I started working not only with people recruited into the Watchtower Society but also people who were born and raised in the group, and I received hundreds of letters and phone calls. Most of the folks who had read my books wanted to know, “What if I don’t have a pre-cult self to go back to? How do I get well?” I knew that I needed to begin addressing the issues for those who had been influenced from childhood by a totalistic group. Through my investigations and experiences, I have come to believe that human beings are all born with an authentic self as well as a desire for love, fairness,
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