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Women who escaped cult after a decade left to pick up pieces themselves

July 26, 2023: By Anke Richter | New Zealand Listener | Subscription Only On a Friday afternoon, Sarah Mettrick cracks open a bottle of beer, sitting in the sun outside her Lyttelton home. Such a leisurely indulgence would have once been unthinkable for the 37-year-old who runs her own cleaning business. “I’m a…

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Let’s Talk About Sects: Rosanna Overcomer Interview

May 3, 2023: Rosanna Overcomer | Podcast | Gloriavale Christian Community has been in the news recently in New Zealand for court cases around labour and servitude, and there are further cases happening as well. To understand more about the history of the organisation, you can listen to our 2-part episode about the group.…

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My Cult Trip to Gloriavale ~ with ANKE RICHTER

April 23, 2023: What is the Gloriavale cult and why are they always in and out of the courts? ANKE RICHTER is an international journalist, foreign correspondent and author based in Christchurch. Her new book, Cult Trip – Inside the World of Coercion & Control, has just been released – an investigative account…

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What is a Cult?

April 17, 2023: What is a Cult? Some axiomatic principles taken from Matthew Remski Cults aren’t defined by their content (political, religious, psychedelic), they are defined by their element of control. Another term for a ‘cult’ is a high demand group. High demand groups can be very appealing from the outside, no one…

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Ex-FLDS Reaction to the Darker Side of Gloriavale

March 17, 2023: | Growing Up in Polygamy | Sam and Melissa | “Sam & Melissa” host a podcast where they have an “Ex-FLDS Reaction to the Darker Side of Gloriavale” in response to a TEDx talk given by former member Lilia Tarawa.…

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Ex-FLDS Reacts to Gloriavale Christian Community in New Zealand

March 4, 2023: Sam & Melissa compare and contrast the LDS, the FLDS and the Gloriavale Christian Community in their reaction to the documentary “Gloriavale: A World Apart” Episode 1 on Amazon Prime. Video link: https://odysee.com/@GrowingUpInPolygamy:0/ex-flds-reacts-to-gloriavale-christian:f “Gloriavale: A World Apart” Episode 1 can be found on Amazon Prime If you or someone you love…

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Misogyny, horrific abuse and ‘free love’ in cults explored in new book

November 4, 2022: By Catherine Hubbard | Stuff | GRAPHIC WARNING: Content in this story may upset some people. Journalist and author Anke Richter’s new book about Kiwi cults will certainly open eyes. But perhaps, it will open doors for those trapped behind closed doors. Richter’s Cult Trip is billed as “an investigative…

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Surviving and diving into the world of cults as an outsider

October 30, 2022: By Naomi Arnold | Stuff | How do you write about people suffering from severe trauma without making it worse? What are the boundaries between journalist and subject? Naomi Arnold writes about five years of watching journalist, cult reporter and friend Anke Richter suffer the weight of those questions while…

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From Centrepoint to Gloriavale, why are we still naive about sexually dangerous cults?

October 20, 2022: By Dr Caroline Ansley | The Spinoff | This month’s Gloriavale hearing has been chillingly evocative of the abuse Dr Caroline Ansley endured as a child at Centrepoint in the 1980s. She asks, why do we still allow these predatory environments to thrive? And where is the ongoing support for…

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Anke Richter: delving into the world of cults and control

October 12, 2022: A chance meeting with a former resident of Bert Potter’s Centrepoint community started journalist Anke Richter on what became a decade-long deep dive into groups that exert high levels of control on members. The result of her investigation is a book, Cult Trip: Inside the world of coercion and control exploring a myriad of…

Women who escaped cult after a decade left to pick up pieces themselves

Let’s Talk About Sects: Rosanna Overcomer Interview

My Cult Trip to Gloriavale ~ with ANKE RICHTER

What is a Cult?

Ex-FLDS Reaction to the Darker Side of Gloriavale

Ex-FLDS Reacts to Gloriavale Christian Community in New Zealand

Misogyny, horrific abuse and ‘free love’ in cults explored in new book

Surviving and diving into the world of cults as an outsider

From Centrepoint to Gloriavale, why are we still naive about sexually dangerous cults?

Anke Richter: delving into the world of cults and control

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