The Self-Help industry has existed for over a century and seems to be selling the same product in slightly different packaging. What shaped this industry and what happens when you take it too far?

Try CuriosityStream and a free subscription to Nebula at http://www.curiositystream.com/knowin...
Use the promo code "knowingbetter" for a 26% discount on an annual subscription!

Website ► http://knowingbetter.tv
Store ► http://standard.tv/knowingbetter
Patreon ►   / knowingbetter  
Paypal ► http://paypal.me/knowingbetter

Twitter ►   / knowingbetteryt  
Twitch ►   / knowingbetteryt  
Facebook ►   / knowingbetteryt  
Instagram ►   / knowingbetteryt  
Reddit ►   / knowingbetter  

---

Books

Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM (2021) by Sarah Berman
https://amzn.to/3gspwMx

Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement (1986) by Tony Robbins
https://amzn.to/3ybAQ5E

The Power of Positive Thinking: A Practical Guide to Mastering the Problems of Everyday Living (1992) by Norman Vincent Peale
https://amzn.to/38eaogZ

Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts (2020) by Jennie Allen
https://amzn.to/38EPWGr

Documentaries

The Vow - Season 1 (2020) - https://amzn.to/388Wywp
Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult (2020) - https://amzn.to/3ya6L6x
Cults and Extreme Belief (2018) S1E1 "NXIVM" - https://amzn.to/38f6CUE
Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru (2016) - https://www.netflix.com/title/80102204
Explained (2019) S2E1 "Cults" - https://www.netflix.com/title/81097621    • Full Episode: Cults, Explained | Netflix  

Youtube Videos

The Truth About Life Coaching -    • The Truth About Life Coaching  
A Philosopher Reacts to the NXIVM Cult -    • A Philosopher Reacts to the NXIVM Cult  
NXIVM. What the Media Won't Report. -    • NXIVM. What the Media Won't Report.  
What Happened to NXIVM? -    • What Happened to NXIVM?  

Movies and TV

Derren Brown: The Heist (2006) -    • Derren Brown - The Heist | FULL EPISODE  
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2018) S20E5 "Accredo" - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8843020/
Yes Man (2008) - https://amzn.to/3zAXOo4
A Serial Killer's Guide to Life (2019) - https://amzn.to/3jrOhdG
Shallow Hal (2001) - https://amzn.to/3yNku3j
Hitch (2005) - https://amzn.to/3tUeMMl

Websites

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/935/9...
  / 134093671782577  
https://archive.org/details/keith-ran...
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/...
https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2...
https://www.timesunion.com/7dayarchiv...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/ny...
https://bkreader.com/2020/07/23/nxivm...

---

Video Credits -
Oprah walks on fire - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=184...
Fired Up for Fire Walking | MythBusters -    • Fired Up for Fire Walking | MythBusters  
What the Bleep Do We Know? (2005) Trailer - https://amzn.to/3kXxM8C

Photo Credits -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s...

---

Produced with the assistance of Rozarah
  / amandallara  

Researched with the assistance of Jesspsettle
  / jesspsettle  

Intro/Outro and Background Music by Michael Cotten/Nomad
http://www.mwcotten.com
Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8...
Amazon ► https://amzn.to/2zbsfHd

Better Affirmations Music - Bedtime Stories by Ross Bugden
   • ♩♫ Happy and Inspirational Music ♪♬ -...  

Module Transition Music - Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic
  / rinkevichmusic​  
   • Video  

Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat
  / thatcatnamedpoe  

---

Hashtags: #psychology #selfhelp #lifecoach #success #motivation #happiness #personaldevelopment #therapy #coaching #advice #self #coach

0:00 Intro
1:07 Module 1 Self-Help
6:56 Module 2 Tony Robbins
17:11 Module 3 Keith Raniere
28:27 Module 4 NXIVM
45:53 Module 5 Dominus Obsequious Sororium

---

This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.