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Tracy Simmons is no stranger to cults. In fact, she grew up in one but didn’t know it at the time. This is the subject of her upcoming virtual TEDxSpokane 2020 talk on Saturday.

California Institute of Technology psychologist Jon-Patrik Pedersen, in attempting to explain why people are drawn to cults, has argued that the human desire for comfort, in the face of fear and uncertainty, leads us to seek outlets that can soothe our anxieties.