Why Some Call Teal Swan Dangerous
Swan states that “the people weren’t ready for it.” The Deep End, referring to the critics who have described her as a “narcissist” at best and “dangerous” at worst. Her haters are a “festering wound” in the life of her.
Some critics point to one of the central aspects of her practice—helping people access alleged repressed memories—as suspect in and of itself. Experts disagree on the legitimacy of these memories. They are real or imagined. And if it does work occasionally, what is the more common outcome?
She responds to Episode 3 of The Deep End, Teal said that any scene implying that their methods were causing people to have false memories was the result of manipulative editing. She stated that she was very conscious of the danger of memory errors in memory work. “It is a module I teach when I am training my practitioners in the Completion Process.”
Teal stated that planting false memories is not only un-ethical but also dangerous. It goes against all I believe in.
On the podcast and the docuseries, Teal and her associates also acknowledge that some of her critics have called her a “suicide catalyst” because more than one of her devotees have taken their own lives.
Gateway brought up the May 2012 death by suicide of Leslie WangsgaardTogether with her husband. John, Teal sponsored the first Salt Lake City workshop back in late 2000s.