<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Mike Rinder&#039;s Blog</title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/tag/the-sociopath-next-door/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org</link>
	<description>Something Can Be Done About It</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:07:21 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-Mike-Rinder-32x32.png</url>
	<title>Mike Rinder&#039;s Blog</title>
	<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
	<item>
		<title>Episode 77: Jefferson Hawkins</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/episode-77-jefferson-hawkins/</link>
					<comments>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/episode-77-jefferson-hawkins/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Fair Game Podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A History of Violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AC 360]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anderson Cooper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Closing Minds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counterfeit Dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dianetics ad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jeff hawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leah Remini]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leaving Scientology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martha Stoutt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skyhawk Studios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Aftermath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sociopath Next Door]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2614053</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[We are joined by Jeff Hawkins, an extremely talented, thoughtful and articulate former Sea Org member to recount his experiences with David Miscavige, his role in making Dianetics a bestseller again the 80&#8217;s and his journey into and out of scientology. He is the author of 3 books on the subject. Episode 77: Jefferson Hawkins [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/episode-77-jefferson-hawkins/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Scientology Tells Another Big Lie or Two</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientology-tells-another-big-lie-or-two/</link>
					<comments>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientology-tells-another-big-lie-or-two/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 16:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Masterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Miscavige]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disconnection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rafficking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Introduction to Scientology Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karin Pouw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L. Ron Hubbard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los ANgeles Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martha Stoutt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paul haggis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sociopath Next Door]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2610701</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[&#160; The prosecution of Danny Masterson is becoming a predictable nightmare for David Miscavige and scientology. Forced into making a public statement after damaging testimony in the Preliminary Hearing, scientology resorted to its time-honored tradition and lied. Not just a little lie. A big, bold, easily disproven denial. They rely on the fact that most [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientology-tells-another-big-lie-or-two/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>82</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Primer on Brainwashing</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-primer-on-brainwashing/</link>
					<comments>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-primer-on-brainwashing/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2020 13:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brainwashing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Miscavige]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john sweeney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keith Raniere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martha Stout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melissa Burkley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NXIVM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychology Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sea Org]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sociopath Next Door]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2549600</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[&#160; If you have watched either The Vow on HBO, or Seduced on Starz about NXIVM, or The Aftermath or Going Clear about scientology, this article will ring a lot of bells. Many of the specific control mechanisms Dr. Burkley cites about NXIVM have direct parallels in scientology. As she says, &#8220;the psychological tricks Raniere [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-primer-on-brainwashing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>42</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
