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Seek Safely

By: Jean Brown & Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle
  • Summary

  • The SEEK Safely podcast is the official voice of the nonprofit organization SEEK Safely Inc, which advocates for ethics and accountability in the self-help industry, and empowers seekers to have safe and effective self-improvement journeys. Jean Brown and Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle peel back the layers of the largely unregulated, multi-billion dollar self-help industry, discussing the patterns of exploitation and deception that pervade the industry and allow self-help gurus to thrive at the expense of their customers and followers. Along the way we’ll have discussions with people who care as much as we do about the self-help industry being held accountable for the promises it makes–and we lay out our vision of a world in which seekers are respected and protected.
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Episodes
  • Following up with Anne Peterson, Author of "Is This a Cult"
    May 27 2024

    Previously on the Podcast, Anne Peterson introduced her new memoir, "Is This A Cult?" about her many years of involvement with Landmark. Anne joins the podcast again to discuss the response to her memoir, including a flood of messages from other ex-Landmarkians saying "same here!" Anne also shares what she's learned since her book launch that has given her even more clarity about her own experience and what needs to happen going forward to create a more ethical self-help industry.

    SEEK is excited to share that Anne is launching the Safe Practitioners Workshop, an 8-session program for self-help practitioners and consumers, designed around the tenets of the SEEK Safely Promise. Sign up for one or all sessions here. The Workshop starts June 5th. Listen for more on what Anne sees as the SEEK Safely Movement.

    Mentioned on the Episode:
    To Read:
    "Is This a Cult: Confronting the Line between Transformation and Exploitation"

    To Listen:
    Previous Episode with Anne about her Memoir
    Anne on A Little Bit Culty

    To Watch:
    The Program

    To Learn:
    ilumn8.life
    The SEEK Safely Promise

    Learn more about SEEK Safely on our website
    Follow SEEK on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Follow Dr. Glenn on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Read the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny Brown
    Donate to support SEEK’s mission
    To Contact SEEK email info@seeksafely.org

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • SEEK Safely Podcast (Taylor Edition) with Brit Barkholtz (Part 2)
    May 13 2024

    Here is Part 2 with Brit Barkholtz.
    Brit Barkholtz is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in trauma and eating disorders, active in the Twitter therapist community as The Caffeinated Therapist. Brit shares her take on MLMs, self-help exploiting trauma, “culty” stuff, and Taylor Swift as a tool of trauma recovery.

    This episode is Part 1 of 2.

    To Read:
    Brit’s thoughts on The Tortured Poet’s Department on HuffPo
    PESI

    To Listen To:
    SEEK Podcast Episode on MLMs
    SEEK Pod Episode on Trauma
    Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poet’s Department

    Learn more about SEEK Safely on our website
    Follow SEEK on
    Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Follow Dr. Glenn on
    Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Read the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny Brown
    Donate to support SEEK’s mission
    To Contact SEEK email info@seeksafely.org

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    46 mins
  • SEEK Safely Podcast (Taylor Edition) with Brit Barkholtz (Part 1)
    May 6 2024

    Brit Barkholtz is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in trauma and eating disorders, active in the Twitter therapist community as The Caffeinated Therapist. Brit shares her take on MLMs, self-help exploiting trauma, “culty” stuff, and Taylor Swift as a tool of trauma recovery.

    This episode is Part 1 of 2.

    To Read:
    Brit’s thoughts on The Tortured Poet’s Department on HuffPo
    PESI

    To Listen To:
    SEEK Podcast Episode on MLMs
    SEEK Pod Episode on Trauma
    Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poet’s Department

    Learn more about SEEK Safely on our website
    Follow SEEK on
    Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Follow Dr. Glenn on
    Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
    Read the memoir “This Sweet Life: how we lived after Kirby died” by Jean and her mom, Ginny Brown
    Donate to support SEEK’s mission
    To Contact SEEK email info@seeksafely.org

    Show more Show less
    46 mins

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