Lifespring Seminars - A History of Life Spring

In the 19 seventies and eighties, nearly half a million people went through controversial, self helped seminars put on by a company called life spring. Thousands left those seminars as true believers, preaching the gospel of life spring ceo john hanley. But behind the scenes, life spring faced dozens of lawsuits from traines who said that after taking a seminar, they had mental breakdowns. Over six episodes, we'll uncover how a convicted felon and con artist transformed himself into a wildly successful new age gooroo. And we'll take you inside one of his personal growth seminars, where lives are still being changed and ruined to this day.

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