“Leave the Cult Handbook” Available Free

Starting this Sunday, April 7, the “Leave the Cult Handbook” by Dr. Hiyaguha Cohen will be free at Amazon.com for three days. The book offers first aid to anyone reeling from leaving a cult or church. It also helps family members and friends of former cult members who want to learn how to be supportive. The book is now available in Kindle format.

Up to 17 million people worldwide belong to cults. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people leave these groups, and most find the experience devastating. Anyone who breaks ties with a cult doesn’t give up just membership in the group, but also forfeits a world view, a community of friends, a life mission, and even a daily routine.  To make matters worse, when former cult members look for help, they usually find it’s in short supply. Few therapists have specific training to work with this population, and most people on the outside simply don’t understand how easy it is to get into a cult, or how difficult it is to get out.
 
Written with an insider’s eye, The “Leave the Cult Handbook” draws from author Dr. Hiyaguha Cohen’s firsthand experience of spending 23 years in a cult. After going through the difficult process of leaving her own group, she conducted research exploring how to help others in the same boat.  The book includes the results of her research, guiding readers to reflect on their own experiences so that the material becomes useful and personalized. Readers will find plenty of practical advice and links to helpful resources in an accompanying workbook.

Dr. Cohen also wrote “Boldly Live as You’ve Never Lived Before: Life Lessons from Star Trek” (with Richard Raben), and “The No-Pain Resume Workbook” (a humorous guide to finding a job), as well as hundreds of articles on health and lifestyle. She maintains a private coaching practice specializing in helping people to negotiate difficult transitions with ease. She lives in Kauai with her husband and two standard poodles.
 
You can read excerpts or order the “Leave the Cult Handbook” here.

For more information, please contact the author at 808-639-4517 or go to www.LeavingtheCult.com.


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