This special bonus episode draws upon the work of psychologist Dr Robert Lifton and his seminal 1961 work on the psychology of brainwashing, Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of "Brainwashing" in China.
In particular, I make use of Lifton's 12-step model to explore further the psychology of conversion, as well as what happens to a person who deconstructs his or her religious faith and leaves their church or cult group behind--the process of "deconversion," or spiritual transitioning.
This is a helpful discussion particularly for ex-evangelicals, but also for those who have left a cult. Unpicking the conditioning, and understanding how you were controlled and manipulated will help you reconstruct your sense of self--and your identity.
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Show 36: MindShift: Surviving Multiple Sexual Abuse (with Jean Dobson)
Show 35: MindShift: The 5 Functions of a Team: Establishing a Healthy Leadership Culture (Part 2)
Show 34: MindShift: The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team: Establishing a Healthy Leadership Culture (Part 1)
Show 33: MIndShift: Exploring Theoclasms & Challenging our Views of God (with Gary Hayes)
Show 32: MindShift: Becoming a Person of Positivity (with Lisa Heacock)
Show 31: British Accents (Bishop Mike Royal) "Jesus Was Politically Black" (Part 2)
Show 30: British Accents (Bishop Mike Royal) "Jesus Was Politically Black" (Part 1)
Show 29: British Accents (Mike Nimz) "Live Simply, That Others May Simply Live" (Part 2)
Show 28: British Accents (Mike Nimz) "Live Simply, That Others May Simply Live" (Part 1)
Show 27: British Accents (Dr Ash Barker) "Incarnational Living in the Neighbourhood" (Part 2)
Show 26: British Accents (Dr Ash Barker) "Incarnational Living in the Neighbourhood" (Part 1)
Show 25: British Accents (Ryan Warren) "Seeing Beyond the Veil of Humanity" Part 2
Show 24: British Accents (Ryan Warren) "Seeing Beyond the Veil of Humanity" (Part 1)
Show 23: British Accents (Gary Hayes) Having a Theoclasm? (Part 2)
Show 22: British Accents (Gary Hayes) "Having a Theoclasm?" (Part 1)
Show 21: British Accents (Keith Rycroft) "A Non-Theistic Quaker" Part 2
Show 20: British Accents (Keith Rycroft) "A Non-Theistic Quaker" Part 1
Show 19: British Accents (Jamie Edwards Interview) Part 2
Show 18: British Accents (Jamie Edwards Interview) Part 1
Show 17: Lisa's Story: Post-Abortion Recovery, Healing, and Restoration
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