Why isn’t there a consistent message about alcohol and health? How do you know if you’re putting yourself at risk? Is it really “all things in moderation”?
Rachel Bernstein is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Cult Specialist & the Host of the IndoctriNation Podcast. She has spent the last 35 years helping former cult members & those who have had loved ones in cults, focusing on emotional abuse recovery, identity repair & moral injury.
In this episode she explains the psychology of political allegiance, why religion & politics always fuse together, thought stopping cliches & media influence vs media manipulation.
This episode originally aired August 18, 2025
If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 229: IS YOUR HAPPINESS BEING POLITICIZED? CULTURE, CORTISOL & THE BRAIN
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2:15 When We Get Vulnerable
4:18 Easily Offended, Easily Swayed
5:04 Are Parties Actually Cults?
6:19 High-Control Groups, Explained
8:13 The Death of Diplomacy
9:35 Identity Over Ideas
11:16 Why Religion and Politics Fuse
13:34 Thought-Stopping Clichés
16:34 Two Magnets, Same Playbook
18:35 The Theocracy Blind Spot
19:17 Allergic to Gray Areas
20:15 The Seven Mountain Mandate
22:32 Anything But Them
23:06 Education as the Antidote
25:35 Reacting vs. Acting
27:54 You're Being Played
31:12 Chasing Likes, Losing Truth
32:59 Data Mining Is Grooming
35:02 Nobody Taught Us This
38:31 Where to Find the Truth
42:10 Shrinking Your Data Footprint
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