Cults to Consciousness

Shelise Ann Sola

Survivor stories of claiming independence after leaving high-control groups & people.  Cults to Consciousness is a YouTube channel and podcast, hosted by Shelise Ann Sola (a former devout Mormon & CSA survivor) and her Producer husband, Jonathan Rosales.   C2C delves into the nuanced experiences of individuals who have escaped a broad spectrum of high-control groups and coercive environments.  They are not anti-religious but firmly anti-abuse, aiming to shed light on manipulative practices and systems, while promoting compassion, understanding, and accountability.  C2C has attracted a kind and engaged community who thoughtfully support their guests. Follow to join them on their advocacy mission.

  1. Swartzentruber AMISH: My Midnight Escape From One of the Strictest Settlements ft. Lovina Zook

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    Swartzentruber AMISH: My Midnight Escape From One of the Strictest Settlements ft. Lovina Zook

    No electricity, no running water, no indoor plumbing.  Lovina Zook grew up in one of the strictest Amish settlements started by her own family. It was common to marry cousins as most people there were related by blood and a woman would be considered an “old maid” if still single by 24 yrs old. Lovina discusses the hardest parts including struggling with mental heath, strict rules and not receiving any love or affection from parents of family members. As soon as she turned 18, she ran away in the middle of the night with the intention to become more than the Amish would ever allow. Lovina would then find a massive following on social media.  Click here to watch on YouTube Watch our follow up LIVE with Lovina answering your questions Find Lovina on social media! YT: https://www.youtube.com/@lovina_zook/videos IG: https://www.instagram.com/lovina_zook/ TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovina_zook Website: https://socialsbylovina.com/ Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:17 Lovina's Amish settlement 00:06:01 How leadership is determined 00:10:52 Strict dress code 00:17:18 Importance of covering hair in Amish tradition 00:20:42 What family like was like for Lovina 00:26:30 Lack of affection within the household 00:34:17 Hygiene standards within the community 00:42:38 Why she ran away 00:48:52 Marrying cousins & s*xual repression 00:55:46 Smuggl*ng books 00:58:10 Why Lovina didn't want to be baptized 01:04:25 When Lovina left 01:15:29 Difficulties after leaving 01:28:01 How her parents treated her after leaving 01:33:15 Linda, listen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h y 38 min
  2. LDS Abuse Coverups: Protecting Predators & Assets ft. Alyssa Grenfell

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    LDS Abuse Coverups: Protecting Predators & Assets ft. Alyssa Grenfell

    Surviving Mormonism is a new limited series hosted by Real Housewife of Salt Lake City Heather Gay where she interviews people with harrowing stories of how the LDS church failed them. It is a heartbreaking series that reveals the reality of a systemic problem that is not only covered up by church officials, but amplified by their only true intentions…avoiding lawsuits and avoiding bad media. Thousands of people have shared their stories of abuse and coverups at the hands of their leaders who were supposed to protect them. In a church that claims to be the one true church of God, their priorities of protecting their assets over their most vulnerable members, leaves us all bewildered and angry. Episode by episode, Alyssa Grenfell and Shelise recount these stories as shown on the show and give their thoughts as former Mormons.  Click here to watch on YouTube Check out Alyssa interview’s with Shelise on her Channel:  https://youtu.be/YEoxZu4Q8Ws Find Alyssa on social media! YT: www.youtube.com/@alyssadgrenfell/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/alyssadgrenfell TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@alyssadgrenfell Thumbnail Photo of Alyssa provided by Ilana Panich-Linsman website Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:52 Who is Heather Gay 00:07:20 How Mormon critics of the Church are shut out and silenced 00:11:28 Did Alyssa feel she knew enough about the truth behind Mormonism when she served a mission trip 00:13:43 Mormonism equates secrets with spirituality 00:17:24 Bishops are instructed to call the law firm instead of report SA cases 00:21:35 The church doesn't recognize being gay (David Matheson) 00:45:37 Nick Jones, the former Bishop, who stepped down for moral reasons 00:51:16 CW: CSA Cover up- Episode 3 01:00:40 Cognitive dissonance from the church members 01:07:41 How dissenters and critics have changed LDS policy 01:15:29 The insane ending to the show! 01:19:09 Linda, Listen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h y 22 min
  3. I Was Groomed & Trafficked into a TANTRIC YOGA SEX CULT

    29/12/2025

    I Was Groomed & Trafficked into a TANTRIC YOGA SEX CULT

    In 2017, Miranda signed up for classes at Tara Yoga Centre in London — a studio associated with the larger network Atman federation (also sometimes called MISA in other countries). At first, the classes were marketed as esoteric or tantric yoga — spiritual practices about inner work, self-improvement and body awareness. As time went on, students were encouraged to date the teachers, blurring lines and creating a toxic power dynamic. Only the true seekers attended the many expensive retreats, which groomed her into desiring a tantric session with the all powerful Guru nobody had met. Slowly, things would become more sexual in nature and those who didn’t participate were seen as prude. After demonstrating her devotion, she was sent to meet the Guru in Paris at an undisclosed location with blacked out windows and other women coming and going blindfolded. She would then be forced into a “spiritual initiation” with the Guru which left her feeling empty and confused. After the ritual, most women were taken to another location where they were told to liberate the world, they needed to be Cam girls. In November 2023, Bivolaru was arrested in France along with many associates. Authorities accused him and the group of kidnapping, trafficking, and sexual exploitation of women under the guise of spiritual practice. Miranda continues to speak out about her experiences. Click here to watch on YouTube Find Miranda on Social Media! IG:  https://www.instagram.com/gracefullawakenings/ https://www.facebook.com/usyogaacademy US Branch atmancultalert.org https://atmanyogafederation.org https://atmancultalert.org resources in multiple languages with media on the organization to date Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:33 Miranda's experience telling her story 00:10:07 Group background 00:14:11 How Miranda got involved 00:15:46 When Miranda realized what she'd gotten into 00:26:03 Miranda's experience at the retreat 00:36:19 Meeting the "spiritual guide" 00:54:05 Noticing red flags 01:12:21 How Miranda felt after leaving 01:15:40 Miranda's deconstruction 01:21:30 Prosecution 01:27:29 What brings Miranda joy now 01:32:22 Linda, Listen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h y 36 min
  4. How the Billion Dollar “Troubled Teen” Industry Scams & Profits From Parents’ Desperation

    19/12/2025

    How the Billion Dollar “Troubled Teen” Industry Scams & Profits From Parents’ Desperation

    Alexandra struggled with her parents’ treatment of her, as well as suffering SA which led to a deterioration of her mental health. Her parents then took drastic measures by paying for her to be kidnapped and taken to a wilderness camp in the dead of Utah winter. They were forced to hike every other day further into the mountains carrying a 60 pound backpack with very little food and warmth for 13 weeks straight. When hazardous conditions resulted in sores on their bodies, they would be asked to strip down in a tent where photos would be taken and sent off.  Alexandra will share the detrimental effects during college while deconstructing her total of 9 months in the TT industry and we will further discuss better alternatives. Now, Alexandra is a Youth Rights Activist who advocates about the troubled-teen system— typically residential treatment centers, wilderness-therapy programs, “boot camps,” and therapeutic boarding schools aimed at adolescents deemed “at risk,” “troubled,” or having behavioral, emotional, substance-use, or academic issues.  She calls for awareness and reform speaking out about her time in TTI on social media.  Less than a week ago (after 4 years) she has unmasked.  Click here to watch on YouTube Watch Alexandra's initial interview Follow Alexandra on social media! Instagram: IG @trail.seasoning  TikTok: @trailseasoning  Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h y 1 min
  5. Surviving the Troubled Teen Industry: A 16 Year Old’s Fight to Escape Nine Months in Hell

    19/12/2025

    Surviving the Troubled Teen Industry: A 16 Year Old’s Fight to Escape Nine Months in Hell

    Alexandra struggled with her parents’ treatment of her, as well as suffering SA which led to a deterioration of her mental health. When she asked her parents for help, she was either dismissed or laughed at. When she was finally given some psychiatric care, it didn’t last long before her parents chose to instead hand over custody and ship her to Utah during winter for a wilderness camp. What was supposed to last 8-10 weeks went on for 13, deep in the snowy mountains with only a tent and utensils they cleaned with dirt. Compliance was expected and mental health ignored. However, even after Wilderness camp was over, she wouldn’t be permitted to go home. Instead she was taken to another facility for 6 months where her will was further broken and symptoms ignored.  Now, Alexandra is a Youth Rights Activist who advocates about the troubled-teen system— typically residential treatment centers, wilderness-therapy programs, “boot camps,” and therapeutic boarding schools aimed at adolescents deemed “at risk,” “troubled,” or having behavioral, emotional, substance-use, or academic issues.  She calls for awareness and reform speaking out about her time in TTI on social media.  Less than a week ago (after 4 years)  she has unmasked. Click here to watch on YouTube Follow Alexandra on social media! Instagram: IG @trail.seasoning  TikTok: @trailseasoning  Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:31 Alexandra's background 00:08:55 Dealing with a SA experience 00:11:31 How Alexandra's parents reacted to her as*ault 00:22:13 Why her parents sent her away 00:23:26 Getting k*dnapped 00:26:32 Experience at the wilderness camp 00:28:25 Strip searched and pan*cking when reality sets in 00:34:02 Daily life at camp 00:43:21 The food they had to eat 00:47:38 "Therapy" at camp 00:53:12 Alexandra thought she was free after wilderness camp.... 00:56:11 The second program Alexandra was forced into 01:08:33 They trained them like dogs 01:13:25 What returning home was like 01:23:41 How Alexandra's parents have taken accountability 01:25:31 How Alexandra is doing now 01:27:39 Linda, listen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h y 31 min
  6. Teen Mission for Martyrdom: How Superstar Mega-Pastor Glorified Avoidable Medical Neglect Abroad

    17/12/2025

    Teen Mission for Martyrdom: How Superstar Mega-Pastor Glorified Avoidable Medical Neglect Abroad

    Raised in the “Holy War” and recruited as a soldier for Jesus, Philip Boltz, son of famous Christian singer Ray Boltz, was deeply invested in changing the world. He went on multiple mission trips abroad, ready to give everything, including his life for the cause. However, the goal to become a martyr was closer than he realized, when an emergency surgery leading to severe infection and medical neglect in India led him to be hospitalized. Ron Luze, the mega pastor leading this enormous teen-based corporation, even praised him for his valiance. This would cause him to double-down in his faith and be spiritually ready to go back to India the next year. More about Teen Mania can be found in the new docu-series Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War, of which he is a part.  Click here to watch on YouTube TikTok: @suprfil  Website: https://www.philboltz.com Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:12 Phil's experience being part of the documentary & his religious upbringing 00:08:50 Phil's introduction to Teen Mania and mission trips 00:17:26 Appendectomy in India 00:23:08 Phil's infection and near de*th experience after surgery 00:30:41 Leadership's responsibility for the safety of youth 00:34:34 The Honor Academy and LTE's 00:39:32 Abnormal patterns and practices in the organization 00:51:05 Phil's teenage evangelizing and his stance now on high-control groups 00:59:41 The beginnings of Phil's deconstruction 01:05:52 Phil & who he is today 01:09:20 Final thoughts and Phil's "Linda Listen" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h y 14 min
  7. Saved or Shattered? A Teenager’s Descent Into Evangelical Extremism

    15/12/2025

    Saved or Shattered? A Teenager’s Descent Into Evangelical Extremism

    Liz Boltz Ranfeld, who was featured in the recent Shiny Happy People 2 documentary, was fully immersed in the “Teen Mania” lifestyle. She went on several overseas mission-trips that caused more fear and guilt due to the inability to faith heal on the spot, however it opened her eyes to other cultures that were being labeled as “demonic”. Her father was a well known Christian singer/song writer, Ray Boltz, which put all eyes on her to be a perfect example. Fully blind to the harms being caused at Teen Mania, she only started deconstructing after her parents forbid her from doing the full time-year-long-internship after her brother nearly died and she was stranded overnight at a busy airport with no help from the organization. Her father later came out as gay just as their whole family was doing away with Christian Fundamentalism and she would end up being one of the most critical voices against TM. Click here to watch on YouTube Find and Support Liz TikTok @lizboltz  IG @liz_boltz_ranfeld Website https://www.lizbr.com/ Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:19 Liz' upbringing and childhood  00:05:06 First impressions of Acquire the Fire 00:11:21 Liz' mission trips 00:21:30 Liz' parents influence 00:27:07 Teen Mania 00:32:03 How Columbine affected Liz 00:35:24 Liz' begins to question Teen Mania 00:42:32 Why Liz wasn't able to continue with Teen Mania 00:47:57 Liz' deconstruction 00:52:34 Recovering Alumni blog 00:55:02 Growing from the experience 01:00:13 What Liz hopes people get out of the documentary See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h y 10 min
  8. How She Helped TAKE DOWN Pedo Cult Leader of the La Luz Del Mundo

    12/12/2025

    How She Helped TAKE DOWN Pedo Cult Leader of the La Luz Del Mundo

    CW: Mentions of CSA, SA, ED & Suicide Ideation.  Sochil Martin was born and raised in the worldwide church known as La Luz del Mundo. At age 9 she started to become groomed to be a concubine to the Apostle who was their living prophet on Earth. Her own aunt took her to him, because that’s what had happened to her and her family as young girls. They were not only expected to comply, it was considered a great blessing to be chosen and used. They were then considered an “unconditional” which meant their life was not their own and all choices would be made by the Apostle, including who they would eventually marry. However, even after marriage, the SA would not end. It wasn’t until Sochil’s husband rang the alarm that what was happening was not ok, that Sochil realized her adolescence was a horrible lie. Sochil then went on to help put some of the leadership in jail which will be covered in a livestream with her.  Click here to watch on YouTube Find Sochil on social media: IG:  @sochilmartin.healing  Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro  00:04:56 La luz del mundo 00:18:51 Sochil's upbringing 00:28:32 The draw of the church 00:39:12 What unconditional means in LDM 00:47:36 CW: Mentions of ED 00:58:48 How Sochil was paired with her husband 01:11:26 Sochil's husband finds out what's going on  01:17:34 Trying to warn parents to no avail 01:23:22 Linda, Listen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Survivor stories of claiming independence after leaving high-control groups & people.  Cults to Consciousness is a YouTube channel and podcast, hosted by Shelise Ann Sola (a former devout Mormon & CSA survivor) and her Producer husband, Jonathan Rosales.   C2C delves into the nuanced experiences of individuals who have escaped a broad spectrum of high-control groups and coercive environments.  They are not anti-religious but firmly anti-abuse, aiming to shed light on manipulative practices and systems, while promoting compassion, understanding, and accountability.  C2C has attracted a kind and engaged community who thoughtfully support their guests. Follow to join them on their advocacy mission.

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  • Creador
    Shelise Ann Sola
  • Años de actividad
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodios
    372
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © Shelise Ann Sola
  • Mostrar sitio web
    Cults to Consciousness

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