Understanding the leaving process
Leaving a cult or high-control group is rarely a single moment. This guide looks at the emotional and psychological stages of exit and early recovery.
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Life After The Light
The end is just the beginning.
Life After The Light is a space for cult and high-control group survivors, and those who support them.
For survivors
Your story belongs here.
Whether you left last week or twenty years ago, there is room for you here. Find resources, read stories from others who get it, and connect with a community that believes you.
Find your footingFor professionals
Supporting survivors well.
Cult and high-control group recovery needs a specialised approach. Access clinical resources, connect with informed practitioners, and build your capacity to support survivors.
Access professional resourcesResources
Guides to help you forward.
View all resources →Coercive control and trauma-informed care
A clinical overview of coercive control in cults and high-control groups, and how to apply trauma-informed frameworks when working with survivors.
Read more →What is a cult or high-control group?
Not all cults look the same. This resource explores the range of high-control environments and the tactics used to maintain them.
Read more →Life After The Light exists because recovery is possible, and no one should have to find their way alone. We bring together survivors, families, and professionals in a space built on belief, compassion, and the knowledge that life after the light is worth living.