Lindy chats again with Tore, president of Cult Information and Family Support Australia. Tore explains some of the supports CIFS offers leavers of cult groups. The two talk about the importance of group support for ex-cultists, why cult leavers need psycho-education about cults, and how critical it is for survivors to talk to someone who understands. Tore explains why therapists need to be trained in the unique impacts of cults in order to deliver therapy which addresses a cult leaver’s needs.

Show Notes

Website: Cult Information and Family Support Australia

Event: Regain & Restore Freedom of Mind - Weekend Workshop with Toire Klevyer - 3-5th May 2024

Article: ABC Life in a cult - how I escaped

Audio: ABC The psychological tricks that make cults so dangerous

Website: International Cultic Studies Association

Book: Steve Hassan’s Combatting Cult Mind Control

Website: Gillie Jenkinson Hope Valley Counselling

Book: Walking Free from the Trauma of Coercive, Cultic and Spiritual Abuse - A Workbook for Recovery and Abuse by Gillie Jenkinson