Blogs About All Things Cultish And Coercive Control

Survivors repeatedly describe how these groups initially present as welcoming, supportive, or even beneficial. They speak about positive experiences that drew them in—friendly peers, shared interests, or community support. What distinguishes high-control groups is what happens next: the coercion escalates. Gradually, members experience manipulation, pressure to conform, isolation from family, and exploitation.

If any group objects to the Victorian Inquiry into cults and fringe groups by crying “freedom of religion,” I’d honestly bet money that whoever is saying it is either a cult leader or a member of a high-control group.

The NSW Government’s is in the process of reviewing it's Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. It's a well overdue spring cleaning of half century old legislation that is as out of date as wearing floral printed flairs. For decades, Australia’s legal framework has protected recognised religions from discrimination—but in doing so, it has left glaring loopholes that allow high-control groups (cults), to weaponise “freedom of religion” as a shield for abusive behaviour.

Explore the chilling parallels between onions, the Borg, and Cults and Coercive Control. Uncover how Cults and Coercive Control threaten freedom.

Standing up against coercive control in cults mirrors the suffragist struggle for equality. Learn how challenging power structures is a time

Uncover the modern-day fight against psychological enslavement and coercive control.

Unraveling the Illusion of Free Will in cults is crucial for understanding coercive control. Learn how cults entrap and how to break free.

PART 4 OF 4 Explore the essence of compassionate leadership in spiritual communities, prioritising empathy, respect, and human rights.

Cults, often characterised by their authoritarian leadership, coercive control , and isolationist tendencies, have been notorious for...