Hi, everyone. Thanks for your supportive and constructive replies. It is probably easier to respond to individual comments in one post. As for getting her mental health assessed, this is why I rang Family Services and they told me they would recommend family counseling but the nature of privacy means I do not know if local mental health workers followed up on this. I am not familiar with our
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I am a new member and have seen some similar posts to my experience. My sister became involved in New Ageism around 2018 and I heard about it through her husband who contacted my family out of concern she was disappearing to weekend retreats with people he did not know. Over the past three years she has been to group sessions with a man who has followers who pay him to channel light language, as
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GreenLion I am so sorry to hear about your friend and relationship. I am new to the forum and have a similar experience with my sister and have wondered about her mental health as well. I may put a post up because I too wonder if they will ever come back. Please keep in touch.
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