Listen: Beyond Belief - Understanding Cult Dynamics - panel discussion
We warmly invite you to listen to the recorded panel discussion from Beyond Belief – Understanding Cult Dynamics, hosted by Hikitia! Te Tauihu, RISE’s ACC founded primary prevention mahi, earlier this year in Whakatū Nelson.
This powerful kōrero brings together Willow Duffy, Safeguarding Children, Anke Richter, Decult Aotearoa, Assoc. Prof. Kyle Eggleton, and Lindy Jacomb, Olive Leaf Network to explore coercive control, safeguarding, recovery, and the impacts of harm within cults and high-control groups. The panel was moderated by Miranda Warner, Hikitia! Community Mobiliser.
Dr Nikki Evans, Hikitia! Te Tauihu Manager, also contributes to the recording, opening the podcast with reflections on the purpose of the kaupapa and closing with a primary prevention perspective to help frame the wider learning and listening experience.
Grounded in research, professional practice, and lived experience, the discussion offers valuable insights for practitioners, community members, and anyone interested in building safer, more informed, and more connected communities.
The panel recording is now available as a podcast. We invite you to listen, reflect, and continue the conversation.
This recording is brought to you by VenuTech, in Whakatū Nelson. We are grateful for their support.
Mandy Rule, Hikitia!, Dr Nikki Evans, Hikitia!, Willow Duffy, CEO of Safeguarding Children, Anke Richter, international journalist and founder of Decult, Assoc. Prof. Kyle Eggleton, Lindy Jacomb, the Olive Leaf Network founder.