About this episode

The episode explores Neuro-Linguistic Programming and its controversial applications in various fields, including its connection to hypnotist Nancy Salzman and its inventor Richard Bandler.

What if someone told you that you could skip years of therapy with a few mental tricks? It sounded impossible… until we found Neuro-Linguistic Programming. NLP is a form of hypnosis beloved by everyone from sex cults to the U.S. military to fortune 500 companies–yet almost no one knows it exists.  Long before she co-founded NXIVM, hypnotist Nancy Salzman encountered NLP as a radical method for reprogramming the mind. Her story leads us to its inventor, Richard Bandler, a volatile, self-made guru. As we dig into how it took hold in so many places, we face an unsettling possibility: NLP might actually work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• Neuro-Linguistic Programming
• hypnosis
• therapy
• mind reprogramming
• cult influence
• self-help

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NXIVM, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, U.S. military, fortune 500 companies

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