Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Terror, Love and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems

With Alexandra Stein, PhD

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Dr. Steven Hassan
Apr 14, 2025
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Connection as Protection: Positive Social Relationships Opposing Coercive Control

“I do feel we have an obligation to speak up,” Alexandra Stein, PhD said on this episode of Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum, “and it’s tough for people to resist these systems when there is total silence, and that’s what these systems kind of rely on.” Alexandra…

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