Cult Dynamics & Charisma Addiction

When “spiritual community” is just social control in robes.

Focus:

• Red flags: manipulation, hierarchy, identity erasure, false certainty

• The allure of belonging: why even smart people fall into cults

• The role of trauma bonding and unresolved parent wounds

• Leader worship vs. personal sovereignty

• Deprogramming tools and self-checks

Optional Cheatsheet: “So, You Think You’re in a Cult…?”