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1. Lighthouse

It all starts with a call from Dawn, who says her boyfriend Jeff is in a cult, but it doesn鈥檛 sound like any cult Catrin Nye has ever heard of.

In November 2021 investigative journalist Catrin Nye got a call from Dawn. She said her boyfriend Jeff was trying to leave a cult. But this cult was also a life coaching company.

Dawn said Jeff had handed over more than 拢100,000 to them and wasted years of his life. And what Dawn is really worried about is that the group are still active; they鈥檙e recruiting new members and she needs to raise the alarm. Jeff had simply signed up for a life coach, so how did it all go so wrong for him?

What happens when a life coach takes over your life? Catrin Nye and her team expose control, intimidation and fear at a sinister life coaching company.

Reporter: Catrin Nye
Written by: Jamie Bartlett and Catrin Nye
Producers: Osman Iqbal, Natalie Truswell, Ed Main and Jo Adnitt
Researcher: Aisha Doherty
Executive Producer: Ravin Sampat
Sound engineer: James Bradshaw
Original music by: Phil Channell
Commissioner: Rhian Roberts

Archive clips from: Stephen Covey Video on Choosing Success (Success Television)

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Wed 12 Jul 2023 21:00
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