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Gina Maria Catena, M.S.

 

Gina Catena, M.S., was raised in the Transcendental Meditation group, as an early “Child of the Age of Enlightenment.” She married and was a parent in the group until the age of 30. After twenty-two years of childhood and young adulthood enmeshed in the TM culture, she left the group with three children, obtained an education and career while integrating into mainstream culture. She lives with ongoing cult influence through three generations of her immediate family. Ms. Catena contributed to the collection, Betrayal of the Children: Seven Autobiographical Essays by Women Raised in Cults, edited by Nori Muster. Ms. Catena is also working on several projects about family influence in cults. She obtained a Masters of Science from the University of California at San Francisco, a BA in Art History, and a BS in Nursing, with a minor in psychology. She is now a Certified Nurse-Midwife and Nurse Practitioner.  (ginacatena@sbcglobal.net)

 

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Catena, Gina Maria - profile
Conference 2006 CO: Conference Handbook with agenda, bios, & abstracts
Conference 2008: Philadelphia home
Conference/Congrès 2007: _Brussels Home - Bruxelles Page d'acceuil
The Heart of a Cult - book review by Gina Catena

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