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Steven Hassan's book recommendations
Key facts
- Steven Hassan has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of June 15, 2023.
- Steven Hassan has talked about books on 3 podcasts, as of June 15, 2023.
- Those books came up in 3 episodes, as of June 15, 2023.
- The 3 books Steven Hassan has mentioned in the most episodes, as of June 15, 2023: The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, Coercive Persuasion and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Steven Hassan aired on June 15, 2023.
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Across 3 podcasts. Every show Steven Hassan appears on, in one place — not just one.
Steven Alan Hassan is an American mental health professional and author who specializes in the area of cults. In his early career, in the late 1970s, he participated in deprogramming, but since then has advocated non-coercive exit counseling. Hassan appeared on programs such as The Joe Rogan Experience, The Megyn Kelly Show, and The Jordan Harbinger Show to discuss the dynamics of destructive cults and mind control. During his discussions, he recommended Tony Ortega's book The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, noting that its subject, Paulette Cooper, was a personal friend when he left the Unification Church in 1976. Hassan also discussed Michelle Dowd's memoir Forager, pointing to it as an important account written by a former cult member that helps destigmatize such experiences. Additionally, he referenced historical and academic literature, mentioning Edgar H. Schein's 1961 text Coercive Persuasion and the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to explain psychological manipulation and dissociative disorders.
Books recommended by Steven Hassan
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The Unbreakable Miss Lovely
The Unbreakable Miss Lovely by Tony Ortega is a biographical work chronicling the life and struggles of Paulette Cooper, a journalist targeted by the Church of Scientology.
Recommended“He wrote a book called The Unbreakable Miss Lovely about Pette Cooper who was a friend of mine when I left the Mooneyies in 1976.”
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Coercive Persuasion
Coercive Persuasion by Edgar H.
Discussed“I read a 1961 book all course of persuasion by Edgar Schein who is one of the people with robert jay lifton”
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association serves as the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States and various other countries.
Discussed“are you familiar with the diagnostic Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association the dsm-5 kind of I know what it is anyway it's it's a book of listed listings”
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Forager
Forager by Michelle Dowd is a gripping memoir that details the author's survival and escape from a strict family cult, offering vital insights into overcoming immense personal hardships.
Discussed“and that's why I loved Michelle is doing this book forager there are so many other former members who were born in Cults or recruited in Cults writing books”
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Books by Steven Hassan
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| What Happens in Cults, and Escaping From Them: A Megyn Kelly Show True Crime Special | Ep. 573 | The Megyn Kelly Show | 2023-06-15 | 1 |
| Why Do People Join Cults? | Steven Hassan | The Jordan Harbinger Show | 2019-10-13 | 2 |
| #680 - Steven Hassan | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2015-08-07 | 1 |
Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and I like to think reading my books or looking at some of my free videos on freedom of mind calm will give people a consumers mindset of what questions to ask”
“and then when the internet happens that and my book came out combating cult mind control in 1988 a lot of the cult leaders read my book sharing so they weren't allowing people to go home by themselves”
“I was educated books like Animal Farm in 1984 before I was in the cult”
“I was educated books like Animal Farm in 1984 before I was in the cult”
“But as someone who was quoted in the book called the cult of Mac as a disciple uh myself in the book uh cult of Mac being Apple.”
“My my rabbi wrote the big book of Jewish humor and he was a comedian for most of his adult career.”
“who wrote a book called A Piece of Blue Sky. and John and I put together this this uh conference in Toronto called getting clear.”
“She wrote a book called The Scandal of Scientology.”