Decult 2026 is coming to Christchurch this October (Australasia's cult awareness & survivor recovery conference)

Kia ora everyone. I wanted to share a heads-up about an upcoming national event taking place in Ōtautahi Christchurch on 24 and 25 October 2026.

The second Decult conference ("Voices of Courage: Pathways to Healing and Justice") is focusing on coercive control, religious trauma, and survivor recovery in Aotearoa and beyond. As a cult survivor myself, I volunteer with the team working to build better peer support networks and public awareness around high-control groups here in NZ.

The event brings together survivors, researchers, and mental health clinicians to share knowledge and discuss practical recovery tools. There are options to attend in person in Christchurch or via global livestream.

Full details and registration info are over at decult.net/conference-2026/. Happy to answer any questions about the event or local survivor support!