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The Power of Cults

By Devanie Angel — 2004

How Chico State Prof. Janja Lalich went from cult member to author-expert.

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When a Buddhist Teacher Crosses the Line

The respected Tibetan teacher Mingyur Rinpoche explains Vajrayana ethics, how to find a genuine teacher, and what to do if a teacher crosses the line.

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Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
2017
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The Violent Outcomes of Ideological Extremism: What Have We Learned Since Jonestown?

I do not deny that positive experiences occur in a cult context, but what is of interest for me is the interactional dynamic found in cults that brings moral human beings to occasionally engage in insidious or demeaning behaviors, or sometimes just the plain incomprehensible.

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Janja Lalich
2013
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6 Types of Boundaries You Deserve to Have (and How to Maintain Them)

Boundaries are what happen when you can sense yourself and what you need and want and access your voice to speak to those things.

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Elizabeth Earnshaw
2019
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Why Healthy Relationships Always Have Boundaries & How to Set Boundaries in Yours

Boundaries can help you retain a sense of identity and personal space, and they’re easier to create and maintain than you might think.

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Margarita Tartakovsky
2015
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How to Set Boundaries with a Toxic Family Member

Our familial relationships can lay the groundwork for how we communicate in many of our other relationships. Here’s how to course-correct when things have gotten toxic with a family member.

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Sara Radin
2019
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The Difference Between Setting Boundaries and Shutting People Out

After growing up in a household with extremely loose emotional boundaries, I soon learned the importance of establishing my own personal boundaries as quickly and clearly as possible. And, in recent years, I have even managed to become more eloquent about when and how to set them.

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Holly Hurban
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The Power of Boundaries

Sharing personal information brings people together and helps them like one another more. But in an age of self-disclosure, how do you know when you’ve gone too far—or when someone else has ulterior motives?

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Sara Eckel
2019
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