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405: What joining a cult taught me about trauma healing & relationships | Licensed psychotherapist Britt Frank, MSW, LSCSW

May 26, 2022
48:32

Britt Frank, MSW, LSCSW: “Any topic that promises belonging and the avoidance of pain can very quickly turn culty.” 

Frank, a licensed psychotherapist and trauma specialist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to release buried emotions, plus:

- How to identify the cults in your everyday life (~03:54)

- Why living in balance is not the goal (~23:19)

- How to get to the root of your anxiousness (~28:46)

- The cult of dating culture (~37:29)

- Why you should make a relationship checklist (~40:09)


Referenced in the episode:

- Frank's book, The Science Of Stuck.

- The Body Keeps The Score, by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

- mbg Podcast episode #378, with Daniel Amen, M.D.

- mbg Podcast episode #226, with Jeffrey Rediger, M.D.

- Learn more about Internal Family Systems & the IFS Institute.


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