Description
Psychotherapist Ross Rosenberg sits down with Chris Shelton — a former high-level Scientologist who escaped at 42 and later earned a master’s degree in the psychology of coercive control — to expose how abusers take over a person’s mind without ever leaving a bruise.
Chris breaks coercive control down into three core elements: isolation, manipulation, and control, explaining why cutting a victim off from family and friends is always the first move and how gaslighting makes the abuser their only “source of truth.”
Ross and Chris unpack the “boiling frog” erosion of boundaries, DARVO, the “army of flying monkeys,” and why coercive control drives narcissistic abuse, cults, and trafficking alike. They close with practical guidance for breaking free — including why you should never confront a coercive controller directly, how to explore the contradictions in their story, and why reconnecting with people outside the relationship is the antidote to isolation.
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BOOKS & RESOURCES:
The Human Magnet Syndrome: https://www.selfloverecovery.com/collections/human-magnet-syndrome-books
The Codependency Revolution: https://www.selfloverecovery.com/products/the-codependency-revolution
THE HUMAN MAGNET SYNDROME WORKBOOK:
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BEST-SELLING VIDEO AND AUDIO SEMINARS:
The Codependency Cure™: Recovering from Self-Love Deficit Disorder™: https://www.selfloverecovery.com/products/the-codependency-cure-recovering-from-self-love-deficit-disorder
The 11-Stage Self-Love Recovery Treatment Program: https://www.selfloverecovery.com/products/the-11-stage-self-love-recovery-treatment-program
Healing The Inner Trauma Child (HITCH) Method: https://www.selfloverecovery.com/products/healing-the-inner-trauma-child-hitch-method
The Observe Don’t Absorb Technique (ODA): Neutralizing Narcissistic Abuse: https://www.selfloverecovery.com/products/the-observe-dont-absorb-technique-oda-neutralizing-narcissistic-abuse
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ABOUT ROSS ROSENBERG
Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, is a psychotherapist, author, and with over 38 years of clinical experience specializing in codependency, Self-Love Deficit Disorder, pathological narcissism, narcissistic abuse, and trauma.
His work has reached a global audience, with 200,000 Human Magnet Syndrome books sold and published in 12 languages. In 2013, Ross created The Self-Love Recovery Institute, offering workshops, professional training, retreats, and his Self-Love Recovery Treatment Program – helping hundreds of thousands of people around the globe break free from codependency, narcissistic abuse, and Self-Love Deficit Disorder.
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