From Cult Survivor to Empowerment Coach: Learning to Reprogram your Brain
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Lydia Knight opens her conversation with a stark admission: "I grew up in a cult." Her grandmother was the cult leader, and young Lydia lived with the constant fear that Satan worshippers secretly ruled the world and were hunting her family. When she complained of back pain as a child, her mother explained it was because these Satan worshippers had kidnapped her, repeatedly broken her spine, and inserted needles into her eyes. This distorted reality shaped her entire world until adulthood.
The turning point came through education. While attending university, Lydia discovered psychology and neuroscience principles that helped her understand false memories and how the brain works. She developed a systematic approach to reprogramming her own neural pathways, allowing her to escape the cult mentality that had imprisoned her for decades. Later, she successfully applied these same principles to overcome a life-threatening eating disorder.
This personal transformation led to the founding of The She Center, where Lydia and her team have helped over a thousand women end eating disorders and reclaim their lives. What began as a specific solution expanded into executive coaching as clients recognized these neuroscience principles could transform every area of their lives.
Ready to transform your relationship with your brain? Discover how neuroscience principles can help you overcome limiting beliefs and create the life you truly desire.
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Lydia Knight is a paradigm-shifting author, speaker, and executive coach. Her memoir Split chronicles her deprogramming from indoctrination, while her upcoming book Thought Leader explores the personal and social impact of our thought patterns. As founder and CEO of The She Center, a top 2% woman-owned businesses globally, Lydia’s innovative work has been featured on CBS, NBC, and Fox News among others. She has conducted leadership and communication trainings for the U.S. Army, Forbes 50 Over 50, Disney, Adobe, and National Geographic. A cult survivor doing exceptionally well, Knight's work empowers women to create their own path to freedom.
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Chapters
1. From Cult Survivor to Empowerment Coach: Learning to Reprogram your Brain (00:00:00)
2. Growing Up in a Cult (00:00:24)
3. Finding Freedom Through Neuroscience (00:09:14)
4. The Birth of the She Center (00:16:46)
5. Inner Peace and Freedom (00:23:05)
6. Building Community Through Authenticity (00:28:46)
7. The Power of Inspired Action (00:34:02)
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