About this episode

Melissa shares her experience of being drawn into a cult-like group during the pandemic and the subtle manipulations involved.

Melissa joins the show to share how isolation during the pandemic led her into a small, highly controlled group that slowly crossed the line from spiritual study into manipulation and control. What began as online classes and one-on-one mentorship gradually turned into isolation from family, pressure to quit her career, and constant psychological influence. As a therapist who had studied cult behavior, Melissa explains how subtle the process really is, why people don’t realize what’s happening until they’re out, and how easily anyone can be pulled in when control is introduced a little at a time. Website: www.sifsniffs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sifsniffs Podcast: www.sillageandsorcery.com YouTube for Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRiHYIzXDXy2uylMJmt47FQ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tinfoil-tales--6147818/support . Want to be a Guest? If you have a paranormal encounter, conspiracy theory, or unexplained story to share, we'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us at tinfoiltalespodcast@gmail.com or use the contact button on our website. http://www.tinfoiltales.com Let's schedule you for a future episode and dive…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Wright

Guest: Melissa

Topics covered

• cult behavior
• psychological manipulation
• isolation
• spiritual study
• pandemic impact

Keywords

• cult
• manipulation
• psychological influence
• isolation
• spirituality

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Organizations: Tinfoil Tales, sifsniffs.com, sillageandsorcery.com, YouTube, Spreaker, Facebook

Places: Peru, IN

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