Cult Bride

‘Through Cult Bride, Liz bravely and openly shares her personal journey of cult indoctrination and escape. With generosity, she invites us into a disconcerting and shocking time in her life to help us better understand how easy it is to fall prey to a coercive group and the damage this does to a person. Not only insightful and instructive, Liz’s story is also unflinching, incredibly moving, and a terrific read.’ – Sarah Steel, author of Do As I Say: How Cults Control, Why We Join Them, and What They Teach Us About Bullying, Abuse and Coercion ‘Cult Bride makes you a close witness of Liz’s journey into, and then her escape from, a predatory cult. The searing honesty of the writing is compelling. As a reader you get a rare understanding of how a cult entraps newcomers with kindness and then holds them with a mix of social exclusion, exhaustion and faith. It’s a deeply personal story but it is also a strong piece of social analysis. I’m left asking what more parliaments should be doing to protect people and hold those who use these predatory methods to account – and when you finish Liz’s book, I hope you will be asking the same question.’ – Senator David Shoebridge ‘I highly recommend this book. This is a comprehensive examination on the topic of cults and coercion. The author uses a reliable theoretical framework as a base from which to tell her story, incorporating her thought processes during recruitment, through to a detailed account of her own exit counselling experience and recovery. This is an easy read and a well-written and insightful account of the complex mindset of the cult recruit.’ – Tore Klevjer, President, Cult Information Family Support

Liz Cameron grew up in fundamentalist Christianity and was brainwashed into the JMS cult, also known as Providence, at age eighteen in 2011. Since escaping in 2013, she’s slowly rebuilt her life while also working to raise awareness of cults and assist in deprogramming other cult victims. She now resides in Canberra and balances full-time professional work with cult awareness and advocacy, while also studying a psychology degree.