Don't Call it a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM

by Sarah Berman

suffering is optional, that the power of positive thinking creates reality, and that there’s no such thing as a “victim.”

high self-esteem came from more choice, coaches said, while “people with low self-esteem feel like they have no choice and are victims.”

“The truth just didn’t matter; it was all about control,” he told me. “They were Trumpian before Trump.”