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CBS series – Cassidy Arkin
I am the daughter of Synanon members Ed Arkin and Sandy Arkin Rogers-Hare, born in 1974…
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THE GOOD, THE BEAUTIFUL, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
I found out a couple of years ago that I had lived in a “cult.” The…
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Synanon Industries
A business illiterate, I don’t know an invoice from a purchase order or the difference between…
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Naya Arbiter Celebration of Life
Her compassion extended beyond people. She was outspoken about the environment and climate change, and was…
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A Recipe for Clean Man Days
In addition to verbal wrestling, the game provided an outlet for frustration, pouting, self-pity and disappointment.…
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It’s Been a Real Trip
Terry Hurst Blanton describes her role in the origin of the Synanon Trip From Terry’s Memoir…
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How to Treat an Addict:
Institutional Confinement, Mutual Aid, and Self Realization in Postwar Los Angeles Jordan Mylet University of California,…
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Brains and Beauty
Both Carina and Jordan believe that now, more than ever, Synanon’s early model of “community as therapy”…
