Terror, Love, and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems

Alexandra Stein discusses her book "Terror, Love, and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems."

You can also purchase the book with a 20% discount (discount code: ESBAC) directly from the publisher here.

Make sure to check Alexandra's first book "Inside Out: A Memoir of Entering and Breaking Out of a Minneapolis Political Cult" and her article "The Role of Disorganized Attachment in Extremist Organizations. [PDF]"

Further reading can be found here and a broader bibliography on cults can be found here. 

The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.

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