The Psychology of Cults Miniseries Part 3: Why People Join and Why they Stay

In this week's bonus episode in the mini-series The Psychology of Cults, Stephen uses social psychological to explore the attraction of a cult and how these groups appeal to our basic psychological needs. You can read the script of this podcast on Stephen's Medium Page.  https://medium.com/@SteEvilSheep/why-people-join-cults-and-why-they-stay-fe23cb160e51 To support Stephen's ride in aid of the Family Survival Trust you can donate on his Just Giving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cult-hackers To reach out to us: https://culthackers.com/ To become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/culthackers/posts

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A podcast about cult hacking! Cracking the code to understand what cults are, how they work, how people leave and how to make sense of the world after leaving. Father and daughter team, media graduate Celine and former cult member, now organizational psychologist Stephen, explore how cults work, why they are so dangerous and the experience of leaving and making sense of the world. They speak to cult hackers from all over the world, from ex members to academics, from writers to filmmakers, and from therapists to activists. Copyright Stephen Mather 2022