Speaking of Cults

Speaking of Cults


Latest Episodes

Speaking of Cults...The Tolls of Taking on Your Abusers
March 17, 2024

Sorry for the delay this week in posting this, but we did a live podcast this week to discuss the toll that it can take to challenge or try to expose your abuser, whether a cult, domestic partner, gan

Speaking of Cults...Recovery and Support Groups
March 09, 2024

This week we are very happy to feature Ashlen Hilliard, a fellow alumni of the Salford Coercive Control program and fellow cult fighter. She has a lot to share about her own motivations for doing this

Speaking of Cults...Cyberstalking and Cults
March 02, 2024

This week we are covering the topics of cyberstalking, cyber-harassment and digital coercive control, all very real and related activities that occur daily on the internet and especially in destructiv

Speaking of Cults...Growing Up a Shiny Happy Person
February 24, 2024

This week I am joined by Chad Harris, a man who grew up under the religious homeschooling program of Bill Gothard and the IBLP, infamously connected to the Duggar family and featured on the recent doc

Speaking of Cults...Scientology in Australia 2024
February 17, 2024

This week I am joined by Cass Filetti, aka Theta Novis, a very recently escaped ex-Scientologist from Brisbane, Australia who has a lot of updates and an interesting story to share of her experience w

Speaking of Cults...Little Treatments, Big Effects
February 10, 2024

This week I am joined by Dr. Jessica Schleider, a Harvard-trained clinical psychologist, to discuss her new book, "Little Treatments, Big Effects" and how single session interventions and recognizing

Speaking of Cults...What was L. Ron Hubbard's Problem?
February 03, 2024

This week I am joined by Dr. Yuval Laor to discuss in detail the symptoms and characteristics of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and why we believe that L. Ron Hubbard (as well as many other cult leaders and h

Speaking of Cults...Trauma Awareness and Recovery with Emily Ragland
January 27, 2024

This week I am joined by Emily Ragland, trauma facilitator and coach, to discuss how to recognize trauma in others, how to deal with that and help rather than make it worse. As part of this podcast, w

Speaking of Cults...Post-Cult Trauma and Conflicts
January 20, 2024

In this week's episode, I am joined by Dr. Laura Anderson, a religious trauma specialist who has written When Religion Hurts You and who treats clients overcoming difficult experiences with religion.

Speaking of Cults...Scientology’s Rocky Future
January 13, 2024

For our second episode of Speaking of Cults, I am joined by Alexander Barnes-Ross aka @ApostateAlex, fellow YouTuber and former Scientologist for a deep dive discussion on how David Miscavige has been