Cult victims and those who have experienced abusive relationships often suffer from fear, confusion, low self-esteem, and post-traumatic stress. Take Back Your Life explains the seductive draw that leads people into such situations, provides insightful information for assessing what happened, and hands-on tools for getting back on track.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9798989227907
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lalich Center on Cults & Coercion
Publication Date: 11-14-2023
Pages: 428
Product Dimensions: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.95d
About the Author
Janja Lalich, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Sociology and Founder and CEO of the Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion. She has been studying cults and extremism since the late 1980s and has presented at both domestic and international conferences, as well as for intelligence organizations in the U.S. and elsewhere. She is recognized nationally and internationally for her work for and with survivors, families, and professionals and has been an expert witness in both criminal and civil cases. She is author of Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults; Escaping Utopia: Growing Up in a Cult, Getting Out, and Starting Over (coauthor Karla McLaren); coauthor with late clinical psychologist Dr. Margaret Thaler Singer of "Crazy" Therapies: What Are They? Do They Work? and Cults in Our Midst: The Hidden Menace in Our Everyday Lives; and Guest Editor of "Special Issue: Women Under the Influence" (Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1997). Contact: janja.l@lalichcenter.org