Recovery Issues
ARTICLES
The following writings may be helpful in the recovery process after a person has left an intense, controlling, manipulative group or cult or an abusive relationship: (click to read)
Coming Out of the Cultsby Margaret T. Singer, Ph.D.
Coping With Triggers by Carol Giambalvo
Cult Formation by Robert Jay Lifton, M.D. Harvard Mental Health Letter.
The Manipulation of Spiritual Experience: Unethical Hypnosis in Destructive Cultsby Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D. and Steve K. Eichel, Ph.D.)
Reflections on Post-Cult Recovery by Michael D. Langone, Ph. D.
Psychological Issues of former members of restrictive religious groups by Jim Moyers: http://home.earthlink.net/~jcmmsm/article/index.html
Influence by Robert Cialdini, Ph. D.
Biderman's Chart of Coercion
Trauma and Recovery, Chapter 6: A New Diagnosis by Judith Lewis Herman, M.D. (see chart at end of document)
reFOCUS web site: http://www.refocus.org
Support Groups can be found on reFOCUS' web site: http://www.refocus.org
OTHER RESOURCES
INFORMATION on Cults and Recovery, Conferences and Workshops: ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association, formerly AFF(American Family Foundation) P.O. Box 2265, Bonita Springs, FL 34133 212-533-5420 at http://www.icsahome.com
Cult Recover ~ Rosanne Henry's (L.P.C.) invaluable web site on recovery: http://www.cultrecover.com/
Religious Movement Resource Center, Hal Mansfield, Director, 629 S. Howes, Ft. Collins, CO 80521 970-490-2032: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~ucm/rmrc1.htm
The following writings may be helpful in the recovery process after a person has left an intense, controlling, manipulative group or cult or an abusive relationship: (click to read)
Coming Out of the Cultsby Margaret T. Singer, Ph.D.
Coping With Triggers by Carol Giambalvo
Cult Formation by Robert Jay Lifton, M.D. Harvard Mental Health Letter.
The Manipulation of Spiritual Experience: Unethical Hypnosis in Destructive Cultsby Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D. and Steve K. Eichel, Ph.D.)
Reflections on Post-Cult Recovery by Michael D. Langone, Ph. D.
Psychological Issues of former members of restrictive religious groups by Jim Moyers: http://home.earthlink.net/~jcmmsm/article/index.html
Influence by Robert Cialdini, Ph. D.
Biderman's Chart of Coercion
Trauma and Recovery, Chapter 6: A New Diagnosis by Judith Lewis Herman, M.D. (see chart at end of document)
reFOCUS web site: http://www.refocus.org
Support Groups can be found on reFOCUS' web site: http://www.refocus.org
OTHER RESOURCES
INFORMATION on Cults and Recovery, Conferences and Workshops: ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association, formerly AFF(American Family Foundation) P.O. Box 2265, Bonita Springs, FL 34133 212-533-5420 at http://www.icsahome.com
Cult Recover ~ Rosanne Henry's (L.P.C.) invaluable web site on recovery: http://www.cultrecover.com/
Religious Movement Resource Center, Hal Mansfield, Director, 629 S. Howes, Ft. Collins, CO 80521 970-490-2032: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~ucm/rmrc1.htm
Pike’s Peak Retreat and Recovery Center
About the retreat Many people have found their experience in a high-demand relational or communal environment has been destructive, even abusive. A time and space for personal recovery may be necessary, spending 1-4 weeks in a discrete and supportive setting that offers an opportunity to begin identifying and processing the experiences, learn about destructive high-influence relationships, and to develop a plan for personal recovery, self-discovery, and healthy living.
How the process Works With 1-3 participants at a time, attendees will have a picturesque and informal atmosphere to “decompress” from their experiences. Meals and lodging are provided on-site. There is an array of reading and audio-visual resources offered to examine the dynamics of undue influence, abusive persuasion, and the effects of long-term trauma.
FOR BROCHURE________________________________________________________
You can receive the brochure by mail or request it to be sent via e-mail as an attachment.
Mailing address:
PO. BOX. 35273
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Phone: (719) 344-9110
E-Mail: JoyceEMartella@aol.com
ABOUT JOYCE MARTELLA, M.A.___________________________________________
Joyce has been trained in, and helped to develop, the ICSA’s renowned Colorado Model recovery workshops. She has done extensive group work in long-term trauma, but at Pike’s Peak Retreat and Recovery Center, she brings her personal experience as a second-generation adult cult survivor, and the pain of having her family still living in the cult. She also offers 20 years of listening and teaching skills, and a personal commitment to fully understanding, integrating, and moving on from a cultic past.
About the retreat Many people have found their experience in a high-demand relational or communal environment has been destructive, even abusive. A time and space for personal recovery may be necessary, spending 1-4 weeks in a discrete and supportive setting that offers an opportunity to begin identifying and processing the experiences, learn about destructive high-influence relationships, and to develop a plan for personal recovery, self-discovery, and healthy living.
How the process Works With 1-3 participants at a time, attendees will have a picturesque and informal atmosphere to “decompress” from their experiences. Meals and lodging are provided on-site. There is an array of reading and audio-visual resources offered to examine the dynamics of undue influence, abusive persuasion, and the effects of long-term trauma.
FOR BROCHURE________________________________________________________
You can receive the brochure by mail or request it to be sent via e-mail as an attachment.
Mailing address:
PO. BOX. 35273
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Phone: (719) 344-9110
E-Mail: JoyceEMartella@aol.com
ABOUT JOYCE MARTELLA, M.A.___________________________________________
Joyce has been trained in, and helped to develop, the ICSA’s renowned Colorado Model recovery workshops. She has done extensive group work in long-term trauma, but at Pike’s Peak Retreat and Recovery Center, she brings her personal experience as a second-generation adult cult survivor, and the pain of having her family still living in the cult. She also offers 20 years of listening and teaching skills, and a personal commitment to fully understanding, integrating, and moving on from a cultic past.
