I am dedicating this post to offering important information from The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA), a non-profit dedicated to providing help to former high-control group (cult) members, their families, academics, educators, and counselors. ICSA is hosting several conferences around the U.S. this year. Last month, I gave a presentation at their wonderful Florida … [Read more…]
Have you read my new memoir, Undertow? If so, thank you. And thank you for all the lovely notes, e-mails, and in-person messages sharing what this story means to you. If you haven’t yet read it, this post offers a link to Chapter One (free sample) and some fast facts. Many readers have … [Read more…]
Greetings readers, the following is a sneak peak into my new book, Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International. Chapter 1 – Hiding in Plain Sight If they find out, they’ll think I’m weird. In the winter of 1987, my Sociology professor clutched a stub … [Read more…]
Today, it’s my absolute pleasure to announce that you can order Undertow here. Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International A Synchronistic Thanksgiving 2016 Before I talk about my book here today, I want to pay my respects to this particular holiday. For some of us, Thanksgiving—tomorrow—is a … [Read more…]
Greetings everyone. Many of you have heard a zillion times that my memoir, Undertow, is soon to be published. Yes, that’s me in this photo taken four days ago holding the first copy, and that’s also me on the book’s cover, age 17. On Sale November 22 – by the end of the … [Read more…]