Freeing the authentic self: phases of recovery and growth from an abusive cult experience

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Freeing the authentic self: phases of recovery and growth from an abusive cult experience

Abstract This cross disciplinary research study explores former cult members’ perspectives on what helped them to recover from an abusive-cult experience. Here the term ‘abusive-cult’ pre-supposes a psychologically restrictive, traumatic or abusive experience, which may be challenging to ‘recover’...

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Main Author:	Jenkinson, Gillian
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Abusive-cult former-cult-members grounded theory brainwashing recovery post-traumatic growth
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37507/

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