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Special Guest: Elise Heerde & Sam Sellers
Special Guest: Elise Heerde & Sam Sellers
Elise Heerde provides coaching support worldwide for people recovering from religious trauma, cult involvement, high-control systems, and coercive control.
Sam Sellers is a queer registered therapist, clinical supervisor, and prominent advocate for religious trauma and cult recovery.
Both Sam and Elise are co-founders of The Religious Trauma Collective (RTC).
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
When we talk about cults, we tend to picture the ones that make headlines: isolated compounds, charismatic leaders, dramatic exits. But what about the church down the street? The one with the worship band and the small groups and the Instagram presence? In this episode, Sam Sellers and Elise Heerde, co-founders of the Religious Trauma Collective, talk about what happens when coercive control operates inside institutions that look, from the outside, like ordinary community. We also touch on evangelical support for Trump in the USA, and how Australia is not immune from those who would like to see a theocracy here.
EPISODE LINKS
EPISODE LINKS
Religious Trauma Collective — official website
RTC Annual Online Event — running 19-21 June 2026
Sam Sellers — Anchored Counselling Services
Elise Heerde — official website
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