var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; "They became like the enemy.". The poll found that those buying into fallacies are far more likely to get most of their news from social media, friends and family, or conservative news outlets. General Psychotherapy, Specializing in Cult Recovery and Education Phone: (541) 306-6081 Web site: www.ColleenRussellmft.com/, Roberta Cobrin Eisenberg, MSW, BCD PhiladelphiaIndividual and family counseling. NPR's Tovia Smith took a look inside the practice of deprogramming. BENSCOTER: I know you do. Focus on those in recovery from cults and narcissistic relationships.Phone: 408-486-9202 Web site: www.beaarmstrong.com, Rachel Bernstein, MSEd, LMFTEncino Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. Kathleen Lee addy5fb41fcd031f23f99e1fe74c1f0c8e03 = addy5fb41fcd031f23f99e1fe74c1f0c8e03 + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; MSNBC's host of The 11th Hour Stephanie Ruhle was not happy that Fox News reacted to President Biden's State of the Union by calling him a liar and to help her in her quest against this narrative, she welcomed professional Fox News watcher Juliet Jeske to claim Fox viewers are in a "cult" who need "deprogramming". Sound of My Voice. With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are turning their expertise to those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories. But Queen was willing to sit down with Benscoter just to hear her out. I'm not in a cult. BENSCOTER: It may seem like you're being tricky or crafty, but really, what you're doing is respecting the fact that this is not going to be an easy process for them to get out of this with their dignity. Has experience with cultic relationships and is familiar with the coercive persuasion techniques used by destructive groups.Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. Benscoter senses an opportunity to take one more shot at dispelling the disinformation. Phone: (630) 677-2070, Peter T. Malinoski, Ph.D., HSPP Has experience working with former cult members and their families. Before Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij created The OA, the pair teamed up for a spellbinding drama about two journalists who try to infiltrate a secluded cult led by an . Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump, recently helped launch a hashtag campaign, #IGotOut, hoping to help destigmatize those who have fallen prey to disinformation or cultic groups. You could also give us a call. And that's not what our country should be. addy8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0 = addy8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0 + 'dallascult' + '.' + 'com'; var addy08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340 = 'dwehlelcsw' + '@'; Web site: www.dallascult.com, Cyndi Matthews, PhD, LPC-S, NCCCounseling for cult survivors, domestic violence survivors, and LGBT populations Dallas Web site: www.drcyndimatthews.com Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. Phone: (415) 785-3513 Web site: www.ColleenRussellmft.com, Marlene Winell, Ph.D. Berkeley Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. "That feeling of 'I did my own research, and I didn't just believe what I read in the newspapers' makes believers more emotionally invested," says Arieh Kovler, who researches online extremism and disinformation. var addy1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb = 'malinoski' + '@'; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Queen says she gets most her information from a trusted friend who "digs deeper" on the internet than she does. "You want to be right so bad. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Queen listens quietly as Benscoter explains how extremist groups need to control what people think in order to convince them to dedicate themselves to a cause, and so these groups paint everything else as a lie or evil. Like, are we just going to start fighting for just thought control? They also both abhor the idea of hurting children even though they disagree on how much of the fantastical, horrific stories are actually happening. Hassan says that no matter what conspiracy theory a friend or loved one believes in, the same approach can help them. The numbers for PCR testing SHAPIRO: Shasta County is rural, mostly white and very Republican. Note, Religious Deprogramming: A Solution Through Judicially Approved Guardians," 7 Nova L.J. Tell them, Share with me what you think is a really reputable article. addy7b57602c4cc4d305ebe32094a0517282 = addy7b57602c4cc4d305ebe32094a0517282 + 'aspiremhnv' + '.' + 'com'; Benscoter says the only viable strategy is prevention, and she's helping develop a public awareness campaign to keep people from falling down the rabbit hole in the first place. var addy_text8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0 = 'info' + '@' + 'dallascult' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0').innerHTML += ''+addy_text8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0+'<\/a>'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; She's upfront that her aim is to get Queen to consider the possibility that she's caught in a web of disinformation, while at the same time, she insists she's not trying to change her by turning her into a Democrat, for example. Sidney and Shoe are here to go over the different methods of cult deprogramming, and so much more! var addy58e313c97f95266c6ebc9cf6532a97bb = 'cathysharrislcsw' + '@'; It goes deep. This email address is being protected from spambots. Specializes in recovery from cults, trauma, and abuse. Phone: 1 (239) 514-3081 Intervention101 Cult Recovery Resources Intervention101.com Since 1984, we have helped people with destructive cults, mind control, brainwashing, parental alienation, estrangement, abusive relationships, gurus, multi-level marketing, violent extremism and other forms of undue influence. In Northern California, a typical meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors used to run around two or three hours. document.getElementById('cloakf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054').innerHTML = ''; For all the psychological operations, or PSYOPs, used to suck people into a cultic group, experts say, it takes just as much savvy and precision to help them out. var addyfd9ed15925585d1f1899766b95a93c7b = 'steve' + '@'; A Cult of One by Richard Grannon takes the reader through an intimate, honest and personal journey of Narcissism, trauma and self discovery. Her areas of expertise are trauma, loss, cult and high demand group and relationship education and recovery, including those born and raised; and motherless daughters, women who have lost their mothers through death, illness, narcissism, separation, or estrangement in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Patrick, and the parents who hired him, assumed that cult members must have been brainwashed, and therefore it was necessary to brainwash them, in reverse, in order to return them to "normality." It's a plandemic (ph), and it's a damndemic (ph). addy36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6 = addy36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6 + 'CultRecover' + '.' + 'com'; var addyf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f = 'therapist' + '@'; var addy5fb41fcd031f23f99e1fe74c1f0c8e03 = 'freemindsuk' + '@'; When Benscoter's conversation with Queen veers off toward an area of disagreement one more time, Benscoter makes one last pivot to try to end on a more congenial note. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Specializes in recovery from authoritarian religious organizations. For. addy91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac = addy91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; SHAPIRO: Of course, that's false. Web site: Wellspring Retreat.org, Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP 70 SW Century Drive, Suite 100-363 Bend, Oregon 97702 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. SMITH: Diane Benscoter has been helping people untangle from extremist ideologies since the '80s after she was extricated from the Unification Church, commonly known as the Moonies. Or they were likely to have recently used social media platforms like Parler and Telegram, which experts say have become disinformation super-spreaders. Steven Hassan is a former Moonie who has also made a career of helping people relearn to "think for themselves." SMITH: By the end, they agree to keep talking - just what Benscoter was hoping for. The approach has evolved since the days when some deprogrammers came under fire for crossing legal and ethical lines by holding cult members against their will. She expresses sympathy for how Queen's business has been hurt during the pandemic. var addy_text1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67 = 'vanessa' + '@' + 'tellatherapist' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloak1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67').innerHTML += ''+addy_text1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67+'<\/a>'; BENSCOTER: That is not what I'm about even a little. var addy_text7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489 = 'drjackie' + '@' + 'drjacquelinejohnson' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489').innerHTML += ''+addy_text7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489+'<\/a>'; And so then we have a path to go on. Ross is the preeminent cult deprogrammer in the United States and the head of the Cult Education Institute, a nonprofit library with archived information about cults. 211 E 43rd St, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10017 Web site: www.sarabwaters.com Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. 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