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Steven A. Hassan, PhD, MA, M.Ed., LMHC, NCC is one of the foremost authorities on cults and mind control. He has been involved in educating the public about mind control, brainwashing, and destructive cults since 1976. He holds a Master's degree in counseling psychology from Cambridge College, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). Steven received a Master's in 2020 from Fielding Graduate University. He later earned a doctorate in the Organizational Development and Change (ODC)program at Fielding’s School of Leadership Studies. Hassan did a TEDxBeaconStreet talk in 2018 entitled: Is Technology Controlling Your Mind? He was a participant in the "Dismantling QAnon" TEDXMidAtlantic program in 2020. How to tell if you are brainwashed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzSwZpHDAaU&t=3s Steven has written four books that have received extensive praise from former cult members, families of former members, clergy, cult experts, and psychologists. Simon and Schuster published his latest book, The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How The President Uses Mind Control. Hassan read the audiobook. Kirkus Reviews gave a positive review. His previous books are Combating Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults (1988, 1990, 2015, 2018), Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves (2000), and Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults & Beliefs, (2012, 2013). Audible published Combating Cult Mind Control in August 2018. Dr. Hassan has created an online course called Understanding Cults: A Foundational Course for Clinicians, which is helpful for former members, family, and all interested in learning more about the issues involved in authoritarian mind control cults and relationships. https://freedomofmind.com/understanding-cults-a-foundational-course-for-clinicians/ His Doctoral dissertation is entitled "THE BITE MODEL OF AUTHORITARIAN CONTROL: UNDUE INFLUENCE THOUGHT REFORM BRAINWASHING MIND CONTROLTRAFFICKING AND THE LAW." Steven Hassan has also developed a cutting-edge curriculum called Endingthegame.com, which aids sex trafficking victims to understand pimp/trafficker mind control indoctrination and leave the commercial cult. He was invited to a closed Aspen Institute meeting to discuss ISIS in August 2015. Hassan's insightful perspective and expert commentary have made him a definitive source for hundreds of national, international, and local media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, Fox, 60 Minutes, Dateline, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, People Magazine, Oprah Winfrey Show, Nightline, Larry King Live, The Today Show and Good Morning America. A list of recent media can be found at https://freedomofmind.com/media/ Hassan is the founder of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center Inc. www.freedomofmind.com and Freedom From Undue Influence, a division of the non-profit Dare Association, Inc. www.freedomfromundueinfluence.org ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Find us on: TEDX talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPXBtsR44N0&feature=youtu.be Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FOMInc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/freedomfromundueinfluence/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CultExpert Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenhassan/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultexpert/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cultexpert?_t=8UPvtJEeKp4&_r=1 YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/cultcast Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/freedomofmind Blogs: https://freedomofmind.com/blog/ Recent media: https://freedomofmind.com/media/
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    • The Cult of Trump

    • A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
    • By: Steven Hassan
    • Narrated by: Steven Hassan
    • Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 15-10-2019
    • Language: English
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