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Conversation with Sociologist and Cult Specialist Dr. Janja Lalich

2019

Meet Dr. Janja Lalich, a sociologist, cult specialist, author, researcher, and retired professor who has spent years studying high-control groups including the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Dr. Lalich is also herself a former cult member. See more...

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Mental Health Is Declining and Black Women Are Hit the Hardest | Keita Joy | TEDxBeaconStreet

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How to Speak Your Truth Without Being Afraid

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How Telling Our Silenced Stories Can Change the World | Anne Hallward | TEDxDirigo

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Mental Health within the Black Community | Davonte Sanders-Funches | TEDxNorthCentralCollege

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Eve Ensler: Embrace Your Inner Girl

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Roxane Gay—Fitting Into the World in “Hunger” | The Daily Show

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Cult Culture with Cult Expert Dr. Janja Lalich

Janja Lalich, Ph.D. is a researcher, author, and educator specializing in cults and extremist groups, with a particular focus on charismatic relationships, political and other social movements, ideology and social control, and issues of gender and sexuality.

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Kevin Love Details His Battles with Mental Illness | ESPN

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Shocking Secrets from the NXIVM Trial - Beyond 'The Vow' ~ with Dr Janja Lalich.

Some viewers may find some of this content upsetting. The NXIVM group was a front for a cult that branded women like cattle and treated them like objects, and yet its members were enthralled by its leader. Hollywood stars such as Smallville's Allison Mack counted themselves as disciples.

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The Call to Courage—Brené Brown Compilation

This video is included in the free online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course (MBSR) by Palouse Mindfulness. It is an edited compilation of three videos.

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Boundary Confusion