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Have you left a manipulative relationship, cult, or high-control group and aren’t sure how to start over?
Leaving a life shaped by control, fear, and emotional abuse is one of the most courageous choices a person can make. Yet the path that follows, rebuilding your identity, finding your voice, and healing from trauma, can feel overwhelming, isolating, and confusing. Restart and Restore was created as a trauma-informed recovery tool to help you navigate that journey.
This guided healing journal offers a clear framework for recovery and self-discovery. It was written by Rachel Bernstein, LMFT, MSEd, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 30 years of experience helping survivors of narcissistic abuse, cults, spiritual abuse, toxic relationships, and high-demand groups. It draws on evidence-based counseling approaches, psychoeducation, and insights from Rachel’s internationally recognized IndoctriNATION Podcast, which has reached millions of listeners worldwide.
Who is this journal for?
This journal is designed for people who became involved in cults, spiritual abuse environments, manipulative relationships, or toxic groups as teenagers or adults and are now working to rebuild a healthy, autonomous life. It provides practical guidance, therapeutic writing prompts, and recovery exercises for those healing from coercive control, gaslighting, thought reform, and emotional manipulation.
Restart and Restore allows you to work through the content at your own pace, without pressure, judgment, or timelines other than your own.
The IndoctriNation Podcast is a weekly show covering cults, manipulators, & systems of control. Hosted by Rachel Bernstein LMFT, Cult Specialist.
Featured in The New York Times
Join Patreon: patreon.com/indoctrination
Follow on social media: https://linktr.ee/indoctrination
Webinars/Video Lectures: rachelbernsteintherapy.com/videos.html
Why Fear Makes Us Say "Yes" When We Should Have Said "No" (Free PDF): education.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/why-fear-makes-us-say-yes
Am I Dating a Narcissist? (Free PDF) : education.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/am-i-dating-a-narcissist
Do I Have a Safe Therapist (Free PDF): education.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/do-i-have-a-safe-therapist
5 Signs of an Emotionally Manipulative Partner (Free PDF): education.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/five-signs-of-emotionally-manipulative-partner
The IndoctriNation Podcast is a weekly show covering cults, manipulators, & systems of control. Hosted by Rachel Bernstein LMFT, Cult Specialist.
Featured in The New York Times
Connect with us on social media:
https://linktr.ee/indoctrination
Support IndoctriNation on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes and more:
patreon.com/indoctrination
Prefer to support the IndoctriNation show with a one-time donation? Use this link:
https://www.paypal.biz/indoctriNATION
Watch full video episodes of IndoctriNation here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNAi0T2hzH9dM029dkTfj635PzuXl67jS
Restart and Restore: A Journal for Survivors of Manipulation:
https://a.co/d/1ssz4Rm
Restart and Restore: Companion Notebook:
amazon.com/dp/B0FSCLTZN4
Download a Free Chapter from Restart and Restore:
education.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/restart-and-restore-campaign
Journal App:
rachelbernsteintherapy.com/restore-journal-app.html
Download Rachel’s Video Lectures and Webinars here:
rachelbernsteintherapy.com/videos.html
IndoctriNation is edited by The Podcast Consultant:
thepodcastconsultant.com/about
Learn More: rachelbernsteintherapy.com/book--journal.html
Have you left a manipulative relationship, cult, or high-control group and aren’t sure how to start over?
Leaving a life shaped by control, fear, and emotional abuse is one of the most courageous choices a person can make. Yet the path that follows, rebuilding your identity, finding your voice, and healing from trauma, can feel overwhelming, isolating, and confusing. Restart and Restore was created as a trauma-informed recovery tool to help you navigate that journey.
This guided healing journal offers a clear framework for recovery and self-discovery. It was written by Rachel Bernstein, LMFT, MSEd, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 30 years of experience helping survivors of narcissistic abuse, cults, spiritual abuse, toxic relationships, and high-demand groups. It draws on evidence-based counseling approaches, psychoeducation, and insights from Rachel’s internationally recognized IndoctriNATION Podcast, which has reached millions of listeners worldwide.
Who is this journal for?
This journal is designed for people who became involved in cults, spiritual abuse environments, manipulative relationships, or toxic groups as teenagers or adults and are now working to rebuild a healthy, autonomous life. It provides practical guidance, therapeutic writing prompts, and recovery exercises for those healing from coercive control, gaslighting, thought reform, and emotional manipulation.
Restart and Restore allows you to work through the content at your own pace, without pressure, judgment, or timelines other than your own.
The IndoctriNation Podcast is a weekly show covering cults, manipulators, & systems of control. Hosted by Rachel Bernstein LMFT, Cult Specialist.
Featured in The New York Times
Join Patreon: patreon.com/indoctrination
Follow on social media: https://linktr.ee/indoctrination
Webinars/Video Lectures: rachelbernsteintherapy.com/videos.html
Why Fear Makes Us Say "Yes" When We Should Have Said "No" (Free PDF): education.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/why-fear-makes-us-say-yes
Am I Dating a Narcissist? (Free PDF) : education.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/am-i-dating-a-narcissist
Do I Have a Safe Therapist (Free PDF): education.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/do-i-have-a-safe-therapist
5 Signs of an Emotionally Manipulative Partner (Free PDF): education.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/five-signs-of-emotionally-manipulative-partner
The IndoctriNation Podcast is a weekly show covering cults, manipulators, & systems of control. Hosted by Rachel Bernstein LMFT, Cult Specialist.
Featured in The New York Times
Connect with us on social media:
https://linktr.ee/indoctrination
Support IndoctriNation on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes and more:
patreon.com/indoctrination
Prefer to support the IndoctriNation show with a one-time donation? Use this link:
https://www.paypal.biz/indoctriNATION
Watch full video episodes of IndoctriNation here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNAi0T2hzH9dM029dkTfj635PzuXl67jS
Restart and Restore: A Journal for Survivors of Manipulation:
https://a.co/d/1ssz4Rm
Restart and Restore: Companion Notebook:
amazon.com/dp/B0FSCLTZN4
Download a Free Chapter from Restart and Restore:
education.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/restart-and-restore-campaign
Journal App:
rachelbernsteintherapy.com/restore-journal-app.html
Download Rachel’s Video Lectures and Webinars here:
rachelbernsteintherapy.com/videos.html
IndoctriNation is edited by The Podcast Consultant:
thepodcastconsultant.com/about
