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Dec 7, 20242 min read
‘World of secrets: the bad guru
The trailer for our podcast is out on BBC sounds ‘World of secrets: the bad guru’. The series drops on Monday, then I will no longer have...
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Aug 5, 20241 min read
The 'ends justify the means' philosophy in high-control groups & spiritual abuse
What does it mean if you, a partner, or a group, believe that the ends always justify the means in a situation? It means that ANY...
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Aug 3, 20241 min read
What is Victim blaming and why is it so common in the Wellness Industry and 'spiritual' environments?
Victim blaming is a devaluing act/attitude that occurs when the victim of a crime or an abuse is held responsible — in whole or in part...
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Jun 17, 20242 min read
What I learnt about censorship and self censorship in a cult.
One of the things that happens as you insert black and white views into your brain, and they are reinforced by relationships and...
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May 3, 20242 min read
6 years of my life in snapshots
When I was in the cult there were so many things we couldn’t talk about. There were the vows of silence and the threats they carried....
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Jan 10, 20242 min read
International cult awareness day 2023:my Jonestown
The Jonestown cult massacre: 18.11.78. The coercion, thought reform and isolation leading up to it: more than 20 years for some of those...
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Sep 6, 20231 min read
Dance In Your Power
Learn to stand in your personal Power and even dance🕺in it with the help of this 4 week online course. Dance In Your Power is a mix of...
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Aug 7, 20232 min read
Could your Yoga practice be doing harm?
Could your yoga practice be harming you? Could it be harming others? Yoga is not a word not often associated with words like harm,...
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Jul 24, 20232 min read
Daily practice for more self-trust
When that first sense or feeling comes up about a situation, a person, do you push it away, deny it as untrue, wait for a ‘better’...
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Jul 19, 20234 min read
Why do so few survivors of abuse speak out?
Why do so many of us struggle to speak up? When I was in a cult I was forced to take vows of silence. Put my hand on the Bible, as you...
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Jul 19, 20232 min read
If you are the light, why hide your actions in the darkness?
If they believe in equality, why are they above the law? If they are living by truth why deny the facts, threaten and silence people? If...
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Jun 28, 20232 min read
5 Benefits of Conscious Freestyle Dance
How can freestyle, Sober dance help you? 1. Increased body-mind-emotion connection. Your body, mind and emotions are not separate....
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Jun 13, 20232 min read
Embodied therapies
Your body is capable of so much more than you can imagine. And your feelings affect your body as much as your mind. Your body is not...
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May 4, 20232 min read
Polarity doctrine
Polarity doctrine is well-established in many traditional religions/belief systems and even in much new age & conspiracy stuff. I’ll...
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Apr 5, 20232 min read
Who'd get into a cult anyway?!
A common misconception about cults is that people who get, and stay, in are lacking intelligence and awareness. Cults recruit people with...
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Feb 21, 20232 min read
Culty checklist; go through this before you get involved in a new group dynamic
Before you join that new yoga class, martial arts gym, self-help group, meditation school, MLM, office etc.! Do this checklist ✔️ ❤️ Do...
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Feb 19, 20232 min read
What I learnt about love after leaving a tantra cult
One of my biggest healing and de-conditioning processes as a free-thinking person is around love and relationships. The cult I was in was...
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Jan 30, 20233 min read
We're not meant to have all the answers: belief systems and certainty
I used to have all the answers. Not just for me, but for other people too! The arrogance. That brought me a dangerous level of certainty....
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Jan 18, 20233 min read
Boundaries and owning your no
‘That’s just your ego’ 'you're in your mind right now' ‘you need to be more surrendered’ ‘the feminine receives’ ‘you aren’t embracing...
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Dec 27, 20223 min read
On Family
This time of year, almost a year since I left the cult, has me reflecting on the meaning of family and unity. In the cult, as in many...
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