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The findings and report from the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into cults and fringe groups are a significant and meaningful outcome for survivors in this state. They also give an important example of how group-based coercive control can be examined and considered in other states and authorities. You can hear some of the podcast episodes that gave updates along the way, here and here. Where this all started Around 18 months ago, brave survivors from Geelong Revival Centre (

Recently I appeared on a panel at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas (FODI) alongside Anke Richter (founder of Decult, journalist and author of Cult Trip) and Sarah Steel (host of Let's Talk About Sects). We talked about coercive control, high control groups, and what it actually takes to leave one, because "cult" is a word that gets thrown around a lot, and most people have no idea what group-based coercion really looks like from the inside. Content warning: this post touches o

Nobody thinks they're in a cult, so how do you support someone in a cult? Here is some of the most regular questions Im asked about how to support someone in or from a high control coercive group.

What does Group Based Coercive Control look like in the 2x2s in Australia?

Purity Culture and Pleasure after 2x2 cult. Cults in Australia | Non Denominational Christians | Friends and Workers | The Truth | The Fellowship | The Way | Cult Exit | Cult Survivor Network Australia | Leaving a Cult in Australia

Men Boys and Masculinity after leaving High Control Coercive Groups | Cults | Coercive Control | Truth 2x2s Two by Twos

Updates on the inquiry into high control and fringe groups, which is underway in the state of Victoria, Australia. As of 08 November 2025. I appeared before the committee charged with reporting on this issue to the parliament, on October 13th. I expect that my public statement transcript will be made available on the parliamentary website in the near future. A Substack can be found here which references my appearance before this committee. News articles on the inquiry: The Su

Insider vocabulary from 2x2s. There is a lingo, a language, a way of using and misusing words - exploring this on Truth 2x2 Cult Kids Podcast has been fun (and triggering).

To assist with getting accurate information fast with AI tools, I have been creating a wiki for Australia NZ Truth 2x2s. The page is now live on wiki

Truth 2x2 Cult Kids Podcast Episode 5- with Kyle Hanks Culture - It’s a topic I care a lot about. For me the culture and its lack of accountability have been what drives the endemic abusive behavior in my community of origin. I know the CSA and SA are bad; I grew up surrounded by it. However, for me, the intense focus on that behavior (and it is bad, I’m not dismissing that) is a distraction from the real underlying issue in the Truth 2x2 communities: culture. In my opini

Truth 2x2 Cult Kids Podcast Episode 4 - with Renee and Clare Now live on Spotify and Apple, my interview with Renee and Clare, from the newly created Victorian Cult Survivor Network. We talk about how they each came to work in cult survivor advocacy, and our hopes for the outcome of the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Cults and Fringe Groups You can find the Victorian Cult Survivor Network here on Facebook (a website coming soon) You can find Renee's cult survivor advoca

Victorian Cult Inquiry - Truth 2x2s and other high control and fundamentalist groups.

Truth 2x2 Cult Kids - Podcast now on Apple and Spotify

Link to Decult 2024 presentation on Truth 2x2 Cult

Marie Claire article - Why do people join cults and fall prey to conspiritorial thinking? Why are cults attractive