Take Back Your Life is a must-read for everyone who wants to understand the powerful appeal that cults have for so many ordinary people, using so many disguises, with so many subtle tactics. —Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Stanford University

This book is a wealth of information and highlights specific scenarios that are both incredibly powerful and profoundly relatable to this population. —Rachel Bernstein, LMFT, MSEd, Host of IndoctriNation Podcast

I am thrilled that Dr. Lalich has given us a newly updated version of this brilliant, indispensable volume. —Daniel Shaw, Psychoanalyst and Author of Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation

This book has been the most important resource in my healing journey. It’s the first thing I recommend to fellow cult or abuse survivors. —Sarah Edmondson, Author of Scarred: The Cult That Bound My Life, Podcaster, A Little Bit Culty

Take Back Your Life is a must read for those whose lives have been harmed by cultic, religious, or institutional abuse.—Gerette Buglion, Author, Cult Recovery Educator and Consultant, Co-Founder of #igotout.org

Janja is a national treasure whose depth of understanding, compassion, and ability to help cult survivors recover are unmatched. —Cecilia Peck, Rocket Girl Productions, Director of Seduced

This book can save lives, and I encourage you to share it with as many people as possible. —Dorian Wallace, MT-BC, Music Therapist, Composer, and Co-Founder of Mederi Muzik

Take Back Your Life is the best book on cult recovery I have ever come across.—Maroesja Perizonius, raised in various Rajneesh communes in the 1970s & ’80s. Dutch writer & filmmaker of Child of the Commune

This book will no doubt play an essential role in enabling survivors to find their own path to healing so they can finally live life on their own terms. —Meg Appelgate, CEO, Unsilenced