Zoom Event: The Writing Symposium, 9/28, 1PM-4PM. Reclaiming voice, life, and self through writing and creative expression
Zoom Event: The Writing Symposium. Reclaiming voice, life, and self through writing and creative expression.
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Sep 6
- 2 min
A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings: Infuriating, Hopeful
I just finished listening to this beautifully written memoir on Audible. It depicts the not-so Christian underbelly of the extreme...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Take Back Your Time—Holiday Weekends
About time, YOUR time, and the revolution of taking it back. Happy Labor Day weekend! I’m enjoying what feels like...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Aug 12
- 2 min
The Betrayal Trauma of 7M: "Church", entertainment "management", cult
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....
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Jul 22
- 3 min
Anti-Cult Tools, Tricks and Tips from the ICSA Conference
Early this month I went to Barcelona, Spain to present at the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) Conference. Near the end of...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Sorry, Not Sorry--Some People Don't Deserve You
Last October, A Little Bit Culty, hosts Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames spoke with me about my culty misadventure in "School"...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Feb 14
- 2 min
A conversation with A Little Bit Culty & a head's up about Living Cult Free!
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...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Nov 2, 2023
- 1 min
Audiobook Available; ALBC Podcast & Culty TedTalk!
1) The Gentle Souls Revolution audiobook is now available: Libro.FM ; Storytel ; NOOK Audiobooks & Chirp. Thank you, Kim Niemi & Jess...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Oct 5, 2023
- 1 min
NEWS: Book Release Party/Concert; Review; Latest Pod!
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...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Sep 29, 2023
- 1 min
Joint Book Release & Concert
Hi Everyone, Thanks all, for supporting the crowdfund! Thanks, to generous contributors who chose to send me $$$ directly, we did make...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Sep 13, 2023
- 2 min
Audiobook News; Documentary; Songwriting Interview & Book Release Save the Date!
Hi Gentle Souls – The audiobook files for our Revolution are complete, YAY! Once it's paid for, it's available. Here's the funding...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Sep 1, 2023
- 1 min
Audiobook Crowdfund Update! Interview: PROJECT HOPE
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...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Aug 24, 2023
- 2 min
About the Podcast, The Cult Vault & Crowdfunding Update for Audiobook!
Cultic manipulation and coercive control are tricky topics, difficult to explain, hard to understand and easy to judge. I passionately...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Aug 19, 2023
- 4 min
Podcast Interview: J'exit YouTube Channel
Hello Gentle Souls, I want to tell you about this fantastic cult recovery resource! Jexit was created by Martin Riley, a former...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Jun 13, 2023
- 2 min
Gentle Souls' Theme Song: Know Your Worth
As a cult-recovery counselor with a focus on Gentle Souls, I often tell my clients, "Life is short. Protect your time, energy & focus,...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- May 31, 2023
- 2 min
GSR podcast interviews and book tour info...
Hello first real vacation since before Covid times!! New Orleans & The Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, TX. I was gonna forget all...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- May 5, 2023
- 1 min
Sneak Peek: Cultic Identity Theft, Defined
Welcome to the sneak peek series, which features excerpts and ideas from The Gentle Souls Revolution. Installment 1 outlined an...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Apr 8, 2023
- 3 min
Book Teaser Series: The Guilt Experiment
Happy Spring Gentle Souls, I hope that you're all doing well. This post is one in a series of book teasers. I hope that these snippets...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Mar 27, 2023
- 1 min
Updates on book and other stuff...
Hi Everyone, Happy Spring! I hope that you're all well. Here's some book news. So far, so good! Visit the Book Page, to read the latest...
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Esther Ruth Friedman
- Mar 1, 2023
- 1 min
Book Published! The Gentle Souls Revolution
Hey Everyone - My book is officially PUBLISHED! Hurray! I'm going to keep this post short. Release party dates & readings to come soon....
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