Follow Mel and Corey here:!! instagram.com/notestoself444 youtube.com/@NotestoSelf444 tiktok.com/@notestoself444 Support me on substack: ❤️ https://jadenjeffs.substack.com/ On the Jaden Jeffs podcast, Mel and Corey share their experiences growing up in the Apostolic United Brethren (AUB) polygamist community in Utah and Montana. Mel was raised with 34 siblings and four mothers, and says her father, David Watson, is the current AUB leader; Corey grew up in a United Order compound in Pinedale, Montana with his father’s nine wives and 39 children. They discuss AUB origins as a split from the FLDS in 1958, how leadership succession works in practice, and how marriage/courtship is arranged with an “illusion of choice.” Mel describes being married spiritually shortly after turning 17 to a 25-year-old, pressure to help court a second wife, and later learning her husband hired prostitutes while leadership would not grant her a release because he claimed there was no physical contact. 00:45 Meet Mel & Corey: Raised AUB, Massive Families, and Their Channel 02:20 AUB Origins & Leadership Succession: Splits, Prophets, and Power 04:41 Leaving the AUB: Excommunication, Returning, and Finally Walking Away 06:16 How AUB Courtship Works: “Illusion of Choice” and Teen Marriage 08:25 Life in a United Order: One House, Many Wives, Work, and Childhood Trauma 15:15 Is Polygamy Ever “Worth It”? Advice, Obligation, and Belief in Heaven 19:04 Why They Questioned It: Favoritism, Hypocrisy, and Cory’s Excommunication Story 25:05 Mel’s Breaking Point: Forced Courting, Abuse, Divorce Limbo, and Getting Out 32:50 Sex Rules, Last Names, and Leadership Scandals: Abuse, Cover-Ups, and Control 43:28 “We’re the Good Guys”… Until You Look Closer 44:25 ‘We Live Polygamy Better’: Age, Consent, and Double Standards 45:38 ‘Mature for Her Age’: How Families Justify Child Marriage 47:54 Control, Shame, and the ‘Exorcism’ Night 50:23 Modesty Rules & Temple Garments: Washings, Anointings, and Long Underwear 54:01 Leaving Again & Meeting Cory: Divorce, ‘Releases,’ and Starting Over 01:00:03 Joining the LDS Church… Then Seeing the Same Patterns 01:05:35 Deconstructing After Religion: Community Loss and Identity Rebuild 01:07:14 Divorce, ‘Nesting,’ Remarriage, and Learning Healthy Communication 01:10:02 Plant Medicine, Deep Healing, and Why They Started the Podcast 01:20:30 Where to Find Them + Final Advice for Anyone Trying to Leave 👇**SHOP MERCH HERE FROM JADEN** [fromjaden.com](http://fromjaden.com) 👇 **FOLLOW + SUPPORT THE PODCAST** Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GHUWDyJ5ZJ0QzVu8EihBH?si=hpDUxgqMR9CIkwei0Ghiew 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jaden-jeffs-podcast/id1795576157 ✉️ Newsletter (Substack): https://jadenjeffs.substack.com/ 👇 **MY Website** JadenJeffs.com 👇 **SOCIALS** Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realjadenjeffs?igsh=cm9ybmY1dzk1dmNp&utm_source=qr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadenjeffs100?_r=1&_t=ZP-91rDt1rkLz5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BtYdgFoS5/?mibextid=wwXIfr 👇 **WATCH NEXT** ➡️ Most Popular Videos: https://youtu.be/I-gZtaxMv9w https://youtu.be/3WIYe15Osts https://youtu.be/rNKg83fMuN4 ➡️ Podcast Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk3w3VkHlWzRgsNC_wNeOBxa0AEBnpsCz&si=izu5YMpxghxqO13m 👇 **BUSINESS** 📩 Contact: heyjadenjeffs@gmail.com Buy me a Coffee via Venmo ❤️ https://venmo.com/u/fitoj
