Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Audiobook13 hours
Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships
Written by Janja Lalich and Madeleine Tobias
Narrated by Sarah Edmondson
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this audiobook
Cult victims and those who have experienced abusive relationships often
suffer from anxiety, fear, confusion, low self-esteem, and post-traumatic
stress.
Take Back Your Life explains:
- the seductive draw that leads people into such situations
- provides insightful information for assessing what happened
- hands-on tools and tips for getting back on track.
Stanford University Professor Psychology Philip G. Zimbardo said, “This book is must reading for everyone who wants to understand the powerful appeal that cults have for so many ordinary people, using so many disguises, with so many subtle tactics. This book’s wisdom is vital for us all.”
Eugene Methvin, senior editor for Reader’s Digest said, “I wish every cult member, and every family of a cult member, struggling to free herself from the trauma of membership in a destructive relationship could read Take Back Your Life. It offers the powerful healing medicine of understanding.”
suffer from anxiety, fear, confusion, low self-esteem, and post-traumatic
stress.
Take Back Your Life explains:
- the seductive draw that leads people into such situations
- provides insightful information for assessing what happened
- hands-on tools and tips for getting back on track.
Stanford University Professor Psychology Philip G. Zimbardo said, “This book is must reading for everyone who wants to understand the powerful appeal that cults have for so many ordinary people, using so many disguises, with so many subtle tactics. This book’s wisdom is vital for us all.”
Eugene Methvin, senior editor for Reader’s Digest said, “I wish every cult member, and every family of a cult member, struggling to free herself from the trauma of membership in a destructive relationship could read Take Back Your Life. It offers the powerful healing medicine of understanding.”
Unavailable
Related to Take Back Your Life
Related audiobooks
Terror, Love and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coerced to Courageous: Taking back your power after coercive control and domestic abuse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReclaim: understanding complex trauma and those who abuse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control & Becoming Whole Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Escaping Utopia: Growing Up in a Cult, Getting Out, and Starting Over Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Everyday Cult Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation, 1st Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Shunned: How I Lost My Religion and Found Myself Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uncultured: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cult, A Love Story: Ten Years Inside a Canadian Cult and the Subsequent Long Road of Recovery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Cult of One Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Sociopath Next Door: The Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Trapped in the Mirror: Adult Children of Narcissists in their Struggle for Self Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Character Disturbance: The Phenomenon of Our Age Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Coercive Control: How Men Entrap Women in Personal Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths—And How We Can Stop! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cult Trip Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You Are Why You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Among the Scientologists: History, Theology, and Praxis Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Relationships For You
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I'm Glad My Mom Died Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Never Get Angry Again: The Foolproof Way to Stay Calm and in Control in Any Conversation or Situation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Highly Sensitive Person in Love: Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/58 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hit and Run Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You’re Not the Only One F*cking Up: Breaking the Endless Cycle of Dating Mistakes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries in Marriage: Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 5 Love Languages Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love, Revised Edition: Relationship Repair in a Flash Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Radiolab: The Feels Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spoiler Alert: You're Gonna Die: Unveiling Death One Question at a Time Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You're Cute When You're Mad: Simple Steps for Confronting Sexism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
Stolen Youth: Daniel Levin on Larry Ray’s Cult 0% found this document usefulWhat is a Cult? With Dr. Janja Lalich 0% found this document useful#533 Cults - Dr Janja Lalich 0% found this document usefulReligious Trauma: Marlene Winell 0% found this document usefulMake Me A God: Jon Atack 0% found this document usefulEp - 99 - RACHEL JEFFS ON POLYGAMY IN REALITY TELEVISION / KARDASHIAN CHEATING SCANDAL 0% found this document usefulE84: Shunning: A Trauma-Informed Approach w/ Cathy S. Harris, LCSW 0% found this document usefulBelieving Me- Healing Complex Trauma with Dr. Ingrid Clayton 0% found this document usefulRepressed Memories, CPTSD vs. BPD w/ Dr Kirk Honda (Psychology in Seattle) 0% found this document usefulAbducted in Plain Sight - Twice: How Jan Broberg Survived 0% found this document usefulIntroducing: Navigating Narcissism 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend’s Mother Is Narcissistic and Mean The AtlanticArticle
Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend’s Mother Is Narcissistic and Mean
Apr 29, 2019
5 min readJada Pinkett Smith Shuts Down Leah Remini's Claims That She's a Scientologist Los Angeles TimesArticle
Jada Pinkett Smith Shuts Down Leah Remini's Claims That She's a Scientologist
Sep 19, 2017
2 min readA Cult Can Be You and Your Weird Charismatic Friend Literary HubArticle
A Cult Can Be You and Your Weird Charismatic Friend
Apr 17, 2019
4 min readAm I Being Love Bombed? Are You? The AtlanticArticle
Am I Being Love Bombed? Are You?
Feb 22, 2022
6 min readLife As A Nonviolent Psychopath The AtlanticArticle
Life As A Nonviolent Psychopath
Jan 21, 2014
16 min readOn Marrying a Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse The AtlanticArticle
On Marrying a Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Aug 27, 2013
8 min read‘We Need You to Be a Zealot.’ My Life in Scientology Literary HubArticle
‘We Need You to Be a Zealot.’ My Life in Scientology
Mar 15, 2018
7 min readWhen Your Child Is a Psychopath The AtlanticArticle
When Your Child Is a Psychopath
May 16, 2017
25 min readScientology Is This The End? Woman's Day Magazine NZArticle
Scientology Is This The End?
Jul 26, 2020
3 min readEMMA & ELLIOT: IT’S OVER You South AfricaArticle
EMMA & ELLIOT: IT’S OVER
Feb 12, 2021
4 min readGetting Help Does Not Make You Weak Cosmopolitan IndiaArticle
Getting Help Does Not Make You Weak
Jul 10, 2019
4 min readIn two MINDS New Zealand Woman’s WeeklyArticle
In two MINDS
Aug 8, 2021
3 min readIt’s a Blessing to Bear Your Friend’s Burden The AtlanticArticle
It’s a Blessing to Bear Your Friend’s Burden
Mar 3, 2019
5 min readMeditate with Care Lion's RoarArticle
Meditate with Care
Mar 24, 2020
7 min readIs Your Mental Health Under The Influence? Women's Health AustraliaArticle
Is Your Mental Health Under The Influence?
Apr 7, 2021
6 min readComing Out About My Bipolar Disorder Has Led To A New Deep Sense Of Community NPRArticle
Coming Out About My Bipolar Disorder Has Led To A New Deep Sense Of Community
Oct 15, 2022
5 min readWhen A Young Person Is In Crisis, This Woman Is A Text Away The Christian Science MonitorArticle
When A Young Person Is In Crisis, This Woman Is A Text Away
Mar 19, 2018
Rainy Roth is a volunteer for Crisis Text Line, drawing on her own experiences as a child. ‘If I can reach out to one texter and tell that person, “I get it,” then the texter will understand it will be OK,’ she says.
2 min readTHE INCREASING BURDEN OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDALITY OUTPATIENT KETAMINE infusions offer new hope Gay PagesArticle
THE INCREASING BURDEN OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDALITY OUTPATIENT KETAMINE infusions offer new hope
Oct 25, 2021
8 min readThe Problem with Mindfulness NautilusArticle
The Problem with Mindfulness
Apr 24, 2019
5 min readThe Problem with Mindfulness NautilusArticle
The Problem with Mindfulness
Mar 30, 2018
5 min readYou May Feel Secondary Trauma From All The Coverage Of Mass Shootings. Therapists Discuss Ways To Cope Los Angeles TimesArticle
You May Feel Secondary Trauma From All The Coverage Of Mass Shootings. Therapists Discuss Ways To Cope
Jun 2, 2022
9 min readTHE ART OF mindfulness Longevity MagazineArticle
THE ART OF mindfulness
Jul 28, 2019
5 min readReach Out: Ways To Help A Loved One At Risk Of Suicide NPRArticle
Reach Out: Ways To Help A Loved One At Risk Of Suicide
Apr 20, 2019
8 min readWorld Mental Health Day: How To Help If You Are Worried Someone Is Having Suicidal Thoughts The IndependentArticle
World Mental Health Day: How To Help If You Are Worried Someone Is Having Suicidal Thoughts
Oct 10, 2020
7 min readTame Your Threat Brain The Australian Women's WeeklyArticle
Tame Your Threat Brain
Jul 13, 2022
5 min readTame Your Threat Brain Australian Women’s Weekly NZArticle
Tame Your Threat Brain
Jul 13, 2022
5 min readBalancing Act: 'When The Blood On Your Hands Stops Pouring Into My Shoes': Gun Reform Is In A Doctor's Lane, NRA Chicago TribuneArticle
Balancing Act: 'When The Blood On Your Hands Stops Pouring Into My Shoes': Gun Reform Is In A Doctor's Lane, NRA
Nov 14, 2018
Where do we go from here? I'm afraid to ask, and I'm terrified not to. Recently, the National Rifle Association tweeted out an article from one of its own publications condemning the Annals of Internal Medicine for devoting so much ink to the ravages
3 min readBOOKMARK THIS read…listen…stream MindfulArticle
BOOKMARK THIS read…listen…stream
Aug 13, 2020
The Psychology of Boredom James Danckert and John D. Eastwood Harvard University Press A plethora of books that attempt to rehabilitate boredom as a normal, even valuable, experience have found their way to the Mindful offices in recent years. The be
4 min readWorried Your New Year Will Be Filled With Anxiety? Here Are 5 Mental Health Tips To Help You Tackle 2022 Los Angeles TimesArticle
Worried Your New Year Will Be Filled With Anxiety? Here Are 5 Mental Health Tips To Help You Tackle 2022
Jan 3, 2022
5 min readQuiet Courage WellBeingArticle
Quiet Courage
Jun 12, 2019
9 min read
Reviews for Take Back Your Life
Rating: 4.777777777777778 out of 5 stars
5/5
9 ratings1 review
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As a cult survivor, this book was so instrumental in understanding what happened to me. It’s the first one I recommended when people ask what I mean by “I was in a cult.” Plus, Sarah Edmondson’s reading of this book is perfect.
1 person found this helpful