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37. Rachael Reign on Coercive Control Beyond the Home: Protecting Cult Survivors
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“Surviving isn’t just about leaving — it’s about learning to trust yourself again after someone else’s voice has lived in your head for years.” — Rachael Reign
In this powerful episode of Humanism Now, Rachael Reign, survivor and founder of Surviving Universal UK, shares her deeply personal story of escaping spiritual abuse and coercive control and her ongoing campaign to protect others.
As founder of Surviving Universal UK, Rachael supports other survivors of high-control groups and leads a growing campaign to amend Section 76 of the UK Serious Crime Act.
In this episode
- Rachael's journey into, and out of, UCKG
- What draws vulnerable young people into high-control groups
- How unpaid labour and spiritual obedience become normalised
- What led Rachael to walk away and how she supports other survivors
- The warning signs of cultic or coercively controlling groups
- Where UK law falls short in protecting against coercive control outside domestic settings
- How we can hold abusive systems accountable
- The role the public and policymakers can play in driving survivor-led legal reform
Surviving Universal UK
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