mali peggiori, ma evitando una reazione, per così dire, "immunitaria". Perché probabilmente tutti inorridiremmo al pensiero che dei militari possano situarsi lungo le strade e iniziare a sparare a quanti ritengono non essere degni di vivere.L'IMPORTANZA DEI MEDIA NELLA PROPAGANDA NAZISTAEppure, la storia e il presente mostrano ad abundantiam che è sufficiente qualche accortezza per poter arrivare allo stesso obiettivo e ottenere persino il consenso delle persone. I nazisti sfruttarono il grande mezzo di persuasione di massa dell'epoca: il cinema. Vennero realizzati numerosi film-documentari per mostrare come le tare ereditarie avrebbero potuto nuocere alla sopravvivenza della società: non vi era dubbio che la scientificità della legge della selezione naturale era in grado di predire con certezza quale sarebbe stata la sorte di un popolo, se non avesse provveduto con "metodi umani" a recuperare la salute del corpo sociale. La medicina era lì, bontà sua, per sostenere e realizzare la prevenzione.Das Erbe (L'eredità - 1935), Opfer der Vergangenheit (Vittima del passato - 1937), Ich Klage an (Io accuso - 1941) furono proiettati in migliaia di cinematografi della Germania, con lo scopo di acclimatare il popolo tedesco alla necessità e bontà dell'eutanasia. Era soprattutto il tema della scientificità e della compassione che venivano toccati. Di particolare interesse è il fatto che in Ich Klage an l'eutanasia esplicita veniva presentata per la prima volta al pubblico come l'atto di pietà di un medico, il prof. Thomas Heyt, verso la propria moglie, che lo prega di mettere fine alle proprie sofferenze. L'enfasi era posta sulla libera scelta della donna, ma già si intuiva che vi erano persone incapaci, verso cui lo Stato avrebbe dovuto esercitare la propria "responsabilità".Diversi tra i medici ex-nazisti intervistati da Robert J. Lifton potevano dire, dopo quarant'anni, che il film esercitava su di loro ancora una certa influenza e che era stato la ragione di continue e vivaci discussioni tra colleghi. Il film fu in sostanza la finestra di Overton dell'epoca, che riscontrò il successo auspicato: «La risposta di questi medici fu confermata dalla relazione conclusiva di una ricerca condotta dal Servizio di Sicurezza (Sicherheitsdienst, o SD) delle SS, il quale affermò che il film aveva "suscitato grande interesse" nell'intero Reich ed era stato "favorevolmente accolto e discusso", e che la maggioranza della popolazione tedesca accettava in linea di principio il ragionamento, con qualche riserva concernente possibili abusi e questioni di consenso» (R. J. Lifton, I medici nazisti. Storia degli scienziati che divennero i torturatori di Hitler, BUR, Milano 2022, p. 77).IL MEDICO PUÒ UCCIDEREIn sostanza, era passata l'idea che il medico potesse uccidere. A rendere titubanti le persone era semplicemente la possibilità che si commettessero "abusi"; mentre tra i medici la preoccupazione era relativa all'esattezza della diagnosi. Per tranquillizzare tutti, la parola d'ordine fu: "più Scienza". Si optò infatti per la «convocazione di una commissione medica in presenza del medico di famiglia per dichiarare un paziente incurabile; ossia, affidando la decisione a medici» (ivi). La presenza dei sacerdoti della scienza medica era sufficiente per far obliare che, con o senza consenso del paziente, si stava affermando che era lecito uccidere innocenti.Sappiamo come andò a finire, arrivando persino all'uccisione dei bambini. Ma a gettare ancora più luce sulla vicenda è la descrizione di quella che Lifton chiama la situazione medica del "come se": «Tutti procedevano come se quei bambini fossero effettivamente destinati a ricevere i doni della scienza medica, come se dovessero essere guariti invece che uccisi». Questa falsificazione serviva a celare il tutto agli occhi delle famiglie e della società, ma anche e soprattutto «a soddisfare i bisogni psicologici degli assassini esprimendo letteralmente il rovesciamento nazista di terapia e uccisione» (p. 84). I medici riferivano ai genitori che era necessario un intervento chirurgico delicato o che dovevano essere usate terapie straordinarie, per poter così usare dosi elevate di luminal (un barbiturico) per sedare i bambini. Nella sua deposizione in tribunale, il dott. Hans Heinze (1895-1983) ancora sosteneva che non erano del tutto menzogne: «"Un bambino molto eccitabile... completamente idiota... non poteva essere mantenuto tranquillo con la dose normale di sedativi", cosicché "si doveva... usarne una dose molto forte per... evitare che il bambino provocasse danni a se stesso attraverso la sua irrequietezza". Al tempo stesso, "noi medici sappiamo che una tale dose eccessiva di un sedativo, nel caso dei bambini, di solito luminal... potrebbe causare la polmonite... e che questa è virtualmente incurabile"» (p. 84).LA BUROCRATIZZAZIONE COME SCUSANTEEra una giustificazione necessaria per persuadere gli altri, ma anche per mettere a tacere quella parte di sé che ben sapeva cosa stava facendo: uccidere. Un altro modo per ridurre al minimo la possibilità di rimorsi e ravvedimenti era la complessa struttura medico-burocratica, la quale faceva sì che la responsabilità fosse distribuita su così tante persone, da risultarne, per così dire, diluita: le levatrici e i medici di famiglia o degli istituti dovevano "solo" segnalare, i direttori degli istituti dovevano "solo" controllare le segnalazioni, gli esperti "solo" fornire opinioni, i funzionari del Ministero della Sanità "solo" occuparsi dei moduli, i medici dovevano "solo" prescrivere il luminal e farlo assumere al bambino (o iniettarlo). «In nessun punto della lunga sequenza (...) c'era un senso di responsabilità personale, o addirittura di coinvolgimento, nell'assassinio di un essere umano. Ogni partecipante poteva sentirsi ridotto al rango di non più di una piccola rotella in una grande macchina medica che aveva la sanzione ufficiale dello Stato» (p. 85).In questa burocratizzazione, c'era spazio per puntare il dito sulla responsabilità altrui. I medici più prossimi all'atto omicida si difendevano dicendo che non avevano alcuna autorità di mettere in questione le decisioni politiche né il giudizio del comitato dei tre esperti. Uno di loro riferiva che «questi bambini erano già condannati a morte sui loro rapporti di trasferimento» verso le strutture che praticavano l'eutanasia. I tre esperti, a loro volta, dovevano dare il loro parere senza nemmeno vedere il bambino, ma solo sulla base di un questionario distribuito dal Ministero della Sanità, compilato dalle levatrici e da altri medici. Il parere degli esperti era quanto di più burocratico si possa immaginare: un segno + significava che si doveva procedere al "trattamento" o, al contrario, un segno -. Dal canto loro gli amministratori del programma eutanasico sui bambini ribadivano con forza che i medici non erano tenuti ad attuare per forza l'eutanasia nei casi specifici: avevano la facoltà di, ma non l'obbligo.Il dottor F., intervistato da Lifton, poteva confermare che «non c'era né un comando diretto ("Se avessi ricevuto l'ordine di uccidere... non so, ma [penso che] avrei rifiutato... ma certamente non ci davano ordini del genere") né un omicidio manifesto ("Voglio dire che se avessimo mandato un'infermiera da un letto all'altro a sparare a questi bambini... la cosa non avrebbe funzionato"). Di conseguenza, "non c'era uccisione, parlando in senso rigoroso... Si pensava che questo non fosse 'uccidere' [ma] 'mettere a dormire'"» (pp. 88-89).

    Slam the Gavel welcomes my good friend Kim Koogle to the podcast. Kim talked about her journey through being in a Cult, "The Way International," when she was 22 years old. Kim talked about Robert J. Lifton's books, one of which was Cults In Our Midst: The Hidden Menace in our Everyday Lives. Coercive Control and Mind Control, and how this played a big part when she was came out of the cult that would prepare her for what would come next in her life.      Kim had put herself through college and had a career prior to having children and had been a contractor in nuclear power plants for Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. Then she spent twenty years raising her children. However, her spouse had filed for divorce.    Explaining that after her children were taken away from her by her ex in court and the legal abuse she suffered, for example going from living in a one-million dollar house to now an Airstream Trailer, to when her daughter had a serious accident and was then under the control of her father, Kim could see the coercive control through, "loaded language," which was used in Lifton's book. COERCIVE CONTROL through DOMESTIC VIOLENCE by PROXY. Kim shared the heartbreaking destruction of child psychological abuse and how it has affected her children and her life, in as far as PTSD and Aphasia, and how far she has come.To Contact Kim Koogle: dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com***This episode of Slam the Gavel is sponsored by CPSprotect Consulting Services. A Child Protective Services case is one of the most frightening experiences for any parent. Don't face it alone. Face it with confidence! With UrgentAssist by CPSprotect, you can have access to former CPS investigators to make sure you preserve your rights and protect your family. If you're facing CPS involvement and aren't sure where to turn, their child welfare consultants can help you.  Visit cpsprotect.com/subscribe and enter the coupon code: SlamTheGavel for 10% off your first year of UrgentAssist. ***Web:www.cpsprotect.comSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)https://www.buzzsprout.com/1364944/subscribehttp://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/Support the showSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/

  Slam the Gavel welcomes my good friend Kim Koogle to the podcast. Kim talked about her journey through being in a Cult, "The Way International," when she was 22 years old. Kim talked about Robert J. Lifton's books, one of which was Cults In Our Midst: The Hidden Menace in our Everyday Lives. Coercive Control and Mind Control, and how this played a big part when she was came out of the cult that would prepare her for what would come next in her life.      Kim had put herself through college and had a career prior to having children and had been a contractor in nuclear power plants for Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. Then she spent twenty years raising her children. However, her spouse had filed for divorce.    Explaining that after her children were taken away from her by her ex in court and the legal abuse she suffered, for example going from living in a one-million dollar house to now an Airstream Trailer, to when her daughter had a serious accident and was then under the control of her father, Kim could see the coercive control through, "loaded language," which was used in Lifton's book. COERCIVE CONTROL through DOMESTIC VIOLENCE by PROXY. Kim shared the heartbreaking destruction of child psychological abuse and how it has affected her children and her life, in as far as PTSD and Aphasia, and how far she has come.To Contact Kim Koogle: dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com***This episode of Slam the Gavel is sponsored by CPSprotect Consulting Services. A Child Protective Services case is one of the most frightening experiences for any parent. Don't face it alone. Face it with confidence! With UrgentAssist by CPSprotect, you can have access to former CPS investigators to make sure you preserve your rights and protect your family. If you're facing CPS involvement and aren't sure where to turn, their child welfare consultants can help you.  Visit cpsprotect.com/subscribe and enter the coupon code: SlamTheGavel for 10% off your first year of UrgentAssist. *** Web:www.cpsprotect.comSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)https://www.buzzsprout.com/1364944/subscribehttp://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maryann-petri/support

In this episode, Renee dive's deep into the loaded language of the brainwashing cult she grew up in "The Moonies". This episode is filled with the coercive language used by the human trafficking crime family known as the "True Family". Trigger warning for fellow survivors of this cult, the gloves are off.  Follow along with Robert J. Lifton's blueprint on Brainwashing, "The 8 criteria of thought reform". If loaded language is the chain on your mind, then unload that language and start freeing yourself. This episode is just one example of that. If you were inspired to share your own story and unload more Moonie language based on this episode, then please message me a link on the story you share! If you appreciate this episode, please share it with your fellow moonie! The only way this podcast gets out is by word of mouth. Comment, rate and share this podcast episode to "Let God work". (sarcasm)  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Lets deep dive into "Brainwashing" in the Moonies through Robert J Lifton's 8 criteria of Thought reform from an ex-moonies perspective. In this episode Renee interprets sacred science in the unification church. Listen to the previous episodes for the first 4 criteria! Find Blessed child on instagram @blessedchildpodcast or Renrobot on facebook/tiktok. Thank you for joining me in this space! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blessed-child2/support

In this episode, Dr. Shaunta Scroggins reviews Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of "Brainwashing" in China by Robert Jay Lifton, M.D. This tome is organized in four parts: The Problem, Prison Thought Reform of Westerners, Thought Reform of Chinese Intellectuals, and Totalism and its Alternatives. Dr. Robert Lifton met with 25 Western and 15 Chinese subjects in 1954-55, and had some follow-ups in 1958. Thought reform consists of two basic elements: confession and re-education. This book is laid out in such an orderly way for readers. Listen to learn about Dr. Lifton's book and let us know what you think when you read it! The Leaders Lead, Leaders Read Podcast with Dr. Shaunta Scroggins is sponsored by the Center for Legacy Driven Leadership, LLC. ~Sharing the language of leadership and training the future through theory-driven leader development and toxic leadership awareness.~ Let's stay connected: @LegacyLeadershipCenter on IG, Facebook, and YouTube --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/drshaunta-scroggins/message

Join Blessed Child Podcast as we deconstruct the "Demand for purity" with Tori Ferne and Hakja De Sousa. The Demand for purity is the 3rd of the 8 criteria of thought reform by Robert J Lifton. Robert J Lifton is an American psychologist who published a cult blueprint in 1961, the book he published was “Thought reform and the psychology of totalism.” Thought reform is the analytical term for “Brainwashing" or "Mind control”. You can follow along with the free PDF of the book “Thought reform and the psychology of totalism”. We dig deep into these blueprints to help people understand the social constructs at play and how to avoid getting involved with a destructive or harmful organization. Tori Ferne (she/her/he/him) is a 30-year-old ex-unification church member who was raised as a Jacobs child. They also have a degree in psychology and visual and performing arts. You can find Tori on Instagram @musicinthe8thhouse, and musicinthe8thhouse@gmail.com Hakja De Sousa is an ex-member of the unification church, raised as a 2nd generation blessed child. She has a Bachelor's in psychology and is also a behavior analyst. You can find Hakja on Instagram @_hakja_. Find Blessed child podcast on Instagram at @blessedchildpodcast and don't forget to like, share, comment and subscribe! All support for this podcast is greatly appreciated. Join Renrobot on Patreon, KO-FI or buy an art print! "Thought Reform and the psychology of totalism, a study of brainwashing in China" Free PDF online Dying on Pure Love Alliance American Clergy Leadership Conference UC front group Erik Erikson stages of development Maslow's Hierarchy of needs 2nd gen Blessed Child murders parents with an axe reported "I have a chip in my head and can't control what I'm doing" Unification Church "Mental health" response to 2nd gen murdering his parents 2 days after the double homicide was reported Hakja Han Moon's Mother Soon-Ae Hong murdering 18 year old mentally ill boy in ansu --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blessed-child2/support

Join Blessed Child Podcast as we deconstruct the "Demand for purity" with Tori Ferne and Hakja De Sousa. The Demand for purity is the 3rd of the 8 criteria of thought reform by Robert J Lifton. Robert J Lifton is an American psychologist who published a cult blueprint in 1961, the book he published was “Thought reform and the psychology of totalism.” Thought reform is the analytical term for “Brainwashing" or "Mind control”. You can follow along with the free PDF of the book “Thought reform and the psychology of totalism”. We dig deep into these blueprints to help people understand the social constructs at play and how to avoid getting involved with a destructive or harmful organization. Tori Ferne (she/her/he/him) is a 30-year-old ex-unification church member who was raised as a Jacobs child. They also have a degree in psychology and visual and performing arts. You can find Tori on Instagram @musicinthe8thhouse, and musicinthe8thhouse@gmail.com Hakja De Sousa is an ex-member of the unification church, raised as a 2nd generation blessed child. She has a Bachelor's in psychology and is also a behavior analyst. You can find Hakja on Instagram @_hakja_. Find Blessed child podcast on Instagram at @blessedchildpodcast and don't forget to like, share, comment and subscribe! All support for this podcast is greatly appreciated. Join Renrobot on Patreon, KO-FI or buy an art print! "Thought Reform and the psychology of totalism, a study of brainwashing in China" Free PDF online Dying on Pure Love Alliance American Clergy Leadership Conference UC front group Erik Erikson stages of development Maslow's Hierarchy of needs 2nd gen Blessed Child murders parents with an axe reported "I have a chip in my head and can't control what I'm doing" Unification Church "Mental health" response to 2nd gen murdering his parents 2 days after the double homicide was reported by the news --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blessed-child2/support

Let's see, does it check the boxes? Join us as we go through the warning signs as outlined by cult expert Alexandra Stein: Cult/Totalist Recruitment Warning Signs. This list comes from here website if you want to learn more here: http://www.alexandrastein.com/warning-signs.html The group/person has the Total and Only answer. Only they have the right line, will make the revolution, solve your problems, empower you, make you loved, rich, effective, holy, etc. Attempts to isolate you from existing close relationships (friends/family) and the outside world Extreme, immediate and/or inappropriate friendliness or attention. Promises of perfection if only you adhere to their program Your “gut-feeling” tells you something is wrong. Trust this, and try to analyze it. The group creates conditions of extreme stress, threat or fear (emotional and/or physical) Not answering questions, or turning them back on the questioner. Inappropriate personal boundaries Loaded language: strange language or jargon you initially can't understand. Canned, repetitive phrases. A hard sell for further commitment, programs or contact. If you resist, you're selfish, ungodly, “bourgeois”, don't believe in yourself, etc. Encouragement to cut ties with family or friends, unless you can recruit them. Secrecy, inappropriate “confidentiality”. Lack of privacy - constantly with group members, constantly busy with group activities. Ends justifies the means. It's OK to lie to others in the name of the Cause, God, for success, etc. Challenging your fundamental identity: Your strengths are criticized as your weaknesses. Once you're in, heavy pressure to stay in. Those who do leave are shunned. They become the enemy, or objects of pity. No criticism allowed of the group or leader. The group/leader is always right. Deception: what you thought you'd get on joining or attending an activity turns out to be something else. And also... ***The views and opinions expressed on Journey Into Yoga Cults are just that: views and opinions; and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast or the hosts. Stories told by hosts and guests are their own personal experiences, viewpoints and perspective. Any content provided by our hosts, guests, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, institution, corporation, business, individual, anyone or anything.*** (thank you @alittlebitculty for letting us borrow your very awesome legal disclaimer) More resources: "Terror, Love and Brainwashing" by Alexandra Stein https://www.google.com/books/edition/Terror_Love_and_Brainwashing/ICslDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=andrea+stein+cult+book&printsec=frontcover "Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'brainwashing' in China" by Robert J. Lifton https://www.amazon.com/Thought-Reform-Psychology-Totalism-brainwashing/dp/0807842532

During a recent podcast interview, my friend and fellow survivor Lisa Kohn shared that while she was on tour to promote her memoir To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence, she had the opportunity to be interviewed for a popular daytime talk show. She said that before she went on stage the producer was doing a pre-interview and asked her ‘were you brainwashed?' I was tempted to completely derail the conversation and delve into a treatise on what thought reform is, and why asking a survivor if they were brainwashed is a stigmatizing question - at best. But I refrained and decided to explore those issues in this episode instead. Resourced mentioned: Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships bu Dr. Janja Lalich & Madeline Tobias. Pseudoscience and Minority Religions: An Evaluation of the Brainwashing Theories of Jean-Marie Abgrall by Dick Anthony. Brainwashing and the Moonies by Geri-Ann Galanti, Ph.D. Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control by Kathleen Taylor Ph.D.. Thought Crime, an article on the Guardian by Kathleen Taylor Ph.D.. Terror, Love and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems by Alexandra Stein, Ph.D.. Deception, Dependency, and Dread in the Conversion Process by Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.. Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of "Brainwashing" in China by Dr. Robert J. Lifton. A 1957 there was a symposium panel of experts at the New York Academy of Medicine to discuss the topic of mind control. Psychotherapist Rosanne Henry's website, https://www.cultrecover.com/. Bad Moon Rising, by John Gorenfeld. Moonwebs: Journey into the Mind of a Cult, by Josh Freed. The Relational System of the Traumatizing Narcissist, by Daniel Shaw. How Lifton's Eight Criteria for Thought Reform applies to NXIVM's Executive Success Programs, by Paul Martin, Ph.D.. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jen-kiaba/message

Every member of a seemingly happy family in Burari, dies by suicide in one single night. No one can figure out why...there were no money problems, no triggering event, nothing. But once the police digs deeper, dark secrets tumble out. Tune in to our latest episode, to find out. CCTV Footage of the family from 30th June, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ExA4LpHZB8 (Source: India Today) Sources: 1. https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-burari-case-neighbours-recall-family-as-helpful-2632031 2. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/lalit-s-dead-dad-prescribed-rituals-punishment-1282273-2018-07-11 3. Cult Formation, Robert J. Lifton, M.D., The Harvard Mental Health Letter, Volume 7, Number 8 February 1981, http://www.csj.org/studyindex/studycult/study_lifton2.htm 4. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/27/cults-definition-religion 5. https://theprint.in/india/governance/delhi-family-of-11-hanged-itself-to-thank-gods-for-manglik-daughters-marriage/119547/ 6. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/110718/burari-case-diaries-wandering-souls-family-may-not-see-next-diwali.html 7. https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/burari-family-of-11-waited-for-god-to-save-them-instead-got-death/story-bvzsc2kc75x8sVlWbyAsWJ.html 8. https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/schizophrenia-and-related-disorders/shared-psychosis 9. https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/07/12/mymensingh-joint-suicide-defies-common-sense

An incredible conversation about friend of the pod, David's experience in/with a cult. Honestly one of the best conversation's we've had yet. It was recorded a while ago but still holds up remarkably well. Keep an eye out for Pat's hammer pants and how Andy keeps constantly referring to how he's disappointed in ABC's new TGIF lineup. !!! LISTEN UNTIL THE END !!! Wisecrack Video On Cults And Charismatic Leaders - https://Youtu.Be/Ri2Pmv9_iMk (https://Youtu.Be/Ri2Pmv9_iMk) Cult Formation - Robert J. Lifton, M.D. Https://Cultrecovery101.Com/Cult-Recovery-Readings/Cult-Formation/ (Https://Cultrecovery101.Com/Cult-Recovery-Readings/Cult-Formation/) Amish Barn Building - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTB0HnM6WM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTB0HnM6WM) Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation - Daniel Shaw https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780415510257 (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780415510257) Jonathan Swift quote -  https://quoteinvestigator.com/tag/jonathan-swift/#:~:text=Dear%20Quote%20Investigator%3A%20Jonathan%20Swift,she%20was%20not%20reasoned%20into. (https://quoteinvestigator.com/tag/jonathan-swift/#:~:text=Dear%20Quote%20Investigator%3A%20Jonathan%20Swift,she%20was%20not%20reasoned%20into.) Hong Kong Protest Crowd Photo - https://imgur.com/msFIdun (https://imgur.com/msFIdun)

Renowned activists, Drs. Robert J. Lifton and Stephen Soldz, share the wisdom that they have gained while fighting to expose malignancy in political and social institutions. From nuclearism to APA-sanctioned torture, from Trumpism to the destruction of the political order, our guests have confronted, exposed, and brought change to the most repellant of society’s evils. In this episode we learn about modes of thought and action that can help us to restore our sense of reality in these troubling times. The clarity gained from listening to these inspiring guests will remind you of the power of community, activism, and connection. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Renowned author, professor, and psychiatrist Robert J. Lifton exposes the similarities between today’s ideological polarization, Chinese communist thought reform, and cults.

This week I am joined once again by Dr. Clint Heacock, former Evangelical minister, as we walk through Dr. Robert J. Lifton’s 8 points of cultic mind control in authoritarian groups, comparing a lot of Scientology with what happens in Evangelicism and how these line up precisely along Lifton’s characterstics. Enjoy! Clint’s YouTube channel The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #218: How to Tell if a Group is a Destructive Cult ft. Dr. Clint Heacock appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.

This week Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) sits down with Robert J. Lifton to remind you how bad things have gotten politically— but that remaining optimistic is not totally insane. They begin by drawing the parallels between Trump and other cult leaders/demagogues. Afterwards, they discuss the followers of Trump, why they remain followers, and how to get them to (hopefully) leave. Tune in for an unexpectedly hopeful episode about deathly cults!  Thanks to our sponsors!   Candid’s aligners can help straighten your teeth faster than traditional wire braces. Treatment takes just 6 months on average. Candid’s aligners are comfortable, removable, and completely invisible. Get your “Photo Ready” smile by the holidays! Go to Candidco.com/FRIENDS and use code FRIENDS to get seventy-five dollars off.      Rothy’s has quickly grown to a most-loved, gotta-have-them brand. It’s no surprise they have over 1,000 nearly perfect reviews. You’ll quickly discover why Buzzfeed called them their “forever shoes.” Check out all the amazing styles available right now at rothys.com/wflt. We all know how important it is to eat healthy. But the reality is, 9 out of 10 people don’t eat enough fruits and veggies. Your Super’s functional superfood and plant protein mixes are made from naturally dried, organic wholefoods/superfoods— nothing else. Get the cleanest superfood and plant protein mixes at YourSuper.com. Get 15% off your order when you use code FRIENDS at checkout.     Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that delivers your favorite clothing, shoes, and accessories, directly to you. Stitch Fix has the brands you know and love, plus exclusive styles you won’t find elsewhere. After completing your style profile, your expert personal stylist will send you a handpicked box of items based on your style and preferences. Get started today at Stitchfix.com/friends and get an extra 25% off when you keep everything in your box!

In this episode, Derin bravely goes in to greater detail about life inside the cult and his opportunities to leave. Listen first to the original episode about Derin joining this cult here. Derin articulately expresses, not just his own journey, but the narrative of those who were in the cult right alongside him. Derin's vulnerability and courage help us to hold our own experiences up to the light of his experience and see the extent to which we might be participating in similar social dynamics. Derin concludes with a beautiful poem by David Waggoner, "Lost." Warning: This episode contains stories of manipulation and abuse. Doug Recommends the following book: Robert J. Lifton's Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism The following links are not endorsements. If you have a need please contact local resources. Directory of Cult Recovery Services and Warning Signs of a Cult Steve Hasaan's "Freedom of Mind" center Books by James Davison Hunter to help you question yourself. The Culture Wars (the book that coined the phrase) The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil To Change the World: Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility Visit us at www.etsy.com/shop/DougThyNeighbor Please your wardrobe and support the podcast. You can also donate at ko-fi.com/dougharrison --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theheartburn/support

As Derin was preparing to leave college he wanted to do more than he felt he had necessarily prepared for with a double major in Spanish and Philosophy. So the clever pleas of one of the graduate students appealed to his sense fo giftedness as well as his sense of purpose. They also led hi down a path that ended up being wildly off course from the truest sense of his self. Now, years later, Derin shares his story again with me here at the Heart Burn. Doug Recommends the following book: Robert J. Lifton's Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism The following links are not endorsements. If you have a need please contact local resources. Directory of Cult Recovery Services and Warning Signs of a Cult What is "Love Bombing" Steve Hasaan's "Freedom of Mind" center --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theheartburn/support

This is the fourth recorded episode of the Crass Young People's Podcast. In this episode, we chat with psychologist Dr. Natalie Feinblatt, and we ask her questions like: (1)How does one deal with guilt and feeling responsible for others feelings?, (2) Is the Watchtower organization designed to function as a controlling one?, and (3)How do you identify a cult? To see some of the cult resources Dr. Natalie mentioned click here: (Dr. Robert J. Lifton's Eight Criteria for Thought Reform) http://www.csj.org/studyindex/studymindctr/study_mindctr_lifton.htm (Dr. Margaret T. Singer's 6 Conditions for Thought Reform) http://www.csj.org/studyindex/studymindctr/study_mindctr_singer.htm To find out more about Dr. Natalie you can visit her website at: www.drnataliefeinblatt.com Also mentioned in the podcast: (Talk Space) https://www.talkspace.com/ (Better Help) https://www.betterhelp.com/

In Between Two Ages, the first long series I did for Ideas in early 1981, I began to explore the unique character of our historical moment, and to advance the idea that only a radical change of mind could respond to its demands. Three years later, I got a chance to follow up that initial effort with the present series. Its organizing image or paradigm is the idea of a new age – the way in which I then spoke about my dawning recognition that received social and political forms are quite unable to grasp humanity’s new situation. The intervening thirty-four years have made me more tentative, but, if you take away a certain brash, post-1960's confidence that a reconciliation between men and women, modernity and tradition, humanity and nature was on the horizon, there is much in that way of looking at things that I would still affirm today. Certainly the sparkling cast I managed to assemble makes this series worth revisiting. Among its luminaries are Northrop Frye, Raimundo Panikkar, Robert J. Lifton, Father Thomas Berry and many others, whose names I have listed below.One of the characteristic features of the documentary form, as I’ve observed when re-introducing other old series as well, is that many different points of view are made to align and march, more or less, in the same direction. A few years later, I would have treated the many thinkers represented here separately, and tried to understand what was distinctive in each one’s approach. I don’t mean I have papered over their differences here, or that there was anything promiscuous about the way I assembled these particular people. Each one was, in some way, a teacher to me, and each one’s work bore on the themes that I wanted to develop. I mean only that, once one has interviewed so many people, the challenge of integrating them all into a more or less coherent structure, leaves little room for the contextualization of each speaker, or for consideration of all the ways in which they differ from one another, and from the consenus, however rough, that I was imposing on them by smushing them all together in one program. That said, I still find that these shows make interesting listening. The dramatis personae is as follows: Part One: Dhyane Ywahoo, Northrop Frye, Joseph Brown, Raimundo Panikkar, Derrick de Kerckhove, Thomas Berry, Ewart CousinsPart Two: Dhyani Ywahoo, Joseph Brown, Richard Lee, Ashley Montagu, Stanley Diamond, Joseph CampbellPart Three: Walter Odajnyk, Robert J. Lifton, Ira Progroff, Jean Houston, Richard MossPart Four: David Spangler, Northrop Frye, Raimundo Panikkar, Ewart Cousins, Thomas Berry, Matthew Fox

Matthias Riedl is an associate professor of history and holds the privately supported Chair of Comparative Religious Studies at Central European University (Budapest, Hungary). Before coming to CEU Budapest, he taught at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, and Duke University. His research interest is the comparative history of religion, with a focus on the relation of religion and politics. Lecture Details: The analytical category of "apocalyptic violence" has been frequently applied in recent studies of terrorism, sectarian violence, and revolutionary action. As the psychologist Robert J. Lifton put it: "Apocalyptic violence denotes the readiness to cause enormous destruction in the service of spiritual purification. A world must cease to exist in order to make space for a better one." However, as Riedl will discuss, the category is by no means self-explanatory, since apocalyptic literature is traditionally deterministic and dissuades the readers from taking action. A historical overview will demonstrate that revolutionary and violent forms of apocalypticism emerge only in early modernity, when mystical and humanist influences undermine the determinist creed. Riedl therefore argues that apocalyptic violence, despite its references to an ancient symbolic tradition, is a decidedly modern phenomenon.

You are not who you think you are.... Identity is not a static thing. Which means who you "are" can be changed, for better and for worse. This episode is on how to free yourself from unwanted tendencies and move closer to an individuated Self. We draw on lessons from the literal book on brainwashing (Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism by Robert J. Lifton), Existential Kink, and a weird thing called "dicing".Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands