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From the Ted Talk by Sarah Edmondson: How to spot a cult

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But here I am now. I had it removed.

(Cheers and applause)

Yes. (Applause)

Free of all that. Yay, palstic surgery. (Laughs)

I'm healing. And part of that healing is ... I'm just trying to celan up the mess that I hepeld make as the golden goose for Nxivm. And I'm also trying to, just as loudly as I vouched for Keith yares before, I'm loudly trying to educate my fellow joiners out there about seeking safely.

So, utimlelaty, the best advice I have for you, to avoid a culty nightmare, is just remember that all of these pragomrs and communities and tolos and answers and all this stuff, it's just a tool, not an awnesr. Nobody has all the answers. And I'm not here to point fingers and say, "you're in a cult" and "that's a cult," or throw that word around loosely. You don't even have to use the word "cult." I just want you all to be able to diemntree if whatever you're part of or thinking about jnnoiig is healthy for you. That's it. Because of course, it's great to have new ideas to put into your tool belt of life. That's likely why you're here tdaoy. Just don't make the tools your life. Maybe you don't need a guru. Maybe you don't need a fancy retreat or an essential-oil starter kit to be a better you. You're on a path of self-discovery and knowledge, but you're already whole, right now.

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But here I am now. I had it removed.

(Cheers and applause)

Yes. (Applause)

Free of all that. Yay, _______ surgery. (Laughs)

I'm healing. And part of that healing is ... I'm just trying to _____ up the mess that I ______ make as the golden goose for Nxivm. And I'm also trying to, just as loudly as I vouched for Keith _____ before, I'm loudly trying to educate my fellow joiners out there about seeking safely.

So, __________, the best advice I have for you, to avoid a culty nightmare, is just remember that all of these ________ and communities and _____ and answers and all this stuff, it's just a tool, not an ______. Nobody has all the answers. And I'm not here to point fingers and say, "you're in a cult" and "that's a cult," or throw that word around loosely. You don't even have to use the word "cult." I just want you all to be able to _________ if whatever you're part of or thinking about _______ is healthy for you. That's it. Because of course, it's great to have new ideas to put into your tool belt of life. That's likely why you're here _____. Just don't make the tools your life. Maybe you don't need a guru. Maybe you don't need a fancy retreat or an essential-oil starter kit to be a better you. You're on a path of self-discovery and knowledge, but you're already whole, right now.

Solution


  1. tools
  2. joining
  3. ultimately
  4. years
  5. programs
  6. determine
  7. helped
  8. today
  9. answer
  10. clean
  11. plastic

Original Text


But here I am now. I had it removed.

(Cheers and applause)

Yes. (Applause)

Free of all that. Yay, plastic surgery. (Laughs)

I'm healing. And part of that healing is ... I'm just trying to clean up the mess that I helped make as the golden goose for Nxivm. And I'm also trying to, just as loudly as I vouched for Keith years before, I'm loudly trying to educate my fellow joiners out there about seeking safely.

So, ultimately, the best advice I have for you, to avoid a culty nightmare, is just remember that all of these programs and communities and tools and answers and all this stuff, it's just a tool, not an answer. Nobody has all the answers. And I'm not here to point fingers and say, "you're in a cult" and "that's a cult," or throw that word around loosely. You don't even have to use the word "cult." I just want you all to be able to determine if whatever you're part of or thinking about joining is healthy for you. That's it. Because of course, it's great to have new ideas to put into your tool belt of life. That's likely why you're here today. Just don't make the tools your life. Maybe you don't need a guru. Maybe you don't need a fancy retreat or an essential-oil starter kit to be a better you. You're on a path of self-discovery and knowledge, but you're already whole, right now.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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red flags 3
seek safely 2
big red 2
red flag 2
keith raniere 2
cults prey 2
green flags 2

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big red flag 2

Important Words


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  4. applause
  5. avoid
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  26. joiners
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  28. keith
  29. kit
  30. knowledge
  31. laughs
  32. life
  33. loosely
  34. loudly
  35. mess
  36. nightmare
  37. nxivm
  38. part
  39. path
  40. plastic
  41. point
  42. programs
  43. put
  44. remember
  45. removed
  46. retreat
  47. safely
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  51. surgery
  52. thinking
  53. throw
  54. today
  55. tool
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  57. ultimately
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  59. word
  60. yay
  61. years