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Seek SafelyTalking ICSA 2025: the International Cultic Studies Association's Annual ConferenceGlenn and Jean talk about the upcoming International Cultic Studies Association's annual conference in July, where Jean is presenting on behalf of SEEK for the third year in a row. Since 1979, ICSA has been building an international network of resources for cult survivors, educators, and researchers.SEEK's presence at the conference since 2023 has been about drawing a link between the self-help industry and cults. This year's conference focusses on the role of the media in the cult conversation. Jean will present on the media's role in SEEK's origin, right from the start-when Kirby first saw James Ray...2025-04-2152 minSeek SafelyMid-season Check-in (aka SEEK Safely Podcast Pajama Party)Jean’s in her PJs. Glenn is wearing sweats. Because we’re all tired… In this episode, the podcast is checking in on how we’re all coping (or not) in this very busy, constantly “breaking news” era. It is precisely in these moments of uncertainty that the self-help world typically kicks it into overdrive. So beware! We also talk about this interesting development we’re seeing–the self-helpification of US government. And finally, we offer a few thoughts on how to manage in overwhelming times. Thanks, as always, for being our communit...2025-03-3151 minSeek SafelyDr. John Hunter Explains how Self-help Events are “Manufacturing Mania”How do smart, motivated, successful people get pulled into spending thousands of dollars, many years, and lots of trust on a self-help program or teacher? Psychologist Dr. John Hunter applies the dopamine hypothesis to explain how these events may be messing with our brain chemistry in a way that puts us into a manic or hypomanic state. If you are curious about cults or if you’re a self-help person, this is a must-listen! Finally, we have a psychological explanation for what is actually going on in your brain when exposed to certain types of self-help....2025-03-101h 10Seek SafelyEntering the Post-guru Phase of Self-help: Reflecting on James Ray’s Death with Dr. Christine WhelanSEEK was surprised to learn of the death of James Arthur Ray on January 3rd, 2025, at the age of 67. Ray was responsible for the deaths of 3 people at his 2009 “Spiritual Warrior” Retreat in Sedona, Arizona, a crime for which he spent 20 months in prison. As this event was the genesis of SEEK Safely, Jean, Glenn, and SEEK Board Member and self-help industry expert Dr. Christine Whelan reflect on how his death fits into the arc of the self-help industry itself.As the Brown family said in its public statement on the deat...2025-02-2451 minSeek SafelySEEK Safely Summit Recap with Anne PetersonIn November 2024, SEEK was proud to present the SEEK Safely summit, a day of reflecting, brainstorming, and imagining what a better, safer self-help world looks like. We gathered together self-help industry professionals to discuss tools for seekers and self-help practitioners, to find and facilitate more ethical self-help. In this episode of the podcast, Glenn and Jean chat with Anne Peterson, SEEK friend and author of “Is this a Cult” about her experience in Landmark, who facilitated the Summit event.SEEK plans to make the Summit an annual even...2025-02-101h 21Seek SafelyChatting with India Oxenberg on the Self-help to Cult PipelineJean and Glenn chat with India Oxenberg, author, producer, and activist whose escape from NXIVM is documented in the Starz series “Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult.” India was an executive producer on the series. India also shares her story in her memoir, “Still Learning.”The conversations focusses less on the sensationalist aspects of her cult experience, and more on the self-help nature of NXIVM as an organization, and what attracted India to the group in the first place. More about India:India produces ‘Still Learning’ the podcast, which engages its audience with ongoing conversationa...2025-01-2755 min
Seek SafelyDiscovering the Dysfunction in Self-helpIn this episode, Dr. Doyle and Jean return to the underlying discussion of the self-help industry and the flaws within it that drive SEEK Safely’s mission. It was after Kirby Brown’s death at the 2009 Spiritual Warrior retreat that the Brown family discovered some of the rot at the core of this multi-billion dollar industry. This drove the family to found SEEK Safely, recognizing that the impulse to seek is not the issue—it’s the unethical, unregulated self-help providers that are the issue and the source of potential harm. Empowering and protecting seekers has always been, and rema...2024-10-2257 minSeek SafelyFollowing up with Anne Peterson, Author of "Is This a Cult"Previously on the Podcast, Anne Peterson introduced her new memoir, "Is This A Cult?" about her many years of involvement with Landmark. Anne joins the podcast again to discuss the response to her memoir, including a flood of messages from other ex-Landmarkians saying "same here!" Anne also shares what she's learned since her book launch that has given her even more clarity about her own experience and what needs to happen going forward to create a more ethical self-help industry. SEEK is excited to share that Anne is launching the Safe Practitioners Workshop, an 8-session p...2024-05-271h 20Seek SafelySEEK Safely Podcast (Taylor Edition) with Brit Barkholtz (Part 2)Here is Part 2 with Brit Barkholtz. Brit Barkholtz is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in trauma and eating disorders, active in the Twitter therapist community as The Caffeinated Therapist. Brit shares her take on MLMs, self-help exploiting trauma, “culty” stuff, and Taylor Swift as a tool of trauma recovery.This episode is Part 1 of 2.To Read: Brit’s thoughts on The Tortured Poet’s Department on HuffPoPESITo Listen To: SEEK Podcast Episode on MLMsSEEK Pod Episode on TraumaTaylor Swift, T...2024-05-1346 minSeek SafelySEEK Safely Podcast (Taylor Edition) with Brit Barkholtz (Part 1)Brit Barkholtz is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in trauma and eating disorders, active in the Twitter therapist community as The Caffeinated Therapist. Brit shares her take on MLMs, self-help exploiting trauma, “culty” stuff, and Taylor Swift as a tool of trauma recovery.This episode is Part 1 of 2.To Read: Brit’s thoughts on The Tortured Poet’s Department on HuffPoPESITo Listen To: SEEK Podcast Episode on MLMsSEEK Pod Episode on TraumaTaylor Swift, The Tortured Poet’s DepartmentLea...2024-05-0646 minSeek SafelyBypassing–Spiritual and Otherwise–in Self-helpBypassing is, essentially, avoidance. It's something we all do from time to time as a response to something unpleasant in our lives. But sometimes bypassing can cause us to go too far, putting off challenge for later that we'd be better off dealing with now. And sometimes in the self-help world, bypassing is either encouraged or deeply embedded in the thought system being pushed.Dr. Glenn highlights how spiritual bypassing, emotional bypassing, and reality bypassing are all especially dangerous for trauma survivors. Have a listen so you can be prepared to recognize bypassing and know whether or...2024-04-011h 03Seek SafelyPart 2: “Is This A Cult?” – Anne Peterson's New Memoir about Her Time with Landmark Education & the Infamous Werner ErhardContinuing our conversation with Anne Peterson, who has decades of involvement with Landmark, one of the original large-group awareness training (LGAT) companies, including experience producing a breakthrough leadership program developed for Landmark's founder, Werner Erhard. She tells her story in her memoir, “Is This A Cult: Confronting the Line Between Transformation and Exploitation.” This episode is Part 2 of 2. Listen to Part 1 if you haven’t already!To Read: https://isthisacultbook.comiLumn8.life, Anne’s safer self-help platformRick Alan Ross“Outrageous Betrayal” by Steven Pressman The SEEK Safely Promise“This Sw...2024-03-181h 04Seek Safely“Is This A Cult?” – Anne Peterson's New Memoir about Her Time with Landmark Education & the Infamous Werner ErhardAnne Peterson has decades of involvement with Landmark, one of the original large-group awareness training (LGAT) companies, including experience producing a breakthrough leadership program developed for Landmark's founder, Werner Erhard. Millions (3.5 million, according to Landmark's press packet) have passed through its trademark Landmark Forum training, many of them having positive experiences. But after her many years of working with Landmark as a facilitator and program producer, Anne began to see some of the cracks under the surface, particularly with its very guru-y founder, Werner Erhard (aka Jack Rosenberg). Anne is now telling her story–and in the process, raising man...2024-03-1158 minSeek SafelyFrom Kirby Jam 2023: SEEK Safely’s Legislative Effort to Pass Self-help Consumer Protection LegislationThis episode is a throw-back to our annual fundraiser, Kirby Jam, in October 2023. We had live-streamed on a different topic each night, and on this night, Monday, October 16th, we discussed our effort to pass self-help consumer protection legislation. Dr. Glenn, Jean, and SEEK Founder Ginny Brown talk about why we feel the legislation is necessary, what our effort has looked like, and the bill that we are hoping will make it to the floor in the New York State Legislature in 2024. (And please give us a bit of grace for extraneous noises, etc, as what you are hearing w...2024-02-1951 minSeek SafelySelf-help Books that Arent's Self-help Books with Guest Dr. Christine WhelanOur resident self-help geeks, Dr. Doyle and Dr. Christine Whelan, along with Jean, talk about self-help books that aren’t self-help books—that is, books that were not written to be self-help books but have been adopted into self-help culture, or society at large, as self-helpy how-to life manuals. Some are about other aspects of mental health and wellness, some are memoir or autobiography, some are straight-up fiction, but somehow they either took on a self-help life of their own, or have been readily adopted by the self-help industry, or launched the author into the self-helpisphere. The rest...2024-02-051h 07Seek SafelyHealthy, Less Self-helpy New Year's ResolutionsDid you set a New Year’s resolution that is already floundering? Have you been inundated by self-help/wellness/woo-woo New Yearsy stuff, too? Or maybe peri-menopause supplements… The self-help industry loves a New Year’s resolution, so Jean and Glenn talk all about resolutions–their own takes and advice for resolutions, red flags to watch for in scammy self-help world, and some thoughts on how to approach this interesting, sometimes inspiring, sometimes overwhelming, time of year! Also Mentioned in this Episode -To Read: Jean’s Blo...2024-01-151h 02Seek SafelyBINGO! We’ve got another Self-help Cult with Twin Flames UniverseGlenn and Jean tackle the cosmic matchmaking self-help group/cult, Twin Flames Universe. Much has already been written and said about this fascinating/terrifying group. But on the SEEK Safely Podcast, the focus is on what this Twin Flames phenomenon says about self-help, and what it illuminates about why and how people get into self-help groups that turn out to be cults. Also Mentioned in this Episode: To Read: Unlimited Power by Tony RobbinsMen are From Mars, Women are From Venus by...2024-01-0154 minSeek SafelyTaking on the 'Giant Within' Self-help: Tony Robbins (PART 2)This is the continuation of the first episode of the 3rd season! It picks up where the first episode left off, deep into Tony Robbins’ assent into self-help superstardom. Tony Robbins was Dr. Glenn’s first stop in the wide world of self-help, and in many ways, he is arguably one of the best known and most successful self-help personalities ever. He put the modern self-help industry on the trajectory of providing The Answer to Everything in your life–a “kitchen sink” approach, as Dr. Glenn calls it. Tony went from the best-se...2023-12-1839 minSeek SafelyTaking on the 'Giant Within' Self-help: Tony Robbins (PART 1)Jean and Glenn kick off the third season of the SEEK Safely Podcast, diving right in with a chat about Dr. Glenn’s favourite self-help author, Tony Robbins. Robbins has been one of the biggest names in self-help for decades. His success has inspired numerous other would-be gurus and has shifted the self-help industry in many ways. His career tells a story about the evolution of self-help, from the tape-series model to stadium events to guest appearances... anywhere. This is part 1 of 2. Watch for Part 2 on December 18th.Also Mentioned in this Episode: Dr...2023-12-0440 min
A Little Bit CultySeek Safely: Jean Brown & Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle on the Self-Help IndustryToday’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. The self-help book industry alone is expected to grow from $10.5 billion annually to $15 billion by 2025. Of course, with that kinda dough floating around, a raging demand for personal growth has led to a plethora of tools aimed at achieving it. Unfortunately, there are people that seek to take advantage of this, leading to dangerous—or even deadly—consequences. When Kirby Brown was only 38 years old, a man named James Arthur Ray pushed her to stick out an incredibly hot sweat lodge session in Sedona, Arizona. A self-proclaimed “guru,” Ray allegedl...2023-10-301h 05Seek SafelyICYMI: Reviewing Season 2 of the SEEK Safely PodcastBefore we take a quick podcast break, Glenn and Jean go back through the episodes from Season 2, reviewing some of the highlights and favorite moments. They also take a look at what theme emerged from this collection of discussions and interviews. We’d love to hear what your favorite moments from this season were! Let us know–send us a message or even leave a voicemail. We’ll be back with new episodes in October! Thanks for listening! Also mentioned in this E...2023-09-041h 17Seek SafelyMan Cave Bacon-eating Energy: ‘The Manosphere’ and Self-help“Not unlike the tactics used by cults, who often exploit people who are seeking meaning, The Manosphere and the alt right provide meaning in the form of misogyny and white supremacy, creating an “affective fabric” that binds them together.”Julia DeCook for boundary2.org, linked in notesJean and Dr. Glenn dive into the murky waters of the Manosphere, specifically where it overlaps with the self-help world, traditionally an industry geared towards women. They discuss how the rise of this segment of the industry may indicate a reaction...2023-08-211h 07Seek SafelyEnlighten Us 7 Years Later: Discussing the Flawed Documentary and What’s Happened in Self-help Since (featuring Dr. Christine Whelan)In 2016, CNN Films released a documentary entitled “Enlighten Us,” which followed James Ray’s attempted comeback after his short imprisonment for negligent homicide. That conviction was the result of the deaths of 3 people at Ray’s Spiritual Warrior personal development retreat in Sedona, Arizona, in 2009. The film features interviews with survivors as well as James Ray as he attempted to rebuild his personal development business. Jean discusses what always frustrated her about the film, particularly how it left out the voices of victims’ families as well as context about James Ray’s prior knowl...2023-08-071h 11
Seek SafelyJoelle Tamraz, Author of “The Secret Practice: Eighteen Years on the Dark Side of Yoga”Jean and Dr. Glenn speak with author Joelle Tamraz, whose gripping memoir details her time with a “yoga guru” who became her life and business partner. Through her compelling storytelling, it becomes clear that it was not weakness or desperation, but a heady mix of idealism, openness to possibility, and a desire for meaningful connection that put Joelle in the path of Arun, who promised to guide and love her, but instead exploited her faith and abused her trust. Joelle’s personal experience under the control of a charismatic partner illuminates another, wider issue: how “new age” movements l...2023-07-241h 16Seek SafelyA Self-help History: Peter McWilliams and ‘What to do When Your Guru Sues You’In this episode, Dr. Glenn takes us through the fascinating tale of Peter McWilliams who was both the author of the best-selling “Life 101” series and a victim in many ways of his guru/cult leader, John-Roger.The story of Peter McWIlliams is sad and interesting; but importantly, it demonstrates so many of the recurring themes of how the self-help industry operates: Large Group Awareness Trainings (LGATs) as a gateway into more insidious and culty self-help self-help gurus fabricating an origin storythe ways in which manipulative leaders divert...2023-07-101h 17Seek SafelyHow Self-help Approaches Trauma (hint: it’s kind of a problem…)Given how much of a buzzword TRAUMA is in the self-help/wellness/self-improvement world and even more broadly in our culture, we’re lucky that Dr. Glenn happens to be a trauma specialist! A lot of gurus and New Age love-and-light types are talking about trauma these days. One in particular stands out. Although there has been a lot of coverage of Teal Swan, the SEEK Safely Podcast has not addressed this very popular online persona who has made her name talking specifically about trauma. Jean and Dr. Glenn talk in this episode about what Teal Swan rep...2023-06-261h 06Seek SafelySelf-help’s Intensifying Flirtation with Conspiracy TheoriesConspiracy theories are on the rise in many areas of our society, and this holds true within the self-help industry, especially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jean and Glenn discuss this situation, shedding some light on why it is that conspiracies fit so easily into the realm of self-help–an industry that has often presented itself as an alternative to the mainstream.But while the fringes have long been comfortable territory for self-help, these conspiracy theories seem to be taking up more space and pushing the industry into more political territory as we...2023-06-1245 minSeek SafelyGeeking Out on Self-help with Dr. Christine Whelan (Part 2)In Part 1 of our interview with Dr. Christine Whalen, self-help researcher and SEEK Safely’s newest Board member, we discussed her background in researching self-help, how she got connected with SEEK Safely, and a bit about what she’s learned about how to be a best-selling self-help author. In Part 2, we really get into what’s going on with self-help today. This packed conversation covers:the new social-media fuelled trajectory for becoming a self-help guruwhat we’re currently seeing in the gende...2023-05-3046 minSeek SafelyGeeking Out on Self-help with Dr. Christine Whelan (Part 1)Jean and Glenn welcome Dr. Christine Whelan, SEEK Safely’s newest Board member, to the SEEK Safely podcast in this first of two episodes. Dr. Christine is an author, professor and speaker, and one of the few researchers who has specifically looked into the self-help/advice industry. She is also perhaps the only person whose personal library of self-help books rivals that of Dr. Glenn! But more importantly, through her research Dr. Whelan has meaningful insights to share about how we consume self-help, how the self-help industry attempts to reach us, and how the ind...2023-05-1548 minSeek SafelyYou Cannot Miss This Opportunity to Talk about MLMs!Jean and Glenn have an amazing opportunity to share with you! That’s right, we’re talking all about multi-level marketing! Why is the self-help podcast talking about MLMs? In this episode, the discussion specifically highlights the links and parallels between self-help and MLMs:how they share similar tactics to pull people in the similar types of people that are targeted by MLMs and self-helphow they use self-help tropes like the Law of Attraction to condition/gaslight their victims sales associatesthe shared history between self-help and MLMs2023-05-011h 05Seek SafelyGlenn and Jean Spoil ‘The Secret’Despite its name, the Law of Attraction will come to you in your self-help journey, whether you’ve asked for it or not. It’s a big part of SEEK’s story, given that James Arthur Ray’s rise to fame came from his involvement with the self-help phenomenon of the early 2000’s, “The Secret.”Jean and Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle break down this enduring “law” in self-help thinking–where and when the concept has popped up in self-help history, as well as more broadly in philosophy, literature, and religious thought.They cover what...2023-04-171h 00Seek SafelyWe’re Back for Season 2The SEEK Safely Podcast is back for a 2nd season!Life’s been busy! Feedback for the podcast has been so encouraging, and we’re happy to be back! We’ve got some exciting discussions for you.On this first episode, we touch base with what’s been happening in the self-help world in the last few months, what has come out of the first season for us, and what we hope to achieve with our second season. Some highlights of the upcoming season: we’ll talk recu...2023-04-0349 minSeek SafelyRecapping Season One of the SEEK Safely Podcast and Looking Ahead to Season TwoIn this final episode of the SEEK Safely podcast’s first season, hosts Dr. Doyle and Jean share some of their lasting impressions from the previous episodes of the podcast. Big themes that came through: SEEK has gained many allies in this effort to scrutinize and improve the self-improvement industryNot all self-help is culty, but a lot of self-help does culty stuffThere is still so much to unpack as we look at the industry and imagine a better future for seekersPodcasting is a gre...2022-12-1248 minSeek SafelyArticulating a New Self-help Industry with Anne PetersonAnne Peterson has worked in and around the self-help industry for decades. Anne has designed and delivered programming for her own company as well as for some of the most prominent self-help gurus and one of the largest international self-development organizations in the world. Anne is hard at work to impact and improve this industry where she has spent so much time and, like us, sees so much potential. On this episode, Jean, Glenn, and Anne, chat about what a better self-help industry could look like: how to make space for the potential o...2022-12-051h 08Seek SafelySeeking through Struggle and Finding Authentic Empowerment with August McLaughlinAugust McLaughlin is a nationally recognized health and sexuality journalist and host and producer of the podcast, Girl Boner Radio, which offers a spicy blend of personal stories, in-depth reporting and inspiration.Dr. Glenn and Jean chat with August about mental health, seeking, and finding real, lasting empowerment. August shares her personal story of grappling with undiagnosed ADHD, an eating disorder, and the general challenges of adolescence and young adulthood that put her on the seeking path familiar to so many of us. August shares how she found a more a...2022-11-2855 minSeek SafelySurviving Cultic Abuse with Jennifer French (Part 2)Jennifer French is a psychologist who focuses on helping victims of cultic abuse. She got into the field after her own experience with a cult group. She is also the creator and host of the Project Hope podcast.In this second episode of two, Jean and Jennifer discuss this new era of cults, and Dr. Doyle pops in to share his thoughts!They chat about: The implications of social media for cult activityLegislation as the next phase of the fight against abusive self-help and cult abuse2022-11-2151 minSeek SafelySurviving Cultic Abuse with Jennifer French (Part 1)Jennifer French is a psychologist who focuses on helping victims of cultic abuse. She got into the field after her own experience with a cult group. She is also the creator and host of the Project Hope podcast. In this first episode of two, Jean and Jennifer discuss Jennifer’s experience and how it led her to undertake a Masters degree in Psychology of coercive control. They chat about: how and why people get into abusive groups"cult hopping”why Jennifer signed the SEEK Safely Promise and how she implements it in her wor...2022-11-1447 minSeek SafelyJean and Dr. Glenn Dissect Episodes 1 & 2 of The Vow, Season 2Dr. Glenn and Jean share their thoughts about the first two episodes from Season Two of “The Vow," HBO’s docu-series detailing the public downfall of the cult NXIVM. The NXIVM story has been a big part of our collective education about cults. But on its surface, NXIVM was just another self-help organization offering leadership development courses to thousands of people throughout North America.SEEK has followed and shared the NXIVM story for many reasons: as another example of the type of “worst-case scenarios” that can happen to self-help consumersunderstanding how coercive control plays out in ab...2022-11-0755 minSeek SafelyPart 2: Pushing Back against Unethical Coaching, Wellness, & Self-help with Eva CollinsDr. Glenn and Jean chat with Eva Collins about her experience in the self-help/online coaching/wellness world, why she left her coaching business, and what it has been like pushing back against unethical practices and teachers in these industries. About Eva Collins:Eva is the creator of the Instagram account and podcast called "why don't you say something.”After 20 years in the spiritual, self help, and yoga world and 8 years working as an online coach, she started to see so many issues in the industry and...2022-10-3154 minSeek SafelyPart 1: Pushing Back against Unethical Coaching, Wellness, & Self-help with Eva CollinsDr. Glenn and Jean chat with Eva Collins about her experience in the self-help/online coaching/wellness world, why she left her coaching business, and what it has been like pushing back against unethical practices and teachers in these industries. About Eva Collins:Eva is the creator of the Instagram account and podcast called "why don't you say something.”After 20 years in the spiritual, self help, and yoga world and 8 years working as an online coach, she started to see so many issues in the industry and made an account speaking up...2022-10-2441 minSeek SafelyIs Scrutiny of Self-help Building?Dr. Glenn and Jean discuss the growing feeling that more people are joining in scrutinizing the self-help industry. They discuss some of the contributing factors to this, including recent culty docuseries and a more nuanced cultural understanding of how people get involved with questionable leaders and groups.Jean also discusses how, 13 WHOLE YEARS after the Sedona (not-a-)sweat lodge deaths, more people than ever are reaching out not just to express condolences over the loss of her sister, but to share in the knowledge that there’s something fundamentally broken in this industry. 2022-10-1743 minSeek SafelyDr. Glenn’s Story and the Potential of Self-helpLife sends millions of people into the *whisper* ~self-help section~ at the bookstore/on Instagram/on Youtube, etc. So many of us feel kind of ashamed about that, and yet we’re spending billions of dollars per year on our journeys of self-improvement and discovery.Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle shares his personal journey with self-help, starting in his teen years when self-help literally saved his life, to when he finally joined forces with SEEK Safely. His story mirrors the stories of many seekers–people who are looking for help or direction but can’t access...2022-10-101h 08Seek SafelyFrom the “Sweat Lodge” to SEEK Safely (Part 1)Welcome to the first episode of the SEEK Safely Podcast, where we aim to empower seekers of self-improvement and discuss the abuses of this billion dollar industry.In this episode, hosts Jean Brown and Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle dive straight into the problems with the self-improvement industry that were revealed by the “Sedona sweat lodge deaths” at James Ray’s 2009 Spiritual Warrior retreat. This tragedy launched SEEK Safely Inc.–a non-profit org founded by the family of one of the sweat lodge victims, Kirby Brown.Jean (Kirby’s...2022-10-0343 minSeek SafelyFrom the “Sweat Lodge” to SEEK Safely (Part 2)Welcome to the second episode of the SEEK Safely Podcast, where we aim to empower seekers of self-improvement and discuss the abuses of this billion dollar industry.In this episode, hosts Jean Brown and Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle continue diving into the problems with the self-improvement industry that were revealed by the “Sedona sweat lodge deaths” at James Ray’s 2009 Spiritual Warrior retreat. This tragedy launched SEEK Safely Inc.–a non-profit org founded by the family of one of the sweat lodge victims, Kirby Brown.Jean (Kirby’s...2022-10-0336 minSeek SafelyTrailer: Seek Safely with Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle & Jean BrownThe SEEK Safely podcast is the official voice of the nonprofit organization SEEK Safely Inc, which advocates for ethics and accountability in the self-help industry, and empowers seekers to have safe and effective self-improvement journeys. Jean Brown and Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle peel back the layers of the largely unregulated, multi-billion dollar self-help industry, discussing the patterns of exploitation and deception that pervade the industry and allow self-help gurus to thrive at the expense of their customers and followers. Along the way we’ll have discussions with people who care as much as we do about the self-help industry be...2022-09-2601 min
Rabbitt Stew ComicsEpisode 290Comics Reviews: Joker 1 by James Tynion IV, Guillem March, Arif Prianto, Sam Johns, Mirka Andolfo, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Rorschach 6 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Batman: Urban Legends 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Marcus To, Stephanie Phillips, Laura Braga, Ivan Plascencia, Brandon Thomas, Max Dunbar, Luis Guerrero, Matthew Rosenberg, Ryan Benjamin, Antonio Fabela Wonder Woman 770 by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, Jordie Bellaire, Paulina Ganucheau Superman 29 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Hi-Fi, Sean Lewis, Sami Basri, Ulises Arreola Wonder Woman Earth One Vol 3 by Grant Morrison, Yanick Paquette...2021-03-132h 25