Freedom of Mind
Resource Center
Everyone deserves the right to live
a life free from undue influence
Freedom of Mind
Resource Center
Everyone deserves the
right to live a life free
from undue influence
Are you or someone you love under the influence of people or organizations and not able to think for themselves? They may be victims of undue influence. We can help.
From the moment we are born, we are constantly being influenced by all kinds of people, ideas, and forces. Some of this influence is healthy, and promotes our ability to grow into independent, fulfilled, authentic adults. Other forms of influence instill dependency and obedience, at times even indoctrinating people to harm themselves and others. There is a wide spectrum of healthy and unhealthy influence. Learn more about The Influence Continuum, a framework developed by Dr. Steven Hassan to understand the different techniques and levels of influence that individuals or groups may use to persuade or manipulate others.
About Steven Hassan, PhD
Dr. Steven Hassan’s unwavering passion for helping individuals who have experienced cults and mind control is deeply rooted in his own personal journey. As a former member of the notorious Moonies cult in the 1970s, Dr. Hassan experienced firsthand the devastating effects of undue influence and coercion. His escape from the Moonies and subsequent recovery process inspired him to dedicate his life to understanding and exposing the deceptive tactics used by cults and manipulative groups.
Dr. Hassan’s courage in sharing his own story and using his expertise to empower others has made him a beacon of hope for individuals who have been affected by cults and coercive persuasion.
With his extensive knowledge, compassionate approach, and unwavering commitment to promoting freedom of thought and autonomy, Dr. Steven Hassan has become a respected figure in the field of cult awareness and recovery. His dedication to helping individuals break free from the grip of manipulation and regain their independence is a testament to his unwavering resolve to make a positive impact on the lives of others.
Driven by his own experience, Dr. Hassan has become a prolific writer, authoring several groundbreaking books that have become invaluable resources for those seeking to understand and recover from the trauma of cult involvement. His critically acclaimed works, including “Combating Cult Mind Control,” “Freedom of Mind,” and “The Cult of Trump,” have shed light on the psychological, social, and emotional aspects of undue influence, while providing practical tools for healing and recovery.
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How we can help you
HELP FOR A LOVED ONE
Intervention Services
The Strategic Interactive Approach (SIA) encourages a positive, warm relationship between cult members and their families while helping to raise essential questions for cult members to consider. The SIA is non-coercive and empowers individuals by giving them the tools they need to detect and remove undue influence from their own minds.
HELP FOR PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM HARMFUL INFLUENCE
Recovery Coaching
For people leaving destructive cults, unhealthy group dynamics, and controlling relationships. We work one-on-one with clients rebuilding their independent, authentic sense of self, making it possible for them to move forward in their lives.
A foundational course to understanding cults, brainwashing, thought reform, mind control, and undue influence. This course is for anyone who is concerned about harmful influence in cases of destructive religious and political cults, human trafficking, extremist and terrorist groups, one-on-one relationships, families, parental alienation, mini-cults, therapy and self-improvement groups, professional and institutional abuse, corporate and multi-level marketing programs, and harmful belief systems.
Professional Services
Professional Case Consultation
Freedom of Mind offers a range of professional consultation services, including litigation consulting, expert witness services, and mental health, law enforcement, and estate planning consultation. For more information contact us directly.
Intervention Services
We offer ethical and team-oriented intervention consulting services for families through the Strategic Interactive Approach. Click to learn more
Education
We offer a foundational course to understanding cults, brainwashing, thought reform, mind control, and undue influence. Click here to learn more
Media Services
To schedule an appearance or interview, email us at mediarelations@freedomofmind.com.
For Dr. Hassan’s press kit click here
ArtificIal Intelligence
The use of Artificial Intelligence in social media is developing more and more effective ways to personalize unethical influence. Dr. Hassan is available to speak on this emerging technology.
“Steven Hassan’s writings and life work fill a critical need in our health and our lives. Health care professionals have long ignored the essential role that social psychology and influence play in our efforts to be healing. Beyond the skills of therapeutic persuasion in our own clinical effectiveness, too many sources of undue influence pervade our culture to ignore its significance in health and illness. Our work must include investing in the resiliency of those for whom we care by teaching them to test their realities, to value their intuitions, to know their own minds. This is Hassan’s mission. He succeeds largely because of his intelligence, passion and dedication. Those are contagious characteristics and just cause for due influence.”
What is Undue Influence?
The BITE model of Authoritarian Control is a framework that examines the behaviors, information, thoughts, and emotions that can be manipulated to enslave people.
Mind control refers to the manipulative techniques and psychological tactics used by certain groups or individuals to exert undue influence over an individual’s thoughts, beliefs, and behavior, often resulting in the individual losing their autonomy and critical thinking abilities.
The Influence Continuum represents a graphic visualization of how to identify ethical influence to unethical destructive mind control. These include individuals, leadership and organizations.
The use of Artificial Intelligence in developing more and more effective ways to personalize unethical influence over scale is a major challenge. Authoritarian dictators use cults as proxy groups but can also manipulate and control individuals’ minds and behaviors through data mining, sophisticated algorithms, and targeted psychological manipulation techniques.
Professional therapists, coaches, attorneys, judges, educators and researchers can benefit from Steven Hassan’s courses by gaining valuable insights and practical tools to help individuals who have been subjected to undue influence, manipulation, or coercive control, as well as learning effective techniques for deprogramming and helping individuals recover from harmful psychological manipulation in a compassionate and ethical manner.
Call to Action from Steven
Welcome to my website. I am Dr. Steven Hassan, and I have dedicated my life to understanding how the mind and systematic social influence techniques work. With this knowledge, I have created the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, which provides valuable resources to help people break free from undue influence.
At the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, you will find a wealth of information, including a curriculum designed to help you understand when your family and friends may be under undue influence. Our Influence Continuum Podcast series provides further insights. Additionally, we feature video interviews with celebrities and influencers who have personally experienced cults and other forms of undue influence.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that it only happens to other people. It’s vital to protect yourself, your loved ones, and people around the world from the harmful effects of undue influence. Together, we can promote critical thinking and reality-based decision-making.
I urge you to join me in taking action against all forms of undue influence, including disinformation and other psychological traps. It is time for us to come together and support human rights and stability around the world.
Contact me today to learn more and get involved in the fight against undue influence.
“During my last year at college I was recruited into a quasi Buddhist/Business/Computer programming cult. Within months I planned on leaving my friends and family behind, forever. My parents hired Steve to teach them how to communicate with me effectively, and he ultimately led a peaceful exit-counseling session, which was calm, respectful, and a complete success. During the session, I actually had the sensation of “popping” out of a foreign mind state, as if I had been living someone else’s dream for the past year. I cannot recommend Steve’s services enough.”
Jim Picariello
