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Dr. Janja Lalich,
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Janja Lalich, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Sociology, is an international authority on cults and coercion. Researcher, author, and educator, she specializes in recruitment, indoctrination, and methods of influence and control. She has been studying the social psychology of controversial groups and exploitative and abusive relationships for 35 years. Dr. Lalich is the author and/or coauthor of six books, including the now classic, Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships, and Escaping Utopia...

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Dr. Janja Lalich,
Founder of the Lalich Center

Janja Lalich, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Sociology, is an international authority on cults and coercion. Researcher, author, and educator, she specializes in recruitment, indoctrination, and methods of influence and control. She has been studying the social psychology of controversial groups and exploitative and abusive relationships for 35 years. Dr. Lalich is the author and/or coauthor of six books, including the now classic, Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships, and Escaping Utopia...

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“The discussion groups help me to know I am not alone in my recovery. They allow me a space to learn new approaches to recovery and to share some of the things I have learned in my 15 years of active recovery. The groups are a safe, non-judgmental place, moderated by survivors who understand and the other survivors are wonderful people.”

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About Dr. Lalich

Dr. Janja Lalich,
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Janja Lalich, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Sociology, is an international authority on cults and coercion. Researcher, author, and educator, she specializes in recruitment, indoctrination, and methods of influence and control. She has been studying the social psychology of controversial groups and exploitative and abusive relationships for 35 years. Dr. Lalich is the author and/or coauthor of six books, including the now classic, Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships, and Escaping Utopia...

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“The discussion groups help me to know I am not alone in my recovery. They allow me a space to learn new approaches to recovery and to share some of the things I have learned in my 15 years of active recovery. The groups are a safe, non-judgmental place, moderated by survivors who understand and the other survivors are wonderful people.”

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Understand how cults and coercive relationships operate, how they control individuals, and how to start your recovery.

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