S2. EP14: Love-bombing and Trauma Bonding with Cults & Boss Babes

Decoding Crime and Culture Podcast

"Hey girl! I love your page!!! You would be soooooo good at what I do. You'll have your own business and empower other women! You're so pretty, like really pretty. Have you heard of this shitty protein shake, essential oil, or itchy ass shampoo?"

Join Mao and Special Guest & retired hunbot Jessica Hickson explore the similar tactics and psychological abused used by MLMs and cults to draw and trap people into their organization (in our opinion, allegedly.)

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Mental Health Supports

StrongHearts Native Helpline: Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 https://strongheartshelpline.org/

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.656.HOPE (4673) hotline.rainn.org

Victim of a crime: 855-4-VICTIM (855-484-2846) Chat.VictimConnect.org VictimConnect.org

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273- (TALK) 8255 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org

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Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 Press 1, Text 838255

National Domestic Violence Hotline: Visit thehotline.org or by call 1 800 799- SAFE (7233)

Sources

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/toxic-positivity-during-the-pandemic https://theprivatetherapyclinic.co.uk/what-is-the-psychology-behind-multi-level-marketing/

https://amfmtreatment.com/trauma-bonding-what-is-it-and-why-do-we-do-it/

https://www.healthline.com/health/love-bombing

https://www.insider.com/3-cult-leader-types-says-therapist-treating-former-followers-2020-9 https://www.onlinepsychologydegree.info/what-to-know-about-the-psychology-of-cults/

https://hbr.org/2021/07/how-susceptible-are-you-to-the-sunk-cost-fallacy

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