A podcast about cult hacking! Cracking the cult code to understand what they are, how they work, how people leave and how to make sense of the world after leaving. Father and daughter team, media graduate Celine, and former cult member now organizational psychologist Stephen, explore how cults work, why they are so dangerous and the experience of leaving and making sense of the world. They speak to cult hackers from all over the world, from ex members to academics, from writers to filmmakers, and from therapists to activists. https://pod.link/1540824671 https://www.patreon.com/culthackers https://culthackers.com/ Music is Snap by Purple Planet Music Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Episodes
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Did Jesus have a work-life balance problem? What are the 'work' commitments for members of cults? As a former Jehovah's Witness Stephen reflects upon the work commitments of an active Jehovah's Witness? What may be the long-lasting psychological effects of being 'always on' for ex members?
These are all subjects explored in this week's episode, plus how organizational psychologists research the subject and how that might be able to help us think about getting the balance right. And Celine points out some of Stephen's possible issues in this area.
Please Note: This podcast is soon to be renamed Cult Hackers. The feed will remain the same.
References
Making Whole-Souled Sacrifices for Jehovah, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom—2012
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2012045#h=10:0-17:389
Summer Reminders, Our Kingdom Ministry—1993
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/201993207?q=summer+reminders&p=par
McDowall, A., & Lindsay, A. (2014). Work–life balance in the police: The development of a self-management competency framework. Journal of Business and Psychology, 29(3), 397-411.
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Hi Sonya, thanks for these comments. It’s great to hear that you relate to this. I think you’re right, it was a constant battle to hold the line on something that we knew deep down was just daft.
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Great conversation all around. Stephen… you detailed the JW life perfectly. What is sad, is that when I was “in” I thought it was just me when in reality most of us were going through the same pressure and feelings. Instead of us being united and supporting one another we were all isolated individuals as we couldn’t talk about how we really felt.
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
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