Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Inside Australia's Landmark Cult Inquiry Report

Survivors and contributors Lara Kaput and Maria Esguerra unpack the report

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Aug 12, 2026
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Two survivors of authoritarian mind control cults joined me on a livestream last week, and both told me they needed days to recover from the impact of the report before they could talk about it on camera.

Psychologist Maria Esguerra, raised in the Children of God, said she went out and hiked for hours, crying, after she first read it.

Jehovah’s Witness wh…

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