{"id":33,"date":"2012-04-16T00:48:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T00:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rockandrollshrink.com\/?p=33"},"modified":"2012-04-16T00:48:22","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T00:48:22","slug":"article-psychotherapy-with-persons-engaged-in-alternative-religionsspiritualities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rockandrollshrink.com\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Article &#8212; Psychotherapy with Persons Engaged in Alternative Religions\/Spiritualities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered what the different is between \u201ccults\u201d and \u201calternative religions\/spiritualities\u201d? Do you automatically equate the term \u201cBad\u201d with any form of non-traditional religious expression? Have you ever wondered what makes any type of spiritual expression self-destructive versus self-enhancing? 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