I Loved listening to Mikes “words of wisdom” on cults. His own story of leaving Scientology and loosing his job, his friends, and even his wife and children because of it. He was a brave and courageous man. ❤
My love to you, Lloyd. You have always been a strident fighter and I’m so proud of the work you have done over the years. Mike Rinder was a giant among men and my heart is broken over this news.
Thank you so much for posting this powerful tribute to a good man, Lloyd! I had the privilege of finishing his book just two weeks ago and was so awed by both his courageous journey and his passion for advocacy. The world of cult-recovery has lost a giant. RIP Mike Rinder. Thank you for all you gave. 💜🙏🏾💜
This is a beautiful tribute, Lloyd. I am so very sorry for the loss of your friend. And I want to thank YOU for the help your videos have given me over the years. Big Hugs from Canada. ❤❤❤
So so sad !!! I admired Mike so much! ' "I don't want people to continue to be hurt and tricked and lied to." He spoke about Scientology's management and the repeated abuse that he gave as well as received, and the interviews became part of the paper's "The Truth Rundown" . Thank you Lloyd for your tribute to him! ❤❤❤
So heartbreaking. He will be missed by so many. Keep up the good fight and keep his memory alive. Condolences to everyone with the Aftermath Foundation 😢💔
Very sad day indeed! I’m so sorry for your personal loss Lloyd. Mike was very instrumental in helping so many, as are you! I know his loss will leave a huge void in the hearts and lives of so many. 💔😢. We Will remember his goodness, kindness and friendship and all of the good he left behind!♥️
So sorry for your loss. Mike was a wonderful person and he exposed cults. Mike and Leah helped a lot of people and his memory will live on through his activism.
RIP Mike Rinder.........Thank you Lloyd your channel has helped me NOT get baptised and it's sad that your special friend and supporter has passed away 😔 He would be humbled at your tribute
That's such a shame...I had listened to his autobiography and it was incredible. I'm sad he never got to see his family that are still stuck in Scientology...
Sorry for your loss, and good how you point out how there are similarities in the ex-communities as well as in the cults we fight. E.g. John Dehlin gets a lot of criticism too.
I have seen alot of hate inside ex cult members. Mike had his own fight with some ex scientology youtubers. Same with John had his own fight, I saws hate video about him. Lloyd had his own years of hate by others. I dont understand why ex cult members cant living nice together. So much hate lately. And if someone got in trouble, in personal life or what ever, they are creating hate videos where they are laughing and calling names. Didnt we hurt so much by shunning and other ways by cults, why you want to hurt ex cult members again. I´m so done with this hate and drama all the time. I want to heal, not watching videos where people talk 💩.
I’m sorry Lloyd. This kind of work is lonely work sometimes. It takes alot of courage to speak out on these cults even as you’re trying to heal and wearing the scars. It’s a very vulnerable journey. I’m proud of you and your work .
It's true, so few people truly understand. I was fortunate to find an experienced counsellor two years ago, I still book appointments, this stuff runs deep! Condolences on the loss of a dear friend Lloyd. ❤
My deepest condolences go out to your family, friends and loved ones. It's heartbreaking to lose one who is so needed and loved by so many. Mike was an individual of great compassion and courage. His shoes will be big to fill. Mike has fought the good fight, he has finished the race. Rest in peace, Mike. You will be missed. 😢❤💔🙏
Our sincere condolences. His memory lives on through the work you are doing as well. Nothing makes this easier, thank you from those of us that you helped wake up.
Words of wisdom Lloyd. Never in Scientology, Mike never knew me, but what a giant and brave man spending the rest of his life helping others. A lot of love for what this man did, but sadness that most of his life was spent wasted in a stupid cult.
Sorry for your loss! Sending love and hugs, wishing you strength. And thank you very very much for all the things you have done, direct and indirect for lots of people (including me) I hope you will be in Belgium or Holland soon one day, so we can meet again! ❤❤❤❤
Lloyd, I really Appreciate your acknowledgment and tribute to Mike! Both you and he were a great help as I was out on my own for the first time in 27 years! ❤
Mike was a rock because he went through heavy, heavy stuff. He knew how to stand against even the most horrendous attacks. He was one of the few that are able to aim at the higher players. And even with all controversies about his positions in the ex-CS movement, he was instrumental for soooo many people getting out of very dangerous groups. He certainly redeemed himself from his time in the CS and even went beyond. Will be missed - this work is still so necessary. RIP.
So very sorry Lloyd for this huge loss in your life It is wonderful for you to have had someone like Mike to turn to for support Im deeply grateful for my support group as well 🙏
We have lost an amazing human. I always remembered that interview with the "Words of wisdom, Lloyd, words of wisdom." I've followed him for years on his blog, the series, the podcasts, and his RUclips channel. Even though I'd never met him, I feel like I knew him. Thank you for this touching tribute Lloyd.
Deep sympathy Lloyd ❤❤❤ A beautiful tribute to Mike. i watched the documentary with Leah I felt his compassion for working to spread the despicable goings on in scientology.
Lloyd, I think I found your channel before you were on the JW documentary with Mike and Leah. Mike seemed like a really great guy and his insights on cults and Scientology were helpful to so many people. This is indeed a big loss.
What a beautiful tribute, Lloyd! I love your choice of clips from your interviews together, too. Without the JW episode of Scientology: and the Aftermath, I would not have been introduced to you or read your book. Your book and videos are how I woke up. 🙏In memoriam ...."Thank you, Mike, for having the wisdom and open-mindedness to keep Lloyd on the show. You are now part of countless stories of resilience told by former JWs." Thanks, again, Lloyd. ❤
Sorry for your loss. Think of him fondly and positively because you're part of his legacy, which you're passing onto us. Through you, I guess we've all been inadvertently helped by Mike.
I am so sorry for the loss of your friend Lloyd. Mike’s Voice was so important to the greater community of cult survivors. I am deeply saddened at this news 💔
Very nice video Lloyd. Love the videos at the end. People like this do more help than they realize. Keep up the good work and please continue looking for your next steps and goals in ExJW Activism
Mike and Leah had a huge impact on me waking up from the JW’s. Sorry for the loss of your friend. He will be greatly missed!
Well said, Lloyd. Mike was a man of true character and fought the good fight. He will be missed but his contribution lives on.
I am glad you had him in your life. He fought for all of us.
What a huge gift he was and still is. Thank you for honoring him with this video. He will be greatly, greatly, missed.
❤️
RIP Mike. Your insights and contributor to exposing Scientology helped a lot of people escape a brutal and mind control organisation.
Nice tribute Lloyd…it’s a loss of a very good and kind man who touched a lot of us. He will be missed.
I Loved listening to Mikes “words of wisdom” on cults. His own story of leaving Scientology and loosing his job, his friends, and even his wife and children because of it. He was a brave and courageous man. ❤
Mike was incredible. So sad for him, his family, and his friends. The world is a bit darker with this loss.
This hurt my heart. RIP Mike.
This was a beautiful tribute.
The world has suffered a great loss. My condolences to you, Lloyd, and Mike’s family and friends, including Leah.
You are right, who will protect the pedos, R-ists and sa-ers now!
My love to you, Lloyd. You have always been a strident fighter and I’m so proud of the work you have done over the years. Mike Rinder was a giant among men and my heart is broken over this news.
Well said. So sorry for your loss of a great friend. He was a wonderful man and activist.
Very sad news... my deepest sympathies Lloyd.
I saw that last evening. I am so sorry. You have my heartfelt condolences. May his memory be a blessing to you and his friends and family.
Oh no! The world has lost a wonderful person. 😢
My condolences.
Thank you so much for posting this powerful tribute to a good man, Lloyd! I had the privilege of finishing his book just two weeks ago and was so awed by both his courageous journey and his passion for advocacy. The world of cult-recovery has lost a giant.
RIP Mike Rinder. Thank you for all you gave. 💜🙏🏾💜
I'm sorry for your loss. I can see from your words that he was a great man and a wonderful friend
Oh Lloyd, I am so sorry for your loss!
oui bien triste, il reste les heureux souvenirs dans ton coeur, désolée, grande est ta peine
This is a beautiful tribute, Lloyd. I am so very sorry for the loss of your friend. And I want to thank YOU for the help your videos have given me over the years. Big Hugs from Canada. ❤❤❤
So so sad !!! I admired Mike so much!
' "I don't want people to continue to be hurt and tricked and lied to." He spoke about Scientology's management and the repeated abuse that he gave as well as received, and the interviews became part of the paper's "The Truth Rundown" .
Thank you Lloyd for your tribute to him! ❤❤❤
What a lovely, touching tribute for a friend. I'm sorry for your loss Lloyd. May Mike RIP now.
I’m so sorry for your loss, Lloyd.
My thoughts are with you.
Please remember you have also helped thousands escape, wake and heal from cults.
Thank you for your kind words for Mike 🙏🏼 he was a blessing to the cult survivors fighting for justice ⚖️ 🕊️ RIP Mike Rinder
I am so very sorry to hear this. Mike Rinder will be sadly missed. 😢
This is the first highly moving video I've watched this new 2025 year. Lloyd I wish you a comforting endurance to bear this loss. Adieu Mike Winder!!
The loss is felt everywhere! What a great tribute Lloyd! He was an amazing man who helped so many!!!
So heartbreaking. He will be missed by so many. Keep up the good fight and keep his memory alive. Condolences to everyone with the Aftermath Foundation 😢💔
So sorry for your loss . What a difference he made . May Mike RIP.
Rest in Peace peaceful warrior 🕯️🖤 much love and strength to you Lloyd my friend!
Very sad day indeed! I’m so sorry for your personal loss Lloyd. Mike was very instrumental in helping so many, as are you! I know his loss will leave a huge void in the hearts and lives of so many. 💔😢. We Will remember his goodness, kindness and friendship and all of the good he left behind!♥️
So sorry for your loss. Mike was a wonderful person and he exposed cults. Mike and Leah helped a lot of people and his memory will live on through his activism.
Beautifully said and a lovely memorial to mike...❤ hugs to you
RIP Mike, loved by so many, touched so many. An amazing life - an amazing man. You are surely were lucky to have known him - condolences to you
RIP and God Speed Mike - and thank you Lloyd for sharing your experiences with him. He was obviously a true friend to you.
RIP Mike Rinder.........Thank you Lloyd your channel has helped me NOT get baptised and it's sad that your special friend and supporter has passed away 😔
He would be humbled at your tribute
That's such a shame...I had listened to his autobiography and it was incredible. I'm sad he never got to see his family that are still stuck in Scientology...
His Scientologist family didn't see him, although he - and they - knew he was in his final days? That is so heartbreaking.
Sorry for your loss, and good how you point out how there are similarities in the ex-communities as well as in the cults we fight. E.g. John Dehlin gets a lot of criticism too.
I have seen alot of hate inside ex cult members. Mike had his own fight with some ex scientology youtubers. Same with John had his own fight, I saws hate video about him. Lloyd had his own years of hate by others. I dont understand why ex cult members cant living nice together. So much hate lately. And if someone got in trouble, in personal life or what ever, they are creating hate videos where they are laughing and calling names. Didnt we hurt so much by shunning and other ways by cults, why you want to hurt ex cult members again. I´m so done with this hate and drama all the time. I want to heal, not watching videos where people talk 💩.
I hate to hear this. He was an incredible man. 😔
This is such sad news. Very fitting and beautiful words in your tribute Lloyd.
Thank you Lloyd. This is a wonderful tribute to a great man. I am sorry for your loss. We can all be grateful l for his time with us
It’s such a privilege to have personally engaged with someone whose impact continues to live on.
RIP Kind Sir!
This is truly a great loss....Thanks for your beautiful memorial.❤
I’m sorry Lloyd. This kind of work is lonely work sometimes. It takes alot of courage to speak out on these cults even as you’re trying to heal and wearing the scars. It’s a very vulnerable journey. I’m proud of you and your work .
So sorry to hear this,I really liked him. R.I.P Mike.
Beautiful tribute Lloyd, he was an amazing man, gone far too soon. He will be missed.
My deep condolences to family and friends.
It's true, so few people truly understand. I was fortunate to find an experienced counsellor two years ago, I still book appointments, this stuff runs deep!
Condolences on the loss of a dear friend Lloyd. ❤
My deepest condolences go out to your family, friends and loved ones. It's heartbreaking to lose one who is so needed and loved by so many. Mike was an individual of great compassion and courage. His shoes will be big to fill. Mike has fought the good fight, he has finished the race. Rest in peace, Mike. You will be missed. 😢❤💔🙏
Our sincere condolences. His memory lives on through the work you are doing as well. Nothing makes this easier, thank you from those of us that you helped wake up.
Sorry to hear this and my condolences to yourself and his family. All the best from Ireland 🙂🇮🇪
Loved listening to him on Leah Rimini’s show. He was great. Did not know he was ill. 🙏🏻❤️
RIP Mike. Lovely video for him. ❤
Beautiful tribute ❤
😢😢 Oh Lloyd im so very sorry my condolences❤❤❤❤
A real friend..I'm glad he stayed your friend ..❤❤❤
This was a beautiful tribute to a wonderful man, thanks for sharing Lloyd. ❤😭
Nicely said, Lloyd. His passing is a kick in the gut for humanity, and I’m very sad about it.
My love Lloyd I can only imagine how devastated you feel❤
😢 Very nicely said! 💖 17:08
Words of wisdom Lloyd. Never in Scientology, Mike never knew me, but what a giant and brave man spending the rest of his life helping others. A lot of love for what this man did, but sadness that most of his life was spent wasted in a stupid cult.
Thank you for sharing this with us! I didn't know about the wise Mike, your friend! I share your sorrow for losing your friend!
Kind regards
Carl
Big loss
Very Sad Day Indeed. He was an amazing, compassionate, loving individual. Thank you, Lloyd. This was a great tribute to him.
Sorry for your loss! Sending love and hugs, wishing you strength. And thank you very very much for all the things you have done, direct and indirect for lots of people (including me) I hope you will be in Belgium or Holland soon one day, so we can meet again! ❤❤❤❤
Lloyd, I really Appreciate your acknowledgment and tribute to Mike! Both you and he were a great help as I was out on my own for the first time in 27 years! ❤
my condolences.. stay strong bro
My god you have a great voice and words!!! Thank you❤❤❤❤❤
Mike was a rock because he went through heavy, heavy stuff. He knew how to stand against even the most horrendous attacks. He was one of the few that are able to aim at the higher players. And even with all controversies about his positions in the ex-CS movement, he was instrumental for soooo many people getting out of very dangerous groups. He certainly redeemed himself from his time in the CS and even went beyond. Will be missed - this work is still so necessary. RIP.
Set the captives free!!! ❤
I'm so sorry Lloyd. Sending love
He was amazing. He seemed to me that he always tried to be good. Through it all.
Thank you for recognizing and remembering Mike ❤
So sorry for your loss. He meant so much to so many.❤
My condolences, a giant is gone
So very sorry Lloyd for this huge loss in your life
It is wonderful for you to have had someone like Mike to turn to for support
Im deeply grateful for my support group as well 🙏
Yes, I feel as if I lost a family member. Blessing to his wife and close friends. 🙏
Corner stones are a reference. Mike will not be forgotten. 🙂
We have lost an amazing human. I always remembered that interview with the "Words of wisdom, Lloyd, words of wisdom." I've followed him for years on his blog, the series, the podcasts, and his RUclips channel. Even though I'd never met him, I feel like I knew him. Thank you for this touching tribute Lloyd.
Deep sympathy Lloyd ❤❤❤ A beautiful tribute to Mike. i watched the documentary with Leah I felt his compassion for working to spread the despicable goings on in scientology.
Lloyd, I think I found your channel before you were on the JW documentary with Mike and Leah. Mike seemed like a really great guy and his insights on cults and Scientology were helpful to so many people. This is indeed a big loss.
So sorry 😢
I'm so glad to hear that Mike stuck by you through the hard times.
I hoped his cancer would be treatable. A very sad loss.😢
Oh Lloyd, I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a big part of many a person's healing. Again, so sorry Lloyd.
Amazing! I hear of him mostly about Scientology but this is so wonderful. Bless you
We have lost an amazing human being. I too have been so dearly sad at his passing. R.I.P. Mike.
What a beautiful tribute, Lloyd! I love your choice of clips from your interviews together, too. Without the JW episode of Scientology: and the Aftermath, I would not have been introduced to you or read your book. Your book and videos are how I woke up. 🙏In memoriam ...."Thank you, Mike, for having the wisdom and open-mindedness to keep Lloyd on the show. You are now part of countless stories of resilience told by former JWs." Thanks, again, Lloyd. ❤
What a loss. He will be so missed.
Sorry for your loss. Think of him fondly and positively because you're part of his legacy, which you're passing onto us. Through you, I guess we've all been inadvertently helped by Mike.
Tragic 😮😔 I am so sorry. Condolences to his family, may his legacy be continued by all of us
So sorry for the loss of your friend. I admired him greatly for helping expose cults and to get people out of them.
Such sad news. Beautiful tribute to him Lloyd. So sorry for the loss of your friend. 😔
Beautiful tribute Lloyd. Thanks for all the hard work you do.
My condolences. What a wonderful man.😢
His important work will continue and inspire the next generation.
Beautiful Dedication, thank You.
I am so sorry for the loss of your friend Lloyd. Mike’s Voice was so important to the greater community of cult survivors. I am deeply saddened at this news 💔
Thank you Lloyd for your kind words for Mike.
Very nice video Lloyd. Love the videos at the end. People like this do more help than they realize. Keep up the good work and please continue looking for your next steps and goals in ExJW Activism
Beautiful tribute. Thanks.❤
Thank you so much for this episode - I needed this / 😢