What is the NXIVM podcast about?
Uncover: Escaping NXIVM is an investigative podcast series about the group, its leader Keith Raniere and one woman's journey to get out. From CBC Podcasts and CBC News. Subscribe to the podcast, join our Facebook community and follow us on Twitter @uncovercbc.
Is the NXIVM flip a logic trap?
Show them how.'" Many former members who spoke with CBC call this the NXIVM flip — a logic trap where every issue gets turned back on the individual. Anybody who quit NXIVM, for example, was dismissed as weak and lacking commitment to their personal growth, Edmondson says.
What happens when you quit NXIVM?
Anybody who quit NXIVM, for example, was dismissed as weak and lacking commitment to their personal growth, Edmondson says. "I was taught that gut instinct is linked with all this bad programming we've got from childhood, and we've got to work through it," she says.
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Is there a podcast about NXIVM?
NXIVM (pronounced "Nexium") calls itself a humanitarian community. Experts call it a cult. Uncover: Escaping NXIVM is an investigative podcast series about the group, its leader Keith Raniere and one woman's journey to get out. From CBC Podcasts and CBC News.
What is NXIVM stand for?
NXIVM (/ˈnɛksiəm/) is the name commonly used to describe the personality cult of imprisoned racketeer and sex offender Keith Raniere. NXIVM is also the trademarked name of the defunct corporation that Raniere founded, which provided seminars and videos in the field of human potential development.
Where is Allison Mack now?
On June 30, 2021, Mack was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of probation, must complete 1,000 hours of community service and pay a fine of $20,000. Mack reported to Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, in Dublin, California, on September 13, 2021, to begin serving her three year sentence.
Who went to jail for NXIVM?
Nancy SalzmanNancy Salzman, the co-founder of the controversial self-improvement group, multi-level marketing organization, and alleged sex cult NXIVM, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Salzman, 66, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy back in 2019.
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NXIVM (pronounced "Nexium") calls itself a humanitarian community. Experts call it a cult. Uncover: Escaping NXIVM is an investigative podcast series about the group, its leader Keith Raniere and one woman's journey to get out. From CBC Podcasts and CBC News.
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Escaping NXIVM Introduces: Boys Like Me
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Introducing: The Village: Season 2
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Introducing: The Next Call with David Ridgen
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Where does NXIVM live?
She shared details about the group's master-slave hierarchy and the brutal initiation ceremony she says she underwent in a private home near Clifton Park, N.Y., just north of Albany, and where many in NXIVM's inner circle reside.
What is NXIVM cult?
Ross says he considers NXIVM a "destructive cult," which can be defined as a group that inflicts harm with a leader who controls followers by way of thought reform. And according to Shaw, it makes sense for such groups to target people like Edmondson.
What is collateral in NXIVM?
Collateral, for example, is a common principle in NXIVM. Agnifilo described how he met a member who told him about how he once tried to lose weight. He's a guitar player and told his NXIVM coach he'd hand over his guitar if he failed to meet his weight-loss goal. "That was his version of collateral," Agnifilo says.
Why do people sign up for NXIVM?
People sign up because they're searching for solutions to better themselves, and sometimes to feel connected. Many former NXIVM members who spoke with CBC said the courses helped them advance in their careers and make tangible improvements in their personal lives.
What is Raniere's followers' hang on?
Raniere's followers would reportedly hang on his every word and cater to his every need. Read the other features in the Escaping NXIVM series: The making of Vanguard. The public and private turmoil of escaping a suspected sex cult.
What is an EM exercise?
It happened during an exercise known as an exploration of meaning, or EM, where an instructor asks the student a series of questions about some emotional trigger in their life. An admitted neat freak, Edmondson told her instructor about how she becomes furious at the sight of her boyfriend's dirty dishes in the sink.
Where is NXIVM headquarters?
Headquartered in Albany, NXI VM billed itself as a personal development training organization with a humanitarian mission that, according to the FBI, operated similar to a pyramid-shaped multi-level marketing business. It relied on its members to recruit new members and to convince them to continually sign up for expensive training based on Raniere's teachings.
What is NXIVM cult?
NXIVM (pronounced "Nexium") calls itself a humanitarian community. Experts call it a cult. Uncover: Escaping NXIVM is an investigative podcast series about the group, its leader Keith Raniere and one woman's journey to get out. From CBC Podcasts and CBC News.
Who is the leader of NXIVM?
Over the past few months, CBC documentarian Josh Bloch has been investigating NXIVM, a self-help group led by Keith Raniere. In this season of Uncover, we take you into NXIVM, and reveal how Raniere won the endorsement of actors, politicians and even a visit from the Dalai Lama. 1:58