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I've read too many books about cults, narcissistic abuse, con artists, and other selfish pathologies: memoirs, recovery guides, academic...

A New Year's Resolution for Gentle Souls

Dear Gentle Souls, Recently I had a great time talking to Gretchen Bostrom  on her fantastic brand-new pod, Notable New England ! She...

Here’s something that I’ve been pondering lately as news and politics look increasingly bleak and brutal. How do we maintain our faith in...

In October I planned to reflect on the Reclaiming Autonomy Writing Symposium . I didn’t. Something in me stepped in front of ALL social...

Zoom Event: The Writing Symposium. Reclaiming voice, life, and self through writing and creative expression.

I just finished listening to this beautifully written memoir on Audible. It depicts the not-so Christian underbelly of the extreme...

About time, YOUR time, and the revolution of taking it back. Happy Labor Day weekend! I’m enjoying what feels like...

I recently caved & watched the Netflix docu-series,  Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult .  I figured, it's about a Tik Tok thing....

Early this month I went to Barcelona, Spain to present at the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA)   Conference . Near the end...

Last October, A Little Bit Culty , hosts Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames spoke with me about my culty misadventure in "School"...

Hi Everyone, It's been a minute but this podcast is now live! Click Gentle Souls: Esther Friedman on 'School' to listen. I'm going to...

1) The Gentle Souls Revolution audiobook is now available: Libro.FM ; Storytel ; NOOK Audiobooks & Chirp. Thank you, Kim Niemi & Jess...

Hey Everyone, A few things... 1) Live in the Boston area? If yes, please celebrate with me and my fellow authors at a book-release party...

Hi Everyone, Thanks all, for supporting the crowdfund! Thanks, to generous contributors who chose to send me $$$ directly, we did make...

Hi Gentle Souls – The audiobook files for our Revolution are complete, YAY! Once it's paid for, it's available. Here's the funding...

Good Morning and Happy Labor Day weekend, Gentle Souls! September is here and I admit that I LOVE the fall! Couple of things... Visit the...

Cultic manipulation and coercive control are tricky topics, difficult to explain, hard to understand and easy to judge. I passionately...

Hello Gentle Souls, I want to tell you about this fantastic cult recovery resource! Jexit was created by Martin Riley, a former...

As a cult-recovery counselor with a focus on Gentle Souls, I often tell my clients, "Life is short. Protect your time, energy & focus,...