About this episode
Diane Benscoter discusses her experience in a cult and her work helping others escape similar situations.
Getting into a cult is easy, getting out is hard. Unless you listen to Diane. None of us are immune to cults, scammers and, according to today's guest, the wiles of the malignant narcissist. Diane Benscoter is a former cult member having joined the Moonies in the 1970s. She now runs a nonprofit called Antidote aimed at helping victims and their families escape. You can find more about her work here. And don't forget to sign up for The Dream Plus! For only $5 a month you can now get every episode of The Dream (including our back entire back catalog) ad-free, along with bonus content and a new for the show AMA chat board, where you can ask Jane and Dann questions, suggest ideas and bring The Dream Plus community together! Click the link below to join The Dream Plus Supercast channel for only $5 a month: https://thedream.supercast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Diane Benscoter
Topics covered
- cults
- scammers
- malignant narcissism
- mental health
- nonprofit work
Keywords
- cult
- scammers
- malignant narcissist
- Diane Benscoter
- Antidote
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Antidote, Moonies, The Dream Plus, Acast
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