Part 1 ‘Dear Elizabeth, New Jersey community, this is a long awaited episode from an excommunicated, shunned, 2nd gen youth leader. Just listen to the episode. Thank you Hakja and Misook for bravely coming on and telling your stories. We dig deeper into the concepts of self-love and how intrinsically tied it is to theContinue reading “Elizabeth Community on Blessed Child Podcast with Hakja and Misook – Part 1 and 2”
Category Archives: Thought Control
Toxic Positivity and the Thought Terminating Cliche: Lessons on Leaving with Jen Kiaba
Jen looks at the methods of indoctrination used by the church and how thought stopping language is used as a method of control. This article is also available as a podcast. https://www.jenkiaba.com/lessons-on-leaving/toxic-positivity-thought-terminating-cliche
Thought Control: Blessed Child Podcast with Renrobot
Renrobot and guests continue to work through Steve Hassan’s BITE model, focusing on Thought Control.
We are All Vulnerable: Lessons on Leaving with Jen Kiaba
Jen explores susceptibility to cults and how to protect ourselves from methods of control. https://www.jenkiaba.com/lessons-on-leaving/we-are-vulnerable This article is also available as a podcast.
Why Didn’t You Just Leave? : Lessons on Leaving with Jen Kiaba
Jen explains how the coercive control and manipulation of a cult makes leaving it a complex and possibly dangerous achievement. https://www.jenkiaba.com/lessons-on-leaving/why-didnt-you-just-leave This blog post is also available as a podcast
Cults, Explained: Netflix documentary
In this useful episode exploring a range of cults, The unification church is included, with comments from Teddy Hose. What makes a cult? 1: Charismatic Leader revered as a godlike figure. 2: Doctrinated System of thought control. 3: Exploitation of members. Problems with the term cult. Cults rose to help people through social turbulence. USAContinue reading “Cults, Explained: Netflix documentary”