Aug 14, 2024
Joseph
Kelly & Patrick Ryan have given decades of their life to helping
families and loved ones who find themselves in an unhealthy group
of high control / high demand. They are both internationally
renowned cult mediation specialists, and have also been known as
cult intervention specialists, thought reform consultants, or exit
counselors.
Joseph F. Kelly, a graduate
of Temple University (focus in religion), spent 14 years in two
different eastern meditation groups (TM, International Society of
Divine Love). He contributed a chapter to Captive
Hearts, Captive Minds. He was (2010-2014) the News Desk Editor
of ICSA Today.
Patrick Ryan (BA
in Interdisciplinary Studies, Maharishi International University)
is the founder and former head of TM-Ex, the organization of
one-time members of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement. He
is also one of the AFF associates whose advice to law enforcement
officials might, had it been heeded, have helped avert the Waco
debacle. He also shares part of his experience in “Recovery from
Cults”, edited by Michael D. Langone.
Both Pat and Joe
have facilitated many ICSA workshops for ex-members and families
(1996-2018). They both lecture extensively on cult-related topics
and have also contributed to writing about related topics amidst
which is their co-authoring of “Ethical Standards for Thought
Reform Consultants,” published in ICSA’s Cultic Studies
Journal.
Check out
the Cult Mediation website at: cultmediation.com
I also came
across a VICE article which is where the social media post images
came from:
March
2021
These Former Cult
Members Now Help Others Escape:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3anxnw/former-cult-members-help-escape-exit-counsellor-intervention-conspiracy-theories
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