Cult Escape: Inspiring courage and hope for anyone seeking freedom from religious control.
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Hello, I’m John Spinks, a cult survivor, fortunate enough to have been able to turn my negative past into a positive experience to help those struggling in cults today. I was born into the strict Exclusive Brethren cult. I grew up like a bonsai tree with a false identity, unable to be or to express my true self. I was indoctrinated in 11 meetings a week and coerced into being a clone of the ‘Universal Leader,’ a man who lived 3000 miles away. I never met him, but he ruled the 45,000 members of his group savagely, demanding total compliance to his crazy rules or else the worst punishment possible; total separation from your Dad and Mum, your siblings and family, all your friends; for life.
I managed to escape when I was 22, lost my family, but as a result of going through this experience, here is the Cult Escape campaign, the website and the book with my full story. In it are principles that can help anyone trapped in any cult or abusive controlling situation. It’s all about creating awareness. Please read on, and pass on this help and encouragement to those who need it.
Many thanks.
John
Trapped in a religious cult? Left a cult but still struggling? Wounded and hurt by the experience and need healing? Read on!
10 questions that the book Cult Escape explores…
This book will show that no matter how trapped, how upset, or how damaged you may feel today, there is hope for you. The assault that cults inflict on the mind will not have the final word. Love will.
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Are you an ex-cult member who would like some group support?
Lance Allred, the first deaf player in NBA history, challenges his audience to identify their self-limiting beliefs by sharing how his experience of growing up in a polygamist culture created his own constricting psychological boundaries and how he eventually was able to break free.
Born and raised in a polygamist commune in rural Montana, Lance Allred escaped at the age of 13. He was the first legally deaf player in NBA hHistory, with 80% hearing loss, when he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008. A conversation with Lance will challenge your perceptions and invite you to look deeper at the psychological boundaries that shape your reality.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
You are invited by The Family Survival Trust to attend a panel presentation.
A panel of speakers followed by Questions & Answers. The speakers will each present on their lived experiences of coercively controlling groups in modern Britain as well as their activities and concerns in raising awareness and seeking justice .
