Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Photo-illustrated interview with therapist and podcast host RACHEL BERNSTEIN. Rachel has been working with victims of cults and emotional abusers for 28 years.

MARK from Talk Beliefs catches up with Rachel from her office in L.A., to talk about the DNA of cults, Scientology, 'cult interventions', and bizarre encounters with cult leaders [timestamp 23:03]

Rachel produces the IndoctriNation podcast with Jonathan Daniel Brown. On the weekly podcast she has interviewed ex-members of the Church of Scientology, Jehovah's Witnesses, Ramtha's School of Enlightenment, and spoken to family and friends of survivors of NXIUM, Jonestown, and more. Many guests have been featured on other shows about cults, including Leah Remini's 'Scientology and the Aftermath'.


LINKS FOR THE INDOCTRINATION PODCAST:

IndoctriNation Podcast bit.ly/2QrcYcw
Patreon: patreon.com/indoctrination


LINKS FOR RACHEL BERNSTEIN, THERAPIST:

Website: rachelbernsteintherapy.com
Facebook: facebook.com/rachelbernsteintherapy
Twitter: @RBernsteinLMFT

YouTube Channel: bit.ly/2Qn8Nyr
LinkedIn: bit.ly/2QugQtd


CULTIC STUDIES LINKS:

Open Minds Foundation: openmindsfoundation.org

International Cultic Studies Association:
icsahome.com

Freedom of Mind Resource Center: freedomofmind.com


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