Is Teal Swan a Cult Leader, Supplier of Bad Advice, or Both? | "The Deep End" Analysis
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2022
- This video answers the question: Can I analyze the Hulu documentary “The Deep End,” which is about the self- proclaimed spiritual guru Teal Swan?
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• Documentary Episode 1 ...
When I was a kid, our school took us to see the Dalai Lama in Melbourne. After a deeply inspiring seminar, a monk got up to ask the first question for Q&A. While I can’t remember his question, I’ll never forget His Holiness’ answer - “uh… I don’t know”. The crowd erupted in laughter. But that was the most profound moment of the evening. Not only did he not know the answer, but he was not going to claim to. He was a fellow human being in the pursuit of truth, and went on to ask the monk what he believed. I’m not Buddhist, but that’s when I knew I had met a sincere spiritual leader.
Yes that’s a very telling thing and I’ve read that before as being so
Except his people and he are some of the biggest criminals in human history with the blood of millions on their hands. People seem to forget what’s been going on in Burma and the surrounding areas in which he promotes! We live in a twilight zone
Some people really just want to find happiness and teach what they know. At least, some buddhists are working with scientists to proof a few of their claims and parts of meditation. In addition, meditation of all traditions gets more and more integrated into the western scientific canon.
Wow, those who admit to not knowing is ...not of ego
Nah, just another con man that fooled another gullible person.
My advice: Beware any spiritual guru who's trying really, really hard to be seen as a spiritual guru.
Beware of any "guru"
EXCELLENT Advice!! 👍✌️💖
@Angel A Pavlovs Corn Dog ... She's extra extra.
Appending to the statement, don’t put anyone on a pedestal. You do you set up for heartache and disappointment
Hi
The most important thing I've learned in my 30y of life is that people who often has to remind us of how great they are, it means they are actually not.
Yeahh, and you have put this comment to dr. GRANDE channel 🙃
Exactly! That's why she is so great. Mary never does that. She just does not need to. :)
That's only a gossip about her. Dar satanists don't want her to become influencer
She doesn't though. She actually doesn't. That's part of the reason why I like this "Teal Swan" person.
I recently went to Salt Lake City and hired a tour guide to take me on a tour of the Great Salt Lake. After speaking for most of the trip I realized the guide was Blake Dyer. He is an amazing person and I'm so happy he got out of the cult. He loves nature and eagerly shares his passion for the Utah wilderness. It was a happy accident that I met him.
Happy to hear this - that he did not go back! He seems like a very kind soul.
It wasnt and isnt a cult and he didnt "escaped it". Or did he said that to u personally? U know slander is a serious accusation and can be taken to court.
@@vilteSun Oh calm down
@@vilteSun You should probably learn how defamation laws work before trying to sound intelligent. Calling something a cult is an opinion. Further, since Teal holds herself out there as a public figure, the hurdle she'd need to overcome to ever win a defamation suit is significantly higher. Your grammar is awful, focus on that before continuing your dollar store legal education.
@@vilteSun You're talking like a dedicated follower of a cult, very defensive..🤔
I'm sensitive to loud sounds/music on anxiety-filled days and Dr. Grande can I just thank you for never saturating your videos with obnoxious music or speaking loudly, etc. I can always count on you for some calm, chill, and insightful analysis. Thank you. 😊
I second this. There's no yelling or swearing here.
@@405OKCShiningOn Agreed! Calm, quiet, classy. That's Dr. Grande!
I routinely fall asleep to people shouting on gaming streams...Seriously. The yelling keeps me from having to listen to my thoughts.
@@DisappointingPorn oh...good point. Support to you
I'm on the opposite I'm at Jessica Heslop vortex success Micheal Sealy Jason Stephenson at youtube for A thru Z NLP. I need to reprogram, reparent, retool, re-school myself.
Binurals are nice. I like classical to non discordant music. Atreyu when I'm feeling hurt and hopeless to fix my problems.
But after a few moments I'm not mad, hurt, apply it's a shared experience and carry on. After 30, 40, 50 all the music changes in it's artistic presentation. The art comes alive. Of how a song can be therapy like art. I like and found major progress with subliminal messages at youtube. I've needed to ask doctor but I worried he'd think I'm a mystical magical thinker and my meds do the opposite of that towards the more concrete.
Dr Todd also uploaded therapy sessions to learn from. Apply OCEAN. Here Dr is aware of the duty to rescue, report and duty recover. Such good insight here science....
I hold dichotomous realities of care as a client/ patient. I've suffered so long I will try a new way. I'll change my daily practice to pursue matured inner calm, inner child work, reparenting. It's a work in progress.
Same!!
An easy way to spot a narcissist is if they claim they are special and have special powers or intelligence that other people don't have.
Well, they would have to prove it lol
There are people that have special powers and intelligence, that can do what I can't, an engineer for example or someone like Elon Musk. That doesn't make them a narcissist, that word is thrown around way too loose lately.
Narcissistic traits, but... I find the need for the external validation, especially from her inner circle, more akin to histrionics. Not that she can't have both. That and an elevated level of paranoia. She's not much of a god if she's always worried about what everyone else is thinking and feeling.
Exactly!
@@intuitivelogic5159 I don’t think it matters . Her followers believe what she says. SMH
I used to follow all her videos, study them etc. Until I met her. Then I realized she doesn't even seem sane. Which was scary. If you wanna know my experience, this video you created and everything you described in terms of what she did in that documentary was exactly my experience with her. She seems to seriously believe that she is perfect can't be wrong and it was somehow scary to me.
I am about to watch this video. I have followed Teal on and off for years. I think she has some amazing advice and insights (though much rehashed from elsewhere). Her biggest talent is that she's a brilliant saleswoman (and I really admire what she has done for herself), and her physical beauty also gave her an advantage on this path. The one thing that I always wondered though, is I have always got big narcissist vibes from her. Did you feel anything like that when you met her?
Honestly yes. She seems to believe she is almost like god or something. I just don’t know how to describe it accurately but something like that. And yes agree she has some good contents and she is good looking and all (actually even better looking in person esthetically speaking)
@@CM-id3wo You guys have it all wrong. The reason you dont understand her is because she has an incredibly high IQ and that is reflected in the way she speaks, what she believes, and how she processes things. Most humans have average IQ’s and therefore, will never truly understand someone like her or where she’s coming from. And to top it all off, she’s an INFJ, which is the rarest personality type. The INFJ’s are understood by very few humans. Precisely, because we are so rare.
@@norkar5540 interesting perspective, im also an INFJ and not alot of people relate to me
@@norkar5540 🙄 sure bud
Joining a cult is effortless, while breaking away is difficult.
Walking a spiritual path is difficult, while it's takes no effort to stray from it.
Indeed - this is a scared man talking
If that is yours it's quite good. Did you write it?
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No, it's not my own. It's a concept we all intuitively understand.
Love your username 🤣
@@elizabethecarlisle1045 I like the wording. Kinda poetic.
She strikes me as a typical narcissist who uses her obvious assets to lure the gullible into her schemes, but I think she is also quite dangerous.
Anyone that is capable of amassing so many people together is usually pretty dangerous if even by mistake, a lot of the new age is just that some dangerous deceptions wrapped up in a lot of cotton candy often with some facts mixed in here or there to bait people in.
I agree.. !!!
Y’all really run that word into the ground and don’t even use it correctly.
@@Mt.Moonface as your own english is so good, which word are you referring to?
When you see other ppls words and ideas as ‘dangerous’ you’re beyond help.
Well, she's definitely manipulative and self centered. The most bizzare, twisted scene is when she accuses Blake's wife of "sitting there with a smug grin on your face." She was sitting there with her mouth opened, upset and afraid. It was Teal who had the smug, creepy grin on her face. Teal has definitely lost touch with reality and brain washes people. What stopped you from considering Narcissism doc?
So narcissistic. The fact that she had to explain every episode after it aired tells me all I need to know.
I've not seen the show, but I think Dr. Grande was just revealing previous diagnosis other doctors (according to her) had used. I think Dr. Grande can't get too detailed with his own thoughts as it could lead to liability issues. But this is my first video so I don't know. That said very good chance his has narcissistic personality disorder but I'd lean heavier to histrionic just because I think she excessively seeks external validation from her inner circle. But easily could be both
So Teal is like...Chris-Chan?
That pissed me off so much! I was sitting there thinking… that’s just Juliana’s face! 😂 It was so mean of Teal to say that!
@Travis Griffin Is TS sexed-up enough to qualify for Histrionic traits? If she had traits more in line with that she probably wouldn’t have got taken aback by that follower who said he found her attractive. Instead, she might have started dating him 🤔.
Met her in person once and shook her hand. I will never forget that her energy completely shattered my view of her. I started moving away from her teachings shortly after.
Can you expand on that? Just curious
@@juliea1847 I think she too means that Teal has dark energy.
No. Teal has drawn from a negative energy to gain the knowledge she has. There is a difference. To her, and those who go that road it FEELS positive, because it is knowlege they didn't have prior. But it's not. It's negative. Not "dark". There is nothing evil about Teal. She is just looking for Truth in all the wrong places.
Why are we calling Mary - Teal? Her name is Mary and most hippies I know don’t name their child Mary … lie #1 and counting
Don't need to shake her hand. You can observe from her videos (e.g. smirks) that she still has unhealed trauma, but she needs to monetise her "knowledge" to pay the bills.
Was part of a martial arts school that I was deeply into and had a community with, but unfortunately the master of the school and his wife became obsessed with teal swan and toxic positivity. Me and my friends watch the school degrade as the instructors kept pushing MLMs on us and became ego monsters. The humanity shed from my former masters eyes and it was like dealing with meth addicts😥
It’s difficult seeing a mentor you once admired go down the path of temptation and self destruction bringing others with them.
People can change sadly
I was raised by narcissists, and she consistently demonstrates those traits by her claims of infallibility and grandiosity. The guy that questions her on who she looks up to was keying in on this as well. Teal takes people into their trauma state--highly dangerous for someone with no training. Instead of saying something like, "You are safe", instead she says, "You can trust ME." This to me looks like she's actually creating a trauma bond with these people. (one of the most hair-raising parts was the young woman who was very clear that she was not getting better, in fact feeling worse, and watching how TS pulled her back in). And then if they make it to the Inner Circle, their entire lives must be pledged to the care and protection of Teal. Anything that challenges her makes her fall apart and then she plays the victim. She demonstrates no professional ethics whatsoever. Watching Blake and Juliana, I made the comment, "I can't wait to see why she turns on her--because she will." A narcissist cannot tolerate being number two. The spiritual advice she spews is just regurgitated information that's available anywhere. The fact that challenges make her fall apart shows how shallow it really is. In my opinion, she is a malignant narcissist who is preying on people for money, and to gather in those who are most easily manipulated into serving her ego. She is a very dangerous woman.
Also, the fact that she agreed to hire an invesigator is a narcissist move--she thinks she's invincible. At the end of the series I said that I can't imagine how there will be a second season. First of all, she just got outed and somebody's going to sue her. Second of all, she will not be able to tolerate being seen in a negative way. My prediction is that she will again play the victim and say she can't do another season because she is being so misunderstood and harmed by the way it was produced.
@@lunahart totally agreed. When i watched Teals' view on empaths it was so ditching, attacking, and having no compassion towards an empath. What i did hear her saying " Stop feeling and whatever you feel you need to disregard it. Your feelings don't matter. Her tone of voice doesn't carry no warmth, care or love. The glare she has in her eyes is horrific. I saw her before passing through UA-cam and i ignored them because the throw of certain bad vibes for me. My feeling have gotten more confirmed by watching her video. Her way of thinking and her behavior is extremely toxic and if she isn't stopped i see more people getting hurt. Teal doesnt bring or give emotional safety! She totally disregards other ppl's feelings.
THIS
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I think she's confident and doesn't have time for incoherence
Great video on this Dr. G! 👍💖 I grew up with Teal in Logan Utah, and knew her. We went to school together from 6th-12th grade, had many classes together, and were casual friends on some occasions. I knew her as Teal Bosworth, we were Facebook Friends and I remember when she changed it to Teal Swan, being confused. I wasn't a super close friend of Teal's and won't pretend to know what she did or did not go through, but I know the time frame in her book where she claims she was kept in a pit by an offender and drugged and assaulted, all I can say on that personally is that she was always at school during the time period she mentioned, everyday (maybe missed a day here or there like anyone) and she always looked and seemed fine. No bruises, nothing like that. I have no doubt she did feel as though she didn't exactly fit in, as 80-90% of our high school was Mormon/LDS, myself included at the time. I'm guessing that's where she got the "only Men were allowed to have spiritual gifts where she grew up" thing. I haven't been active in the LDS church for years, but what she says is not true. LDS people believe Men have the Priesthood, but this doesn't give them "Special Powers" or anything. And in the belief women can receive personal revelation and be just as Spiritual as men, just saying. She did seem like a bit of an outsider and she definitely had a kind of hippy vibe, but I never saw or knew of people being cruel to her at all, not to say it didn't happen. I think MANY of us experienced bullying or cruelty in some form while growing up, I did at times. In fact she was always very beautiful and Boys always liked her, and many of my close friends a d other people thought she was very "cool", one of my best friends Briana would try and imitate her style and quite Idolized her. A mostly Mormon High School is not really much different than any other, except people are just better at lying. Teenagers still drink, smoke pot, have sex, etc., but then they go to Church on Sunday and pretend otherwise. There are some who stick to higher standards sure, but teenagers are still teenagers. I have a VERY hard time believing a lot of the experiences she says she had or trauma she says she went through. I do hate saying that bc it's not really fair, since I can't know for sure, and if she truly was a victim of such horrors I would feel awful. She wasn't some bullied outcast though- she was more like the really pretty mysterious artistic type. She had friends and lots of boys who liked her. I did hear rumors that she was into "Witchcraft" or the Occult or stuff like that maybe, but I assumed and assume still they were just rumors, who knows. As far as the Documentary, it is VERY dangerous to teach Suicidal people that commiting Suicide is just "hitting the reset button" and if nothing makes them happy, "Why still be on the planet?" In our lowest of lows, how nice might that sound to ANYONE, to just hit reset? What a dangerous and destructive thing to actually believe. It really bothers me how Teal seems to lack basic Empathy for her Followers, her attitude is like "Be ready to do EVERYTHING my way and face ALL your darkest things or get the Hell out of my face". She is NOT OK with being questioned, she isn't open to other ideas. It's EXTREMELY Narcissistic, and I guess some people feel they've been helped by that particular method of madness, but for the majority that would never work. It's dangerous to tell any person that one retreat or one "ritual" of facing their trauma or whatever is going to fix them, bc they get swept up in it, feel better from the adrenaline, then a couple weeks later they still have the underlying anxiety, depression, etc. and then probably feel even more broken bc that was "supposed" to "fix" them. If Teal is this ultra-genius with Magical Powers who can talk to the Dead, and I think everyone can see she is a beautiful woman, why on Earth does she need to feel so threatened or have clearly so many insecurities. That's the only thing that could explain the way she is so possessive over her "Inner Circle", and her attitude about everything. Some weird mix of Narcissism mixed with deep down insecurity? I'm no expert so I don't really know. Normally I say Live and Let Live, to each their own- but when you are actively harming people with your horrible advice AND taking their money for it, that's way too far for me. It's really too bad too, bc I believe Teal was a beautiful, intelligent, super creative and talented person that could've done some really great things with her life. I'm sure she feels like she is doing that, but I would have to disagree. Great Analysis Dr. G, it was great seeing you in the documentary Lol. Sorry my comment is SO LONG, I just had to write some extra on this one. Keep up the great work Dr. G!! 💖👍🌵🥰
Great comment, thank you for sharing!
@@livmilesparanormalromanceb6891 Thank you so so much, that's very kind! It was WAY too long, had TOO much to say on this one I guess, but I really appreciate your very nice comment! Hope you have a wonderful evening and night! ✌️💖
@@shayb413 it was long but a great point of view and kept me interested while reading it. I think it's a really good comment. Thanks for sharing all that info.
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Shay , great comment. 😂😜❤💙
Jesus Christ
Also, she reminds me of Jodi Arias. She is deeply aware of human psychology and human nature, has good insights, but when mixed with her personality disorder, one is at risk. Blake and his girlfriend are a perfect example of her abusive and controlling nature.
Yes but nothing is ever black and white. She does have truthful videos.
@@BalboaBagginsWhat is the truth when it is mixed in with falsehoods?
I can say 2+2=4, then I can say a bunch of incorrect equations. The worst lies are those that include a bit of truth. Anyone you can think of has said something true.
I had the same thoughts when I watched the documentary. I used to follow teal's work and the documentary woke me up and this isn't the first time. I am taking a huge step back from pop psychology and pop spirituality. I think so much keeps you in a self blame loop
Well yes - I think we all (including myself) need to be careful of information we're being conveyed - because like I told someone else - people like Teal Swan need to make a living just like all the rest of us - but being a follower of her or someone else is not really going to change anything about ourselves...except if we as a fan base choose to handle the spiritual guidance with a conscious and intelligent perspective.
I find it odd that ppl like Regan Reilly's first business venture was at 18. She helped ppl with addictions. No training. How is this even possible. She made her first million before she was 23. Really weird how you can create a repertoire of regurgitated self help advise from books, and charge ppl 5000k per seminar or weekend.
Do ppl actually feel helped, or have a life changing experience from someone with no training whatsoever?
I guess being eloquent pays millions!!!
Yeah It really does. I was obsessed with becoming always better than before..but in a self-harming way. There was nothing wrong with me...ever. When I reached that point in a REAL therapy, a lot of time had passed. Things like that require time and in most cases someone that accompanies you in the journey, its not something you learn in a 20 minute video.
I feel like she’s going to be arrested one day for some reason. She also exhibits delusions of grandeur and grandiose narcissism.
She lives in Costa Rica so she probably wont, many american criminals move to Latin America to not get prosecuted and taxation. The only way would be to expose her worldwide.
She's the trash that takes itself out
Wow, now we’re down to diagnosing strangers on the net 🤔
@@blue_sky_bright_sun7599 if it quacks like a duck pretty sure it’s a duck
There’s always a mini teal swan in any local “healing” community, they would do the exact same thing if they could get the followers and they get just as angry when anyone who sought them out or listened to them stops and moves on. Lil ego maniacs disguising themselves as empaths-it’s truly ironic.
Has anyone judging ever actually met her or had a conversation with her?🤔 it's always so easy to place blame and point the finger, so many scapegoats needed so all can remain blind to their own faults and imperfections...like a bunch of school yard bullies,picking on others ( ones who actually create change) just to make themselves feel better. I send all who are obviously hurting, love light and healing
@@8no1likeme-infinitestar65 okay Teal we know this is you
@@8no1likeme-infinitestar65 Hello pot. Meet kettle! Teal wasn’t the epitome of a school yard bully when she got her entire inner circle to insult Julianna, who was obviously scared and upset. Have you watched the documentary?
@@8no1likeme-infinitestar65 I get what you’re saying, but fortunately, we have thousands of hours of UA-cam’s videos from her channel, eye witness accounts, and a well done documentary.
You are correct.
Blows my mind that people are gullible enough to even take her seriously, all she does is charge people 5 grand for 2 weeks worth of a mashup of eastern/native american rituals, then she really goes out on a limb and convinces people that she is having her followers channel dead relatives...its just sad.
People do amazing things when they are vulnerable. This is basic human psychology.
@@jayumble8390 Id replace amazing with ridiculous.
She is convincing as a speaker. I think she operates on the logic of a child, that a real cook wears a chef's hat and apron
All this is fascinating to me because I think she does offer genuinely good and reasonable advice/information in a lot of her videos, yet she seems to bonafide insane in real life. Considering yourself a relationship guru when you've been married 5 times is so absurd it's hard to find the right words to describe it. Had no idea until recently the details about her life and her character. Still think some of her videos can be useful, which makes things even more strange.
In the words of Viola from monster-in-law: "which would make me an expert, dont you think?" Lol
The same info can be found in many other places. Many have said they watched her simply plagiarize info and say she came up with it. Anytime any one person says they "alone" are "the one", the only answer, run away and don't look back. I have found many sources of help, guidance, etc. over the years. Life is a constant seeking and learning from unending sources.
We can’t have it all and maybe because she’s had five marriages she can tell us what not to do through her personal experience
@@jesskass9769 After all, it is an experience, I would think, she may know a bit more than others, who don't have as much of it. :)
@@jesskass9769 came here to say this. You learn through failures and mistakes. The saying “love is blind” is true; you only see what you want to see. It’s not until you reflect that you can see where things went wrong. I’d rather take advice from someone who’s had many of experiences than someone who’s a ‘specialist’ that’s studied via observation and literature or that’s been in a single long term relationship. Just like getting a job, your experience is the most valuable asset you can bring to a business.
It’s interesting how Blake helped Teal escape a cult, only to find himself the one needing to escape a cult
Wow Good point!!!
The cult teal claims she was in didn't exist though. Poor Blake was lied to and then put through the ringer for 18 years.
I question everything she said. I highly doubt that cult existed and I would go even further to bet that her abuser didn't exist
I recently met Blake, he is giving tours of the wilderness around Salt Lake City Utah. Had an amazing time on the tour and was so happy he escaped the cult.
@@rhsmoe what does he Say about that, did you question him about i?
So, at this point, it seems she has been clinically, speculatively, and self-diagnosed with every single symptom, trait, and characteristic of "batshit crazy."
🦇💩 CrayZ!
Accurate .
HELLA Cray!
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I need to see the guy/gal breakdown on her "followers". She's a babe. Babe's get a pass from guys. But I'd probably run out of the room screaming. And I'm a guy.
The way she treated Blake and her husband was so disgusting. The way she tried to force people to say they've been SA even if they don't mention anything about it is horrifying. She literally retriggers people and traumatizes them all over again. I don't understand how she's aloud to keep doing what she is. I feel so bad for her followers. It's opened my eyes and made me less trusting. Thank you for your videos. I really appreciate them.
"It's important to be able to treat someone's symptoms, without knowing what causes the symptoms". Thank you for explaining this clearly.
Why wouldn't we wanna know what's causing the issue? Isn't that even more important so that it doesn't happen again? Like cancer, what if you treat it with chemotherapy but you continue to engage in the behaviors that caused it ... Makes no sense to me. Let's say it was hereditary. Wouldn't you wanna know?
@@monicav.796I would however both the mental health field and the medical field only treat symptoms. Imo the opposite is true. It is obviously better than anything "offered" by people who call themselves doctors.
No person on a true spiritual path would stand in judgment AT all.
I'm so surprised she's so verbally abusive.
I agree.
The documentary has been highly edited so you can buy into this narrative. Beware guys
@@Bbeiiybuz editing can't make her say full sentences that are belittling and abusive
Most cult leaders are abusive. It's part of the manipulation.
@@queenofpentacles1580 Go watch the video reaction of the director of Open Shadow about Deep End.
It was highly edited so it matches this narrative. It’s very easy to do that, especially if you’re someone like Teal Swan.
Don’t underestimate the capacity of editing. They do it all the time for TV reality shows for example. If they want to make you look like the bad person, they will succeed. All it needs is A LOT of different content about you (when you’re sad, upset, angry, happy etc) and then you just have to pick and chose and edit.
They filmed Teal Swan and her crew everyday for 3 years. So just imagine the quantity of content they had about her ?
Y’all fail to remember that she’s human. Since she seems to prone emotional authenticity, it must have been easy to capture her good and bad sides.
Teal Swan is also known to be confident about her teachings. Just add that fact to the editing and voilà : you can make her look like a narcissist.
This is that simple.
The most important takeaway which just screams that she is not even remotely spiritually advanced, is the utter lack of humility. The good doctor might not be inclined to diagnose her for ethical reasons, but I’ve taken no such oath… that woman is a malignant narcissist with a huge side of INSANE! Her original diagnosis, when she was younger was spot on!
To be fair according to this guy's break down of how Dr Spiegel was not breaking APA ethics in what he had to say during the Depp/Heard trial. Therefore, in line with that claim he would not be breaking any ethics by giving his professional opinion. I personally disagree with this claim though.
Dr Grande, was being kind. HE KNOWS, without a doubt this duck is a quack! WOW Swan Teal ,, Quack Quack Quack
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Totally THIS! (and since I'm a medical graduate, I'll clarify that I don't mean the diagnosis part, but totally agreeing with the lack of humility part, lol)
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So with all her super abilities she didn’t know that the people who were recording her where gonna write a documentary on her 😂 she said they lied to her. But one of her super powers is being able to know when someone is lying and reading minds 💀
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She did know it was a documentary she did not know they were going to edit all the videos to their financial benefits. More than 52 books were removed from the Bible yet, there are more than 34,000 Christian denominations based from that same book, millions of churches around the world keep cashing in! I'm not in favor or against Ms Teal Swan, she's only being made a villain is because she's a woman with confidence, intelligence and physical beauty!
Back in 2013, I was a teenager experiencing severe anxiety and panic attacks. My mom, a firm New Age practitioner, shared her videos on youtube to me. They further damaged my anxiety and mental health to the point that I got a psychotic break and had to be hospitalized. I was lucky I could find the right help and professional psychiatric help, but it feels really scary to see how things turned for other people...
Teal seems like a miserably unhappy person... period
Ezra Miller would make a great case study. He seems bat 💩 crazy
He is attention seeker
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They're not right in the head
I won't go into any detail because it was all too traumatising, and lead me into a different cult that almost took my life (I am not making this up). I discovered Mary Teal Bosworth in 2012 when she just started in the public eye of UA-cam. The oldest 'sychronicity' workshops and interviews she held, were by far the most damaging, and caused suicides, disconnections from family, and worsening of mental health issues among followers. I was a member of the original 'Teal Tribe' and the Facebook group of the name from those early years. The group was deleted by Facebook when the BBC published an article on Teal following a victim's suicide. I only wish that Facebook group hadn't been deleted, because the evidence of crimes and of the whole thing being a cult, was damning. I honestly wish that it hadn't been deleted, because of the troubling content on there (as well as predators) that should have been investigated and brought to light. I remember clearly that anyone in her original Facebook group that questioned or offered criticism to her, including people studying or qualified in psychology and psychiatry, were out right banned from the group. Teal would take their words as a personal attack, and turn people against them. I wish anyone who has been a victim of her cult any measure of safety and healing, especially anyone from those earlier years, because they were very dark times, it feels alienating to have experienced them. To anyone reading this, please know that there really are a dangerous amount of cult leaders growing, claiming themselves to be spiritual/religious teachers and healers. Since 2019 I have been attending a weekly session to a trauma specialist and also psychiatrist to deal with the cult abuse and negligence I've experienced for so many of those years. Thank you so much Dr Grande and others, for speaking out, and not being afraid to question and critique the practices, teachings and motives of those that hold a position of power over those that are vulnerable. I'm sorry for the long comment, wishing everyone here all the best ❤️
Thank you for this comment! I encourage everyone to read this twice. Congratulations to you for finding a way out.
Wow, scary story. Thanks for sharing!
@@a_l_e_k_sandra Thank you SO much for your supportive comment. I really appreciate it, because Teal's cult, and the worse cult I got manipulated into through her Facebook group (run by a different woman whom I'm too scared to mention her name), were extremely alienating experiences to go through. I don't really know how to explain it, but for me it felt like they stole my sense of reality and agency, and that their communities completely shunned, punished and abandoned me as soon as I started speaking up about the abuse and neglect. That aftermath in and of itself was also deeply traumatising. I hope with all my heart that videos like this one, will help to be a preventative measure, or a sign, for vulnerable people out there. I hope that it will help them avoid getting brainwashed into cults, or help them consider their position if they think they are in one, and help them to find a safe way out. In my opinion the most dangerous cults at the moment are the new aged one focused on treating/healing mental illness and trauma. Because their teachings, practices, as well as recruiting others around the world to do their processes on others, only do more damage, some of which feels irreversible. These people that are recruited as facilitators can be anyone, such as predators or simply ignorant people, as long as they can pay the fee for the short course and certificate for becoming a facilitator of the 'process.' A process that has no validity and credibility in psychology or psychiatry whatsoever.
@@tanyachef Thank you, thank you for your very supportive comment, it means more to me than you know! I shared a little more about the cult in the first comment I replied to if you'd like to know more. Wishing you all the best!
I was also an early follower of Teal's youtube channel and a part of that Teal Tribe Facebook group when it first popped up. I left the group after a year or two. As you indicated, the content being posted by group members was often very dark. I remember seeing what seemed like frequent posts from folks who were feeling suicidal. It was upsetting for me seeing these kinds of posts and feeling the desperation of the commenters just trying to help, with everyone wondering how the situation would resolve, if the person would be ok, etc. I would usually find myself scrolling the comments of posts like that checking to see if the person commented any further, indicating if they were ok or if they were still struggling... The whole dynamic felt unsafe in so many ways. It almost felt like the whole group was trauma bonding at times...
There definitely is an important place for peer support for those who are struggling, but at a certain point, the person should be pointed toward a professional for help, which, based on what you're indicating and my memories of the group, isn't something that was likely to happen. I'm actually a licensed therapist now, but was in college then. Anyway, I'm glad to hear you are in treatment and working toward healing. Wishing you all the best as well.
I was in an acting class in NYC for twelve years led by a woman with lots of acting credentials who used similar techniques to keep her inner circle. I had to rip myself from her and its taken many years (not done yet) assimilating that experience. As a creative person, she brought out my much in me separating myself from her nearly destroyed it. I’ve felt inept and like a charlatan without her to prop me up. We called her class the “island of lost toys” yes when she shined her light or pain on us we couldn’t abandon her. The more suicidal, the more “talented” she called her students.
If she is capable of channeling the dead, she might want to bring up Jim Jones and see if he has saved a place at the table for her.
This is hilarious!! 😂🤣 I grew up with Teal, went to 6th-12th grade with her. We were casual friends at times, never super close, but she's REALLY gone "Off the Deep End" (the title of the Documentary). Sorry but this comment made me laugh pretty hard. ✌️💖
@@shayb413 me too! LOL!
That is one of the best and funniest, comment, I have read.😂😂😂
If not she can just mix up some Kool-aid and hit that reset button.
Harp Gai - I am with the other repliers. You are freaking on target and hilarious!!!!!
“If Teal’s cult was a soft drink, it would be called ‘Cult Lite’” 😂
Teal colour with bubbles, weird herby flavours.
Teal’s Cult Lite - get too close, and it might just bite
I relate deeply to Teal's infinite soul energy. Come wintertime, I'm often torn between going skiing, or guru-ing to a small population of vulnerable people.
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Thank you for covering this! I have seen her pop up randomly for the past couple years and always felt something was off. You're the best Dr. Grande!
Teal Swan is the only person I've heard of whose schizophrenia works for her.
Heheheh
I guess my schizophrenia works for me too🌈🌹🤣🤣
@@arturoinsaurralde9643 hell yeah bud!
Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm a schitzo...and so am I.
I once read something online that said "pathology doesn't recognise pathology", which became clear to me the day I found out that I have ADHD. When you finally experience what it's like to be normal, or at least close to normal, you also discover that many of those things you actually believed was "normal", are in fact not.
Teal Swan was in some way or form, traumatised as a child, and she doesn't know what it means to not have been subject to trauma. In her experience of reality, when other people suffer mentally and/or emotionally, it must be because of the same thing, it must be because of trauma since that is the only reason she knows to be true.
Let's say that because my ADHD makes it difficult for me to organise my life and often cause a sense of overwhelm, I automatically assume that every disorganised and stressed out person out there must have ADHD. If I also find a way to suppress my neurological impairments and convince myself that I have cured myself from it without medication, I will go on to assume that I have found the cure for every person on this planet who, in my opinion, has ADHD... which by now is more than half the population. When realising how exeptional it is to "outsmart" both psychiatrists and scientists with an "actual cure" for ADHD, I will of course play the tune that "I know better", and anyone who diasagrees with me are fighting the "good" (me) on behalf of the "evil" (big pharma).
Since I am also the only one who has the "real cure", I must be protected from all the "enemies" that are trying to silence me. I need an "inner circle" of trustworthy people (those who always agree with me) who are totally committed to me and my mission.
No human can be trusted as a single commander of any cause, nation, or conviction, because our nervous system simply can't handle it. It's not natural. We are simply mammals trying to survive within our hierarchy, and being alone at the top not only means that we will be challenged and probably experience paranoia... too much power and adoration can also trigger a bunch of dormant narcissistic traits.
Do you think that you cant manage your ADHD without medication. I think i have ADHD but those drugs also do damage. I also have drug abuse problems especially with street amphetamine (in europe we call it speed)
Yours is the best description I've ever seen
@@TheDaveGaminG98 I have a long history of drug use, especially speed, but when I finally got the diagnosis of adhd I was so desperate I decided to give the medication a go and after about 5 months or so of not taking the medication every day, I decided to give it a proper go and take it every day and after about 2 months, my mind slowed down enough with the medication to enable me to see what was going on in my life and therefore what to do about it, so I don’t take the medication now, because with or without the medication, you still have to learn to do things differently etc, and so far, I’m managing well without the medication but I have good support (horticultural therapy) and so far so good 👌🏽 it’s a journey, and one I couldn’t have done without the medication.
The way I see it, is that medication is a tool like all other methods such as meditation, walking etc, and they’re therefore supposed to be used as tools, picked up and used when necessary to get the job done, then put down again, we’re not supposed to rely on them and from my experience of adhd and medication, the medication helps but you have to manage it properly and I found that my previous experience as a drug addict, were of great benefit to me and I think a person without that experience is at far greater risk of getting addicted to the medication, due to their ignorance and lack of support. I had no side effects with the medication and lots of benefit. I also watched UA-cam channels from people who have or do take it and I did other research. We’re all different and at different stages of our life etc so each person has to make his own decision whether to try medication or not. I definitely wouldn’t recommend it as a long term option, but I’m sure there are some people for whom long term meditations are the best for them and that’s ok as well. We’re all here just doing our best 😊 best of luck with whatever you decide :)
@@autumn5852 yes that is correct. I think also hiking in the woods help to get that energy from the forest, good diet and also limiting smartphone use which I use ridiculously a lot... I also live in a country where psychiatrist don't consider this a real disorder and there are no meds... so that's fucked. Also I found that when I spend more time in my family house in the countryside my mind is a lot calmer but most of the time I live in the city and that's a little stressful for me.
@@TheDaveGaminG98 yes, yes, yes, when I eat regularly, spend lots of time in the woods getting lots of delicious fresh air, when I meditate and get up/go to bed each day at the same time etc and keep away from other people 🤪 I have no problems but coming up against life can throw me off track completely in the blink of an eye so I’m setting my home and life up around my needs so I can live a life that is more in tune with nature, it’s just taking a little while.
I enjoy visiting the city now and again but I’ve realised I need the peace and calm of nature so the city doesn’t suit me either. You sound like you’ve got a good understanding of what’s going on. Good luck with it all :)
She’s like that friend with the charismatic personality that draws you in then spits you out when you’re no longer useful. I find her intriguing and her message can be enlightening but also she has a mean streak and her childhood friends claim she’s a total scam.
She’s full of shit
She just exudes darkness. I remember giving some of her videos a try and being so put off by her energy.
I think you need to do some shadow work… own your own shit before you project your own darkness onto her.
Yes, I had the same instinct. negative vibes.
@@MissGold888 I don't think finding her racism, abuse and encouragment of dangerous practices dark is inately a self refelction as much as its basic self preservation dear
@@mspaint93 That’s not at all what I see when I watch her videos. Funny how projection works. Not saying I don’t project. It’s something only one can figure out for themselves.
@@zsqduke Same...That's the point; by watching these 'influencers' videos, you only get what they're willing to put out, and that is not the truth. That's why you should step out of your comfort zone and consider what contradicts your confirmation bias. Look at the documentaries and comments here referencing her insane lies and statements, or act like a cultist, I don't care.
Influencers you like aren't Gods, despite how she claimed she's the reincarnation of multiple lmao.
She's a legend in her own mind.
Aren't you a legend in yours? C'mon now.
The water breath thing 100% reminds me of abusive relationships/ stockholm syndrome where you fall in love with your captor who puts your life at risk and then saves you, and you see them as your savior. This woman is pure evil.
It also looks like a waterboarding interrogation technique, and judging by the reaction of the woman they did, it has a similar effect. And on a more sinister note (if that is possible), I was just watching some cold case show where a guy would drown his victims in a bathtub because his father did it to him as punishment when he was a child. The things Teal Swan does are walking a thin line, and looking at her demeanor, I doubt she will know when she crosses into dangerous territory.
@@rl318 Techniques like that are also used in cults.
@@cutienerdgirl And religions, sororities/fraternities, gangs, law enforcement, and the military. Any organization where they want to break someone down to either rebuild them or control them for whatever ends.
I mean… whatever she is, narcissist or guru or evil etc.. most of her videos, and specially those about relationships, really works for me. In a way that it really improved my relationships with my closest people and family and with myself. Don’t know what to say more, maybe she is ill, sick or whatever.. but her videos just really helped me a lot.
Many of her techniques are based in persuasion and legitimate psychotherapy methods - no wonder those work, but it's not like she's doing anything herself to facilitate that. You'd have the same good effects if you came across those techniques through more scientific sources, in fact you'd have even more success as you wouldn't also be steered into tangents and new age confusion. I'm really happy that you've had such a great experience with her videos, but believe me, it's your own hard work on your life that's done it. Any good therapist who's been able to help you will tell you that, instead of trying to focus your attention and love on themselves. Wish you all the best!
@@Cationna not sure what do you mean. It’s always “my” hardwork. As with a therapist, noone does it for you. But she provides good information in many topics, that’s what I tried to say. I have amazing therapist for 4+ years and I still watch Teal anyway and find it helpful. I filter what I see as helpful and what isn’t useful for me. People will get affected by cult only if there is an oppurtunity for that already. It’s a result, not a reason. In my opinion. But not sure if this is what you mean
I agree. I have done conventional therapy and quite frankly it never feels like it does much for me other than allow me to vent and keep me accountable. It lacks something that i am able to find in teal's way of seeing the world. Probably the spiritual aspects of myself rather than the "logical". To ignore the spirit and say that it is not important to find the cause of trauma is what I find completely bonkers about about western psychotherapy.
Yep. Me too
@@Cationna I have had many therapists. I suppose none of them were "good," bc CBT and EMDR didn't do much.
In my understanding of face reading, Teal has almost every marker of genetic covert narcissism.
Im also passionate about face reading, could you please tell me which markers tell you that?
“If her cult was a drink, it would be called cult lite” best line of the whole video!!
Yes! Made me laugh! I tracked back to make sure I heard it right. Love it
I literally LOLd
I was hoping for Diet Cult myself 😂
Lol indeed - like a Monster Energy drink - the target of endless derision and caricatures because everyone knows you only drink that stuff when you cant afford or to “platteland” to use lines like real people do
He says it in a monotone voice which makes it even more hilarious.
The first step is to get a person to admit that they are flawed. The next is to get them to think of the flaw as a problem. The third is to sell them on the idea that "you alone can save them."
Reminds me of my past abusive relationship…
I mean hey, it works for 12-Step programs...
Reminds me of Baptists.
Great points David.
hey, christians have been sold that, once born, you're already 'wrong', have this thing called 'original sin', which can only be erased by 'baptism' and being part of the donation-hungry pedophilic 'Church'.
I haven't seen the documentary on her, but I have watched one of her videos in which she reacts to it. So I am not quite sure if it is a good idea to judge or "analyze" her based on such a mal(?)intented compilation of extractions of situations .... does that make sense? (english is not my first language). Her videos on various topics always strike me as incredibly deep in insight and profound in clarity and understanding of the human determinism. I have tried her method of parts work and I found it incredibly helpful and integrative.
I agree that lots of her content is useful and insightful. However, that doesn't mean that she can't also be fallible and unable to apply her teachings to herself. That's not an uncommon case. Lots of insightful spiritual People get stuck in their own ego backlash and so called "spiritual narcissism" which often leads to their downfall. Nonetheless, that doesn't mean that everything they teach is wrong and should be rejected without consideration. People who follow such leaders often tend to see them in a black and white manner, as either just good and god-like, or bad and downright evil. The truth is most often somewhere in the middle. My approach to this type of content is always to see what positive things I can draw and use from their teachings and apply them in my life successfully, without falling into the trap of idolizing them and seeing them as perfect, infalible and "saint-like" and devoting myself to them without question. That is where the true danger lies, not just with the teachers themselves. The followers of such people frequently lack any stable sense of self and personal boundaries and they fall into the trap of codependency with the teacher figure, transferring all accountability to the teacher, instead of developing their own sovereignty. Take what serves you from Teal's content, critically evaluate how it is helping you and how it isn't, and leave the rest out. Ensure that you're not giving your personal power to her view. This goes for any other teacher as well. I'll leave you with this quote: "If you meet Buddha on the road - kill him." I wish you all the best 😊
@@ninakamenic3679 I take this elaborate answer as an indication that you think I am a follower of hers which is not the case. And I indeed do take what serves me from hers and other peoples content. Nonetheless do I find it disgraceful - in general not nessecarily concerning Dr. Grande whom I like to listen to every now and then - how people time and time again try to tear everything and everybody down who seems to be a threat to their - let me put it that way : own selfimage . Reading all those on- and ongoing negative statements makes me want to stand up for her and say : Hey! What's wrong with you guys ? Is this person superior to me and you? Maybe - maybe not. Can I learn something? Maybe - maybe not. However, what's the need to destroy them if I don't like what they have to offer? Let people decide for themselves whether they find it helpful what is being taught or not. - And by the way - this attitude I would apply to the Buddha too if I had the honour meeting him on the road. :-) All the best to you too!
@@martina6687 I didn't really assume that you're a follower, I was more just discussing my own opinion because I liked the way you commented and wanted to add to it. I guess I was hoping some of her fervent followers might be around reading these comments and see how you and I approached it. I also don't like people being torn down, and this video also isn't very analytical or insightful. I wrote in another comment here that this video is just a long summary of her personal and company history, with very little analysis, something a lay person could have said without having any education and training. However, I've been watching various old and new interviews both with Teal herself and with people who grew up around her or were a part of her inner circle at some point in the past. Those people have shared some information that I did find quite distressing and it made me think that she actually may pose a danger to those who are most vulnerable and unstable and who follow her content, especially people who are seriously suicidal. So from that angle, I guess that other people who work in similar fields should warn about the downsides and dangers of her way of doing things. This video didn't do that very well though!
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I highly recommend watching Teal's latest videos on this topic as well. Gives a whole new view.. The documentary about her seems to be total bs. I benefit from her work a lot and it raises the question, why is everyone attacking her so much? Who is she such a threat to.. Because she is, but not necessarily to her followers... she has helped me more than any Dr. did. No doubt about it.
"Defensive, smug, overly confident, arrogant, vindictive"....pretty much sums up Teal Swan. Only a narcissist could behave the way she does and not see anything wrong with it. I believe she is a dangerous woman.
I´m glad Blake has finally broke free from Teal. He started this whole business side of her "teachings" and ran the thing for free all this time. I was into Teal few years back and would look at her with awe. I thought she was a fantastic role model. A 21st century woman: strong, unapologetic, proud in her femininity and sexuality yet spiritual and sensitive. I felt that she admitted her imperfections openly (like talking about her diagnosis and difficulties in her relationships, her traumas etc.) which made her relatable. I thought critisizers were jealous or had misunderstood her teachings. But the amount of critisism intrigued me enough to actually look into it instead of just watching her side of the story from her channel. Why was somebody who stood for healing and love so hated? It didn´t make any sense.
I read and watched every single negative thing about her I could find in the depths of the internet and analyzed it´s credibility. There were so many things.. kinda small but stacking up steadily.. I could excuse most of them.. but with each new thing it was getting harder and harder to do.
For me the final straw that broke the camel´s back was a video showing her talking as she does in one of her videos and showing a book with exact excerpts taken from it which she was presenting as her own "thoughts".
All in all I had to admit to myself that:
a) she does research for all of her videos
b) none of the things she says are her own original thoughts but a mishmash of different teachings and ideas she has read and researched
c) she indeed does not get her ideas from "Akashic records" but from the internet and from books as do most of us
d) she indeed steals other authors´and thinkers´original ideas and methods and presents them as her own
e) she is a pathological lier extending to her childhood when her first lies started and That is the reason which prompted her parents to feel worried and have her psycologically analyzed (not her special abilities or her traumatic behavior because of fantastical ritual abuse) and she comes up with more and more elaborate stories to shock and keep people asking questions such as being a reincarnation of several gurus, being survivor of SRA, being an alien + all of her amazing inhuman abilities(which she has never bothered to be tested).
f) she is a narcissist who is obsessed with constant attention and admiration and That is the reason she "could live onstage" and why she needs a 24/7 entourage as she states, not because she is afraid of attacks when she is alone. That is also the reason to the excessive attention to her looks, sexy night gowns, high heels, expensive brands.. she says they are to celebrate her femininity but are they really? Isn´t celebrating your feminity about loving yourself and your sexuality as it is, naturally without materialistic add-ons?
g) she has absolutely no empathy or sensitivity to other peoples feelings which results her breaking peoples boundaries and creating more trauma for them, of which the most horrific example is what she said to a person in extreme agony and repeated suicide attempts: "There is no spirital healer who can help you if you have that kind of vibration". Is that something you say to a person who sees no way out except death? Is that what a person in a suicide prevention line would say to somebody calling them? That nobody can help her? That at her state she is beyond help? This person then committed suicide and this time successfully.
h) she keeps changing her teaching and statements according to critisism or what ever new thing she herself has just learned with her research. She says everything and nothing at the same time so all of the things and none of the things are true at the same time conveniently for her when anybody asks for clarification.
i) you feel good at first getting into her teachings not because she is truly a guru but because those initial excersizes are common sensical, widely used in most self awareness practises and most importantly: are not her own methods. But the deeper you get into her stuff the more confused and unwell you feel. You start off by getting to know yourself better and end up in a diabolical maze of repressed memories of SRA, grey aliens amongts us feeding from human suffering and the looming destruction of the world by evil unless more spiritual awakening (aka Teal Swan teachings) come to save our universe.
But at least there is a female narcissistic guru for once! That´s a plus! And no children being abused! At least that I´ve heard of! Yeeeiiii!
Im glad you saw the truth about who she is. Have you seen the interview with her childhood friend?
Great write up. This is almost identical to my impressions of her
Im on with u with some of the criticism. Why wear high heels when u preach others to listen to their body? She doesnt speak from the heart she speaks fast because she speaks from the mind. Like she has memorized stuff.. also another youtuber called brian scott talks like that but to a lesser degree. What he says is more creatibe and heart based but the speed of his talks tell of how much in his mind he still is whereas we are better much better connected to the divine when we speak from the heart. I just wanna say though that yes. Its very crucial to tell someone that they should stop looking for a saviour and that no one can help or save them unless thwy do their part. Self love is crucial. Others may inspire us to self love but they cant give it to us. Its when someone told me exactly that that i had the strongest wake up call that launched me into a whole new direction in my journey of finding who i am.. it was the best thing that ever happenes to me. U cannot be only kind and kind and "loving" all the time because this is absolutely not loving. U have to do it from a place of self centeredness to inspire the other to move towards their center too. U also respect their free will and autonomy that way. What religious teachings are criminal at is telling u to love others more than u love yourself and that just cant happen others are but a reflection of you so unless u learn to love you you cant love others.
Plus what child has bot lied.. have YOU yourself never lied as a child? Can u in all honesty claim that? The system is broken on all front so it is our mission to change it by starting with loving our inner child the way our parents never did. Because parents criticize your faults and put it under the microscope instead of praising the admirable things that uvdo or that make u who u are. We are programmed to think discipline is constant criticism and interferance to correct behaviiur which it isnt. We have all been a victim of bad parenting one way or another even if its a more subtle way
Very accurate observations, cloelles.
I used to follow her faithfully. Then I had a light bulb moment. I was in a bad head space and vulnerable. I am lucky to have people in my life who helped me to get better. You are right, when I look back, she gave horrible advice and only made a damaged person turn to her for advice.
Not good. Not good at all!
Her videos are very good. Given that modern psychologists no longer even push back on children getting sex changes, I'll take Teal's advice on most things. Anyone in the "mental health" field without a spiritual aspect to their lives is incapable of offer much if anything of real value.
You are incredibly strong to be able to have that level of self introspection and honesty. It hurts but is so life changing. So glad to hear you are in a better place. ☀️
The part where they all told Juliana what she's thinking about Teal was such a heinous act of gaslighting.
I believe that was their projection of how they *really* feel.
Apparently, "spiritual guru" is a euphemism for narcissist.
A while back I watched/listened to an ex and one of her former followers interviews. The ex talked about meeting her parents and finding out that her crazy extraordinary childhood stories were all lies.
Not sure I would trust the parents if anything she says is true.
@@shelleybeek2181 if what she says is true, then why would she bring her boyfriend to meet her parents?
soul2soul She says she hasn’t been able to forgive them yet. And moving through these tough emotions is what she focuses on. It’s not black or white but shades of gray. And each feeling is an opportunity to heal and integrate some more (according to her). Which means not avoiding difficult situations.
@@soul2soul399 u dont have to hate your parents just becuse they refuse to admit they victimied u at some point. Maybe they are too ashamed of the past too. So they cant deal with it.. its her ex so he is gonna look for the worst to say of her. Especially if he holds a grudge against her because of how bluntly honest in her criticism of him she was during their relationship
It could be that some of what she says are true and some of what she says are lies. It doesn't have to be all or nothing.
She’s just a scammer on another level. Praying on people who are weak and have other issues and making money out of theirs neediness.
I like your post… 🏹🪁🏹
The other day I made a comment on Dr. G’s video on something or another, and somebody reprimanded me on the way I spelled praying apparently it’s supposed to PRI... 🤨 don’t know anyway it was e in there.. I heard narcissistic people correct people on little things so don’t think correcting you🌱Excuse my weirdo post..
oh well🪁🪁🪁 Either way,you have a lovely evening.🪁
yeah praying is the spiritual act of worship and preying is the one this little creepy lady is doing. 2 things you can be sure of, 1 there's always a con man or woman who will take advantage of people and 2. People on the Internet will always find something to criticise
@@mamacito1795 🌱 My comment is nothing more than an observation.
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There are some whom state the obvious.😐.
Praying for preying?
@@ZYX84 Do you really watch Dr. Grande and know psychology? The fact that you're calling people narcissist for pointing out something trivial when you spelled a name incorrectly is messed up. If anyone's showing narcissistic characters it's you. 🙄
Fantastic, as usual, what would we do without your videos, analysis and clarity! Thank you
The grandiosity, demeaning and hateful things she would say to people who leave her, the bizarre controlling behavior, the ridiculous claims (unbelievable IQ, being half alien, etc.) and her smugness is really all I need to know about her. People like her are so great at hiding it.
I've met people like her before, though they weren't as batshit insane. Just how vindictive and evil they were when they were jealous. And I know of one who is on par with the ridiculous nonsense that she believes about herself and her "abilities".
I was drawn in for a moment with Teal but her childhood story made no sense. She claimed a town of satanist, killing babies in sacrifice and no one was ever arrested and so she forgets about that and moves on to guru. Not buying it. Thanks for the analysis, seems right on.
I discovered her yesterday after a couple of short clips with vague new age advice showed up. But now I'm amazed ! Half Alien? And baby sacrifices ? The only part of her story that's definitely true is where she says she was diagnosed with mental illness . But what about her followers . . They gotta be batshit
Exactly!
literally just finished watching this documentary about 30 minutes ago.
Couldn't believe how all these people buy her malarky... she just preys on weak people. Also she's so amazing but has 5 failed marriages? WTH? I only hope her son manages to survive and get out of there - imagine what she might think about any future daughter in law?!
Could be she took one of those online IQ tests.
So true! Might as well not even consider dating her son if your smart.
I should unsub to her, didn't know she was like this.
Those marriages weren’t failures! They died and were … uh … reincarnated?
I was thinking the same thing about the failed marriages. Plus why not Marry and stay with Blake even if they had an open marriage?
As she states Blake had to be part of her life and she blatantly states she has problems with Blake’s Love interests now and in the past in the beginning of the film.
Every thing about Teal Swan was me, me, me, me, me, and more me.
I am so happy Blake escaped her claws.
Teal used Blake and then spat him out with vicious words.
Blake was brave and courageous to stand by his wife and get the hell out of teal's money grabbing, delusional nuthouse.
Anyone claiming they know more about something than anyone else simply because "they're special" is an instant narcissism red flag to me.
Your analysis is way “more intriguing than a half-human, half-alien, money channeling cult leader.”😂🤣
I am amazed by how she is able to influence so many people. Her approach to suicide is particularly disturbing, that alone should be a red flag.
Thank you for the review Dr. Grande.❤️
Hay!!! That's my Mom
Yup. She is a blind person leading the blind LOL. Her repressed memories are fake ofc.
Her claims are beyond ridiculous, people were like no way you could be lying with lies this dumb. Not to mention she's cute...But yea, they shoulda seen this a while ago.
She is cluster B big time! grandiosity and fragile ego is a massive red flag. Also the Amber heard vibe is huge! She is a red flag with legs
@@erickmiranda2070 oh my goodness. This woman is out of hand. I have cluster B....I will stay single forever and keep working on me...and have tons of animals....it's just not ok to put someone through that if you don't need to
I saw Dr.Grande made a short cameo in this documentary and was wondering if he’d make another analysis! So happy he did!
Hello, please point me to where I can view the documentary
@@donny4855 Hulu
Dang!I would check the documentary out but I had Hulu and Netflix removed from my household because I have children.
Wait where is he in the doc?? How did i miss it?! 😭
@@l0remipsum hulu...called "the deep end"
Dear Dr. Grande, I have enjoyed watching several of your videos about current characters in our world. Your videos always seem very carefully and professionally created to present a variety of information and considerations as well as perspectives.
After watching this video I went over to try and view the documentary referenced in your discussion. To my amazement it wasn’t a documentary that Teal Swan necessarily created or backed but was a film for viewing on Hulu.
I would like to think that you understand that editing plays an incredibly significant role in shaping the trend of any film. I would appreciate your commentary more if I knew you had taken additional steps as I have to hear Teal Swan’s take on the documentary and also that you might discuss the influence of media of all types on how accurately/inaccurately perceptions and perspectives can be shaped by that whole editing “thingy”.
Bias and censorship is really a challenge for all of us these days. We’ve seen the detrimental impact and even rather scary effects in recent years.
Thank you for your talks. I hope you will continue to offer them.
Perhaps, sharing your perspective on this clip might help us better explore further our personal inclinations to write off others who at first
might not seem like the rest of us. ua-cam.com/video/Z4Cl2sxcVFw/v-deo.html
All his "arguments" are recourse to authority.
Bruh these inner circle freaks are as bad as the MLM zombies some years back spamming youtube comments all day.
Actually her videos helped me NOT to have a serious mental health issue. She may not be perfect but either the medical certificate is. Aaand it was 100% free.
Her success just shows the gaps in access for adequate help for people suffering from mental health issues. It's very hard for so many people out there.
This should be more seriously considerated.
You're gullible
And you're rude, condescending and arrogant. @@gracethroughfaithbloodofje4753
@@gracethroughfaithbloodofje4753gullible how? People either learn something and it helps them or it doesn't. Just because you don't understand how someone could get information from something doesnt mean noone will.
Here you are again defending this lady. You and your followers have nothing else to do but spam comment youtube?
I came for an analysis but stayed for the excellent speculation. Teal is actually totally unaware.
My first thought is, why is anyone who has been married 5 times proclaiming to have helpful relationship suggestions and who is foolish enough to listen to these suggestions. Also, Teal appears to be very rigid with her thought structure which is the antithesis of being able to deal with fluid situations that people who need help go through. Meaning, in my estimation, that she is not truly capable of "helping" others. It is seriously unfortunate that there will always be guru types that will attract followers. If a person needs a guru to function well in life then I think they have failed to know themselves enough to rely upon themselves, which leaves them open to seeking a Teal Swan in the first place. At the moment Teal is still quite alluring & beautiful. I will just throw out there this thought,...will as many people find interest in her teachings and be drawn to her the same way as she ages down the line, for instance when she is 80+ years old, if she is still with us? I enjoyed this Dr. Grande. I used to listen to some of Teal's videos way back. It was because they came up on my feed often & I decided to give a listen. I decided to hear what she had to say simply because her thought process was different & pretty wild. Once in awhile I see her on my tiktok feed. Well, going by some of what you have said today, Teal actually seems to have a scary & vindictive side to her 😳 I guess we shall see what the upcoming years of Teal Swan offer!
I’d say, if asked outright, she would say the men she married didn’t realize her extreme intelligence, and they were threatened by that intelligence.
She's been married 2 times. Get your hate filled propaganda correct.
@@StaciaAmnaber I do not hate Teal Swan. I am trusting that Dr. Grande was correct when he claimed she has been married 5 times. If someone has been married 5 times, I personally would not be seeking relationship advice from then, which is my prerogative. Also, I am not impressed by people who claim to be exalted guru teacher types who hold esoteric knowledge & wisdom that others do not have. That is not hate filled propaganda. If you would like to pick apart everything I said & every opinion I personally have, we would have to have a very long conversation.
@Stacey She literally said she has been married 5 times. If that info is incorrect, that’s on her.
@@cheatednomore6430 She has been married 2 times. If you have eyes and ears to hear and understand Ms. Swan she is very much a guru and smarter than 98% of the world. I am not a cult follower but she IS correct in her wisdom.
So I just finished watching The Deep End and it's an instant classic. She honestly seems stunned when the private investigator says "Is she leading a cult? Maybe". Because for 3 episodes this has been a documentary of classic cult like behavior. 1) Demanding total dedication to the one leader 2) Isolation from friends, family and people's own support network, 3) intolerance for having their views challenged 4) megalomania and on and on it goes.
Blake should be forever thanking his lucky stars that his wife showed up in his life. I mean Teal had him locked down for 16 years and he put up with all of her relationships and husbands?! haha WOW! And this quiet young woman was able to be a rock for him. She was awesome and it kinda sucks how Teal turned the group against her....but it's classic cult leader behavior.
I like some of Teals teachings. They've certainly helped me deal with stuff but I only like her vids as kind of a "push" in the right direction. We all have everything we need inside us. No reason to give our power away to a cult leader.
OH I almost forgot - notice how any time anything goes "wrong" in Teal's world, she immediately orders sessions for her followers. They have to do more, be more and dedicate more to her when it's her issues that caused the problems. That's classic controlling behavior and many corporate and cult leaders do that shit.
Those poor followers at the end - they're all salivating for what positions they can now move up into. They'll be slashing each others throats to prove to Teal how dedicated they are to her cause and in the process losing themselves all the way.
Sadly this cult will eventually end like they all do....in pain and misery for all. Why anyone would give $5,000 to this woman or more is beyond me. Remember people - you have everything you need inside you.
The Deep End is a compilation of edits deliberately portraying Teal in a negative light. Go do some research and check out original footage.
@@IareDiDi I'm not going to "go and do some research". You want to make a point, you provide a link or fuck off. Either way I don't care. Go research....what kind of arrogant POS reply is that?! Almost as bad as this one....I'm giving back what I'm getting.
The deep end is the worst place you could look to find out about teal swan. They totally bamboozled her. Go to her you tube page and see for yourself. That’s where you should go. That girl is INCREDIBLE and this guys problem with her is that she not only RIGHT but she’s a woman.
The completion process WORKS. I spend 20 years wasting my time with therapist.
Dr Grande is a “HATER”
@@ceelilly5549 I've been to Teal's YT page and watched many of her vids for years. I was a huge fan for a long time but The Deep End really showed me a side of her that makes total sense, is 100% in line with who she is and is a cult.
You're letting your blind love for her cloud your critical analysis skills. You're a prime candidate for deception and manipulation by a cult. You should be smarter and more defensive of your brain.
I already explained very well why it's a cult and if you don't understand that, reread my comments until you do. Don't argue, read.
There are 3 sides to every story.
If you’re TRULY open minded and want to hear all sides, Teal has unedited audio and video footage on her channel showing what actually happened behind the scenes.
Though, I am aware most will run with this information without conducting further research.
@@foreverlearning6743 I absolutely agree. I feel like this is more for clout. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but the information is out there and most opinions people form aren’t their own.
But my biggest gripe was him saying repressed memories aren’t a thing. I don’t know how long ago he got his degrees, but new information are being brought to the surface on the human brain and that showed me that you have to take what he says with a grain of salt.
Dr. Grande-while I do believe many of Teal Swan’s “techniques” are not backed by evidence based practice and she should not be practicing mental health counseling if she is not a licensed clinician, as a licensed clinical social worker and therapist myself I am going to have to push back on several things you’ve said here. For one, repression of traumatic memories is common with PTSD. There are legitimate trauma informed interventions with evidence behind them that are able to help process these memories. The adverse childhood experiences study shows that you have higher risk of mental health disorders the higher your ACE score is. Most mental health providers these days practice from a trauma informed lens. While we can definitely treat symptoms, the real work is usually challenging those negative cognitions that are formed from our early childhood experiences. Are you aware that trauma informed care is the framework most mental health providers practice these days?
Although this good doctor gave some good points in these videos on some stuff, some are just his opinions and opinions are not facts. It was something he said about Amber Heard that started me to question some of the stuff he is saying.
Also a Therapist I helped a lot of troubled people with traumas in their childhood and their coping mechanisms for the past trauma gives problems in their adult life.
My motto to myself on these kind of videos from "specialists......."I won't give away my ability to think"
What did he say about Amber Heard that made you question his opinions?
Excellent comment!!! I am a survivor of complex trauma with a high score of ACEs. I worked a lot with my self and still do. Some specialists have a very very narrow understanding of trauma, i am afraid... This is what makes us feel alone and unheard.
Repressed memories are different from “false memories” (i.e. of passed lives, of things they didn’t actually experience ex. saying they met the president when they never have).
I think that’s the difference here, false memories can have negative implications like planting an idea in someone’s head they’re a bad person when they really aren’t vs. a repressed memory of someone avoiding thinking about being assaulted 10 years ago. There’s studies on how false memories accidentally imprisoned the wrong people just because they looked like a suspect in a line up, they sentenced the wrong person to jail due to a false memory/the person matching a description, but it actually wasn’t the right suspect.
Trauma informed care is more like TFCBT. Repressed memories vs. a false memory is what is being mixed up here for sure.
Dont speak out against the Dr grande cult lol
Thank you Dr Grande. Over here in Czech Republic, Teal Swan was a big deal for a little while, due mostly that a local famous actor (nowadays known also for being an anti vaccine activist) fell under her charms, became her speaker and was the local translator on her tour. A few weeks ago I saw her book in a discount shelf at a bookstore and I was a bit relieved. There is something in her overall tone and approach that terrified me, someday a tragedy might happen.
"If Teals Cult were a Soft Drink, it would be named 'Cult Light'."
Thank you. This is an important analysis as we are so often hypnotised by our need to feel whole inside our being. You explain the observable which makes sense once more thank you
My position is that anyone who makes a business out of themselves, especially using their name only as their claim to fame and has no certification or legitimate credentials, is just another social media narcissist. But ESPECIALLY if they claim to be any kind of a "savior" (usually a "wellness" or "spiritual" guru...I can never take seriously! I mean, how self-obsessed and over-confident are these people, to "crown themselves" leaders?! I'm embarrassed for them! I don't think it was a good precedent to call UA-cam channel makers and Instagram users "influencers" to begin with! It's an unearned title and it has lost all real meaning. 😒
Agreed.
@Fire In A Teacup I agree with you 💯, especially about the term “influencers “ I never liked that title. Seems like the only credentials one needs to be an “influencer” is a cellphone,computer, or other device to upload pictures & videos of themselves ad nauseam! 🙄
@@farrahfeathers6668 Exactly! It's for others to decide if we're influential! 😛
You could say the same for this channel. Look at all the parasocial comments lol
Couldn’t agree more
I cannot believe a documentary was made about Teal Swan 😂 great job Dr Grande keeping a straight face😊
That’s what I’m saying. I stumbled across her channel once. And watched like one video and could tell she was full of shit. Because ya know, I listen to my actual therapist and am interested in mental health stuff myself. She sounded self absorbed and something annoyed me right off the bat with her.
If there was a documentarh about her it should be called the Gucci Guru because she needs her Gucci so spiritual 😒
me either. this influencer crap needs to die.
It’s sad she doesn’t look up to anyone because Blake is obviously the driving force and inspiration for the personality she has adopted. It’s sad she emotionally abused him and cut him out of her child’s life.
Great video Dr. Grande. Thanks for posting
When she went around and made everyone say what they thought Blake’s wife thought of her, they were literally all saying what THEY thought of Teal and projecting it onto Blake’s wife. It made me laugh but was so disturbing at the same time.
I laughed as well. It was hilarious to see these "spiritually advanced" people literally gang up and project onto that woman. It was so obviously wrong...
@@Kimberly-sy1uh Exactly! It was like middle school mean girl behavior, but way more calculated. I don’t get how anyone could subscribe to Teal, she’s actually a little scary. Like demonic…🫣😅
EXACTLY what I said when I was watching it! I was waiting for the girl to say “and you think her shoes are hideous too!” 😂
Seems pretty immature to me.
That’s the one thing I wanted her to address and she didn’t even talk about it.
I've known people like her... people who feel the need to brag, exaggerate, and sometimes even outright lie/fabricate stories to try and impress the people around them, even when it isn't even to their benefit to do so. In that sense I can see how she would come across as insecure. Likewise she definitely does come across as a narcissist... She was practically screaming it on that TV series "Deep End".
Also I did get into an exchange with her online a number of years ago not long after she was getting started on UA-cam. That prompted me to start digging into her past and who she was. Her material was/is not original, much of it obviously borrowed from other sources and trying to "cash in" on the pop spirituality of the time such as the Law of Attraction and Intent/Manifestation which were extremely popular. Furthermore her stories (especially the ones of her childhood and being sewn into a corpse) and her claims (like being an alien appointed by some kind of galactic federation to come to Earth to be a spiritual leader) were so far beyond the pale I really had a hard time believing anybody would take her seriously. Yet she did have a following (Tealers) and they generally came down extremely hard on and bullied anyone critical of her.
The potential for her to become a full blown cult leader like Marshall Applewhite or David Koresh I feel is definitely there. Also her thoughts on Hitler and pushing suicide on people that are already mentally unstable are huge red flags. All in all if anyone is considering getting involved in Teal's group they would be wise to think critically about who she is and what she offers.
You seem to have done a lot more work digging into her that Dr. Grande did. I respect that a lot. But unfortunately despite your well thought out and written response, your insight is irrelevant because you have no letters after your name. Only PhDs and MDs are qualified to comment on her. And that's sad because I like what you wrote.
@@holeymcsockpuppet only PhD's are qualified? She herself is NOT a PhD! 😂 wow!
@@holeymcsockpuppet if you only listen to what professionals say, can you critically think?
I think you are very closed minded, people can believe in spiritual
Things without being being discredited in other areas. For example I pay no mind to her spiritual teaching but her knowledge on psychology is amazing (degree in psychology myself so can confirm the accuracy). Your hyper specific and bulgur description of what you said about suicide and the mentally I’ll is also called euthanasia and is a common thought. Teals fans may be critical but why should that be a reflection on real herself?
@@amymckinnon9224 I'm being sarcastic. I actually have a profound distrust of people with letters after their name. Reindeer911 is way smarter and more accurate. But society has the "appeal to authority" running through it to the point of being a worship of college degrees.
What's the difference between a doctor and God?
God doesn't think he's a doctor.
😜
Narcissism and enlightenment cannot coexist. Teal could never know what she knows and make a whole bunch of money out of, unless she was actually spiritually advanced. A narcissist cannot make a big career in spirituality and be successful at the same time. At least not for a very long time. Teals career would not be sustainable to a narcissist. It is not possible. She seems to make a pretty good job so far and despite her army of haters, still hanging. So that should tell you something..
I don’t know what to make of Teal but the documentary has been shown to be a hit piece.
Curious how she would allow this documentary to air. They filmed her for 3 years. How did this legally make it on air with how controlling she is and all of her “contracts”?! I’m not buying any of this. She is getting so much publicity lately and why? Another distraction? She is a total narcissist. Period. End of story.
you're right. I have no interest at all in self help videos and yet she constantly shows up on my recommended videos. Being pushed by the algorithm for some reason. Stuff it youtube!
I wondered the same thing! I’m going to speculate that she signed off on the footage they took of her, but since she had no control over the editing, she probably didn’t know how it was going to make her look until it was released. She saw it at the same time everyone else did.
I think maybe you answered your question. She’s a narcissist so ultimately it probably pleases her to see a documentary of herself. She thinks she’s special and unique and lacks a certain insight into how she comes across to reasonable people.
@@katayna_girl8468 Is this docu only on Hulu at the moment? Anywhere else I can see it?
@@julief634 yes only on Hulu
I have to say that repressed memories may be something to consider. I was raped and abused when I was 12. At the time I did not understand how horrible it was. I developed eating disorders and drug/alcohol issues. It wasn’t until I became sober that I realized why I self medicated. I now look at 12 year olds and realize the abuse that an older person would have to consciously inflict. I remembered being photographed and raped with bottles. I FORGOT. It happened and I had to remember it. Trauma can come in stages, children don’t understand it sometimes. I didn’t even recognize it. Now I realize that I ran away from home, I became homeless, I did drugs, all because I was abused. I’m 38 now. It took time to understand it all. Please don’t dismiss the length a child may go to cover up pain. I believe this women is smart, she also suffered, I do believe she means well, but her trauma is what is driving her mental state of mind
I agree with this
Yes why do we always have to bring a strong, intelligent beautiful woman down. Her experience comes from life experience and was not from AI information taught in books. Your profession is very young only about 100 years old. Plus gives harmful medications that really are not proven to work.
@@Amanda-jy8bp What is she doing “wrong” exactly and who are you to judge her?
@@elizabethchevrie2494 this video brings up points and the documentary also makes clear what is "wrong." Swan says things that don't make sense but pretends they do. She says things are a certain way when there is no evidence that things are that way. She has lied about her past. she has used verbally abusive language to her many partners.
@@yummyjackalmeat they don’t make sense to you but that doesn’t mean she’s wrong. Weird you say she “pretends” as if she is a little girl and not a grown woman. These shows are also made by producers who make them very dramaticIf you have ever been in charge of s group of people there is a dynamic there that at least one person turns against you. Lots of judgement here.
I love that she included your first video on her in the documentary!
Great analysis. I think she shows characteristics of the female sociopath/narcissist, and traits of NPD/BPD. I think she is a highly dangerous woman, and I worry how many people have been harmed by crossing her path.
Let those who are without sin cast the first stone…
its jaw-dropping how someone can have so many followers. It's actually scary . It's literally making me sick to my stomach .. Let's hope this will come to the light really fast before people more people get hurt
I've been waiting for someone to talk about this!! I've been watching every new episode on Thursdays and it BLOWS MY MIND how many people still support her.
she is truly a new aged cult leader
mainly women?
@@pacman7959 actually, watching her seminars, there's a lot of guys in the crowd. a lot of couples and stuff
so it's probably 60 40 with more females
There’s a lot of hurting people in the world, and people like her are grifters feeding off of the suffering. My ex wife is borderline and religiously follows people like her. Of course she’s a constant victim and can’t heal from anything.
@crybaby "I've been watching every new episode on Thursdays and it BLOWS MY MIND how many people still support her"
Is it really that mind blowing why people still support her when you're also one of her supporters...? Cause I'd qualify tuning into her show every week as the most common form of support that viewers provide lol
I watched this the other day and was excited to see your clip featured! I’d never heard of her. I was shocked by behavior. She’s incredibly manipulative and yes, I believe narcissistic as well. I felt sick to my stomach watching her berate and denigrate Blake. That he could still reach out to her so tenderly and tell her he loved her says a lot about who he is. I was incredibly impressed by his strength. Teal thinks he’s weak but it took immense strength for him to break away and choose himself and his wife over Teal. I wish him the best and I loved your analysis!
Katie, I saw the video of you as well. That was pretty disturbing in and of itself.
If she predicts the future why was she married 5 times? And certainly she could “see” that Blake would leave her?
When Jim Jones moved his congregation to Jonestown...he immediately declared all marriages and committed couples invalid and that he alone would select their mates...her approach, including banning having children reminded me of that.
I hope Teal Swan's inner circle and followers see this. Great job, Dr.Grande. Very insightful and thoughtful as always.
A lot probably will still defend her lol, she has some good advice but I had to unfollow her years back
Teal says the documentary “took things out of context” and misrepresented her. Her followers have already bought into her defense.
Even if they do watch it, they're most likely too brainwashed to grasp it.
@@sweetgrasshopper Ditto. I was thinking the same thing. Reason is not going to reach them.
They are shit-talking Dr. Grande in Teal Tribe as we speak, so no, there's no point.
We are a big Dr Grande _community_ NOT a _cult_ because Dr Grande influences us in a positive, constructive way to reflect ourselves and also our environment while cults change unfortunately lives in a negative, destructive way❣ Grazie mille, dottore❣😊♥️
We should start our own cult. Dr Grande will reveal that he is secretly a lizard/alien/ Chinese/ Hindu mystic who was a plumber in his past life. This gives him special knowledge of the things they don't want you to know, be we will be blessed to know. OK, I'll stop now.
Can, or do cults exist on UA-cam?
@@coyotegraysr Yesss, indeed they can❣Here in Germany 🇩🇪 we had a UA-camr who was like Charles Manson and a sex guru. 😳
@@RoseRoseRoseRoseRoseRose now I have heard everything. 😀
Did someone call people who Love Dr. Grande and his videos a "Cult"?? Lol If so, that's HILARIOUS! I call myself a "Grande Groupie" being silly, and I love his videos. Being a fan of someone's work is much different than being a "Follower". On an unrelated note, I grew up with Teal Bosworth which is her real name, went to 6th-12th grade with her, had MANY classes together, and we were casual friends at times though never super close. I have a VERY hard time believing her accounting of events from that exact time period in her book and stuff, just being someone who saw her everyday at school and interacted with her on a regular basis. But guess I can't know for sure, but she certainly seems wacky bananas these days. ✌️💖
Very interesting subject to tackle! Thank you! 🙏
If you watch the ending of it again, she says something akin to “When people feel as though people failed them, they look for god.”
Couldn’t help but notice the parallel between the way she feels about her followers and that sentence. There is no one spiritually as advanced as her? Therefore she is the closest to god?
I chose to interpret that as she literally believes she is god.
Absolutely agree.
She's a megalomaniac!
@@ajordan1976 I hope people who get into her are able to get out. I'm formerly a follower, but I was always skeptical. I've never liked her tone of voice.
I think that Teal is anything but "the real deal."
She's the real deal in terms of white conventionally attractive relatively young woman privilege
@@majlordag1889 I agree Maj.
Thanks for this. I used to watch a lot of Teal Swan and Ralph Smart. I think when I was struggling, it was easy for me to believe their positive vibes and optimism. Eventually, I realized that a more grounded approach to life suits me best. Getting too much into spiritual ideas kind of took me away from realistically looking my situation.
Same
Congratulations!
I love spiritual study, but in my opinion it’s healthier to explore on your own for the most part. I used to enjoy Ralph Smart once upon a time (probably RS is another stage name ), but after years of forgetting about him I stumbled across him when he used Amber Heard and Johnny Depp as click bait-saying that “something big is coming soon and Amber Heard & Johnny Depp is a distraction.” Basically, in my assessment of personal spirituality … if you aren’t working on yourself then everything is a “distraction” and if you are working on making yourself a better person, then nothing is a distraction. He’s also charismatic and uses extreme repetition to hypnotize his followers-watchers. With Teal Swan I am mostly capitulated by her natural beauty, but most of what she says seems to word salad.
Same
I fucking love Ralph! He’s changed my life forever, I genuinely believe is one of the real ones. I’ve never really trusted or liked Teal though
Thank you for being so clear in your communication. I’m pretty sure I’m autistic and this video is really helpful for me. I don’t know what your technical title is but you sound like a philosopher, and we need more of those. 🥰
Thank you. I can accept this analysis.
I listened to two reactions from alleged therapists. They did not offer the indepth background of Teal Swan. Instead cherry picked clips of videos and offered opinions in snarky bad faith. Lately, I have been gleaning information from Teal Swan UA-cam videos. The content presented in the reactions was absolutely taken out of context for a very specific purpose.
Again, thank you for an honest analysis.
Finally! Someone is talking about her! I've always thought she was odd and always gave me bad vibes.
Same! I never really watched her and friends tried to push me toward her but something always felt off to me.
Me too!
Same here
@@dreablake42 I'm glad I wasn't the only one getting the bad vibes from her!
Me too. Something is off which I can’t quite pinpoint…I think she gives good advice in general so I don’t know why I have these red flags…
Years ago I stumbled upon Teal Swan on UA-cam during a low point in my life where I needed to find some way to mental stability and self discovery- I thought she had a lot of intriguing points of view that could help me get some perspective I was lacking.
It was a little too new age for my personal taste but I watched several of her videos where her advice seemed fairly grounded, just rooted in a deep level of spirituality that maybe I wasn’t vibing with.
I kind of leaned away from her when it was progressively getting weirder and I just couldn’t buy into it but still thought well of her.
Then later I found out she claimed to be a survivor of the torture and child SA during Satanic Panic…which was all fake…
Very disappointed - the veil fell from my eyes and I saw exactly how full of it she was. I sad to see she’s still got a following.
Yes I grew up with Teal, knew her as Teal Bosworth with is her actual name, went to 6th-12th grade with her. Now I hate to call her a liar, and to be fair we weren't like super close friends, but definitely casual friends from time to time and had a TON of classes together. During the time period she says she was being kept in a pit, SA'd on a regular basis, and drugged- she was at school everyday looking and seeming completely fine. No bruises, nothing seemed off at all. And I NEVER saw people being cruel to her or her being bullied etc., not to say it couldn't have happened. It was a predominantly Mormon/LDS town and Middle and High School, so I'm sure she felt a bit of an outcast maybe in that way, she did have a hippy vibe, but she was always very pretty with LOTS of boys liking her, she always had friends and even people who quite Idolized her. One of my very best friends Briana thought she was the coolest person on the planet, imitated her style and was always trying to be her friend, and my friend Bri was very pretty and "popular" in her own right. Teal was more like the pretty and mysterious artistic type. It's hard not to kinda call BS on a lot of what she says happened during that period. But hey, I guess I'll never know for CERTAIN, just seems HIGHLY HIGHLY unlikely to me.
@@shayb413 I thought she claimed the guy kept her at his place yet now I recall she never mentioned if he put her in school 🤔 Interesting that you went to school with her
@@sarahjaye4117 I believe she said in 2001 he was keeping her in a pit, drugging her and repeatedly SAing her. Teal and I both graduated in 2002, so 2001 would've been Junior/senior year. She said her family was "decieved" by this person, and her parents and family had no idea it was going on. So either THAT was happening and then he'd let her go to school everyday, or it didn't happen. COULD have been on summer break I GUESS, but doubtful. I know she was still living with her parents during this time, I saw her with them several times and I KNOW she hung out with friends after school and during summer break, so, seems strange. Her story was more like she lived at home, but had to make up stories and go back to his house and the pit and horrific torture and abuse I think? And that her parents were also decieved and had no idea. Now I know there is fear and grooming that exists, and things like Stockholm Syndrome, etc., But the parts I read, it seems COMPLETELY impractical if not Impossible. She also said she had completely repressed the whole thing until later. Maybe if she was six, but again she said it was 2001 so she would've been 17. And you wouldn't COMPLETELY block out ALL of that happening on a regular basis at age 17. I just have a VERY hard time believing this! She was always attention and approval seeking, even back then, like big time. I just feel like I don't see how it's even possible that happened, but again, always some sliver of a chance I COULD be wrong.
@@sarahjaye4117 And I went to school with her for YEARS, from grades 6-12, and as far as I know she lived at home during the entirety of that time. As I said, I wasn't super close with her or anything, but we had mutual friends, and I was friends with people who spent time with her outside of school and knew her well. I had several friends like that. What THEY said was that Teal's parents seemed kinda like hippies, kinda granola sort of New Age types, but that they were VERY nice gentle people who loved their daughter very much and were supportive and encouraging to her with whatever she chose to do, and were nice to everyone. Several of my friends were very jealous of her Mom or parents in fact bc so many of us had such Strict Mormon Parents. I won't pretend to be any kind of "Inside source" here, I never went to her home personally but did interact a lot at school, and I always thought Teal was Beautiful and so creative and talented to be honest. Most people at our school seemed to LOOK UP to her for being a bit different or think it was super cool. All I can share on the subject is what I knew and saw personally, and what I heard and learned from others who were much closer friends of hers. So take it with a grain of salt, but by my own observations alone, these things seem very far-fetched.
@@shayb413 wow!
The ultimate sin : she is not a registered member of the guild.
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