
This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg· Staffel 6· Folge 19
Tell-Tale Signs That You Are in a Cult
Freitag, 6. März 2026 · 34 min
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Cults and high-control groups influence beliefs and fundamentally reshape identity, decision-making, and autonomy.
In this episode, Dr. Phil Stieg sits down with sociologist and cult expert Dr. Janja Lalich, (lalichcenter.org) Professor and author of Take Back Your Life, to explore the psychology behind cults. Drawing from decades of research as well as her own personal experience of spending a decade in a political cult, she discusses how indoctrination alters a person's sense of self, why anyone can become vulnerable under the right circumstances, and the road to recovery after leaving.
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