In this bonus episode, I talk with Amanda Fangman, an aspiring writer and educator who specializes in teaching people about undue influence and coercive control in the workplace – from labor trafficking and exploitation to cultic abuse at work.

If you haven't listened to Amanda's story of working for a magazine crew (Season 2, Episode 14), please listen before playing this episode as it gives context to our discussion.

Amanda seeks to arm people with the crucial knowledge she wished she had before joining the workforce: general awareness of these issues, education on the warning signs and indicators of a high control workplace.

Visit Amanda’s website:

www.AmandaFangman.com

Follow Amanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecultbusiness/

Resources:

www.igotout.org is a consortium of cult survivors supporting the #igotout movement

Dr. Janja Lalich: https://janjalalich.com/ "Promoting a deeper, more accurate understanding of cults with the intent to avoid their manipulation, exploitation, and abuse."

Steven Hassan: https://freedomofmind.com/ "Everyone deserves the right to live a life free from undue influence"

Is Your Corporate Culture Cultish? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/am-i-working-cult-5-signs-you-corporate-7-tips-avoid-joining-baker

General Cult/Trafficking Info:

https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/influence-continuum/ https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/ * https://janjalalich.com/help/characteristics-associated-with-cults/

* https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/trafficking/

* https://polarisproject.org/labor-trafficking/ (Anything on Janja Lalich or Steven Hassan's websites are great for cult research/education. I have some of their books as well!)

Commercial Cults:

* https://www.marketplace.org/2020/03/10/five-signs-your-workplace-might-turning-into-a-cult/

* https://www.economist.com/business/2022/03/05/company-or-cult

* https://www.huffpost.com/entry/multilevel-marketing-companies-mlms-cults-similarities_l_5d49f8c2e4b09e72973df3d3