The Sensibly Speaking Podcast

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#336: Talking to Cult Members (Live) Apr 02, 2022

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This week we went live in our new studio space to give some information and tips on talking to people who have a very different mindset from yours. There were some great live questions along the way I also got to answer. Enjoy!

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#335: Cults and Emotional Needs, Part 3 ft. Rachel Bernstein Mar 19, 2022

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This week I am once again joined by therapist Rachel Bernstein, a long-time friend and associate who has been on the show many times and helps us this time dissect our emotional needs and how these relate to getting involved in cults and other unsavory ventures. There’s a lot packed in to this episode. If you haven’t checked out Parts 1 and 2, watch those first! Enjoy!

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#333: Growing Up in the Moonies (Part 1) ft. Jen Kiaba Mar 05, 2022

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This week I am once again joined by second-generation former Moonie (Unification Church) Jen Kiaba, this time to discuss her personal story. This is not for the faint-of-heart as there are details about child labor trafficking and physical abuse in this podcast, but this is as real as it gets when it comes to what destructive cults like the Moonies are doing right now to the children of their members and why they must be stopped.

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#332: Cults and Emotional Needs (Part 2) with Rachel Bernstein Feb 26, 2022

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#331: Being Raised by a Narcissist with Anna Dau Feb 19, 2022

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This week I welcome guest Anna Dau who has a story to tell of abuse and escape from an ultra-conservative family situation involving coercive control through religious belief. This is all too common across all landscapes, not just religion, and we hope that getting her story out there will help others in similar circumstances.

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#330: The Psychology of Coercive Control Feb 12, 2022

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This week I thought I should deliver a rundown on what exactly it was I have been studying for the last 1.5 years in the Psychology of Coercive Control program and what I got out of it as a sort of summary of the whole thing and what this means for my channel. Enjoy!

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#329: Cults and Emotional Needs (Part 1) ft. Rachel Bernstein Feb 05, 2022

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This week I am joined by therapist Rachel Bernstein, a long-time friend and associate who has been on the show many times and helps us this time dissect our emotional needs and how these relate to getting involved in cults and other unsavory ventures. There’s a lot packed in to this little episode. Enjoy!

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#328: Cults, Education and Controversy ft. Jen Kiaba Jan 22, 2022

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This week I am joined again by Jen Kiaba, a second-generation survivor of the Unification Church (the Moonies) and a fellow student on the same psychology of coercive control program I am currently finishing up. We had a great chat this week about cults, the rigors of an academic education and a lot more. Enjoy!

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#327: Critical Thinking and Human Predators with Jon Atack Jan 15, 2022

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This week Jon Atack and I had a critical conversation on the topics of critical thinking, what it is and isn’t and the pros and cons of thinking it’s more than it is; along with human predators, a topic both of us are keen to educate about because we feel this is the way we can help prepare anyone to avoid not just cults but all kinds of trouble in life. Enjoy!

Predator poster: https://jonatacksopeningourminds.wordpress.com/home/infographics-and-posters/

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#326: Thought Policing in Scientology Jan 08, 2022

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This week I did a rare live show to discuss some of the thoughts I had based in the research I’m doing for my Masters thesis about Scientology, confessionals and surveillance culture. In this show I walk through some basic Scientology principles that have a vast influence on its members and setup a mental framework of morality and control. In other words, this is how some of the brainwashing really works. Enjoy!

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