If Everyone Else Is Getting It and It Still Feels Wrong —Trust the Feeling

You are sitting in a room—maybe a physical room at a high-end retreat, or a virtual room on a group coaching call. The leader is speaking.

You Can’t Leave Until You Believe What I Believe

There is a very specific, highly normalized dynamic in certain tiers of the personal development and consciousness industry.

What Happens After You Criticize a Leader Tells You Everything

We spend a lot of time in the consciousness and coaching industries debating the “right” way to lead.

No One Sets Out to Join a Cult

When we hear stories about cults or highly coercive coaching programs, the collective reaction is almost always the same: How could they be so stupid?

I Was Groomed at 12. A Podcast Host Asked Why I Didn’t See the Red Flags.

I was on a podcast once, being interviewed about my life and my work. During the conversation, I shared my experience of being groomed and trafficked…

Offering a Refund, Only If You Admit You Didn’t Get Value, Is Not Generosity

I recently received an email from a coach whose year-long program I had paid for in full. We were about seven months in.

I Ran a Spiritual Teacher’s Transcript Through AI. The Results Were Damning.

Recently, a clip of a highly successful, highly evolved spiritual teacher went viral.

The Manosphere Is a Cult. Here’s How the System Works

Louis Theroux’s Netflix manosphere documentary exposes the manosphere, but it does not name the cult mechanics running beneath the surface.

I watched the Manosphere Documentary and recognised every single pattern.

Dr Lisa Turner, a grooming survivor, engineer, and AI developer, watched Louis Theroux’s Netflix manosphere documentary and saw something most people…

Grief Is Love Trying to Find a Home

Telling a grieving person they have victim mentality is not spirituality. It’s cruelty.