146 episodes

Stories of claiming independence after leaving high-control groups.  Hi!  I’m Shelise Ann Sola— former devout Mormon.  On C2C, my husband Jonathan and I dive deep into the nuance of culty organizations.  From Extreme Christian Fundamentalism, FLDS Polygamy, Amish, Mennonite, Mormonism, Scientology, Ultra Orthodox, and Jehovah's Witnesses, to cults featured in popular docu-series, we interview cult experts, survivors, advocates, therapists, way-showers, authors, and more, to uncover how they find independence and healing through awareness and true individual sovereignty. New videos weekly! If you'd like to support the channel, consider becoming a patron!https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousnessIf you’d like to apply to be a guest on the channel, please fill out the below form. We don’t accept nominations. If you have guest suggestions you can reach out on IG @cultstoconsciousness or for a faster response, reach out on patreon.https://form.jotform.com/231406165595054

Cults to Consciousness Shelise Ann Sola

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    • 4.9 • 317 Ratings

Stories of claiming independence after leaving high-control groups.  Hi!  I’m Shelise Ann Sola— former devout Mormon.  On C2C, my husband Jonathan and I dive deep into the nuance of culty organizations.  From Extreme Christian Fundamentalism, FLDS Polygamy, Amish, Mennonite, Mormonism, Scientology, Ultra Orthodox, and Jehovah's Witnesses, to cults featured in popular docu-series, we interview cult experts, survivors, advocates, therapists, way-showers, authors, and more, to uncover how they find independence and healing through awareness and true individual sovereignty. New videos weekly! If you'd like to support the channel, consider becoming a patron!https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousnessIf you’d like to apply to be a guest on the channel, please fill out the below form. We don’t accept nominations. If you have guest suggestions you can reach out on IG @cultstoconsciousness or for a faster response, reach out on patreon.https://form.jotform.com/231406165595054

    14 Yr Old Taken From U.S. to Iraq to Be Bride to Abusive Man

    14 Yr Old Taken From U.S. to Iraq to Be Bride to Abusive Man

    *Content Warning: Many mentions of physical abuse & sexual abuse* Tricked into moving to Iraq at age 14, Ellaf was separated from her mother and forced into a chiId marriage by her father who felt she was too much of a burden to raise. Ellaf’s husband was even more controlling than her father and knew that he could get away with hurting her in many ways, because she was alone in an unfamiliar country and didn’t know the culture or the language. Forbidden to use birth control, ...

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Forced to Marry Al Qaeda: Confessions of an “Ex-Muslim” ft. Yasmine Mohammed

    Forced to Marry Al Qaeda: Confessions of an “Ex-Muslim” ft. Yasmine Mohammed

    *Content Warning: Domestic Violence, SA, CA* Determined to fight for the human rights of the oppressed, Yasmine Mohammed speaks out and shares her experiences with Islam extremism. Her mother forced her to marry a terrorist and it wasn’t until she fell pregnant with a daughter that made her realize she had to escape in order to secure her a better life. In search of freedom, she also found her voice and now she platforms countless other people who share their experiences. Find and suppo...

    • 1 hr 50 min
    How “A WELL TRAINED WIFE” Narrowly Escaped Extreme Christian Patriarchy with 4 Kids

    How “A WELL TRAINED WIFE” Narrowly Escaped Extreme Christian Patriarchy with 4 Kids

    **Content Warning: DV, rape, SA** Tia Levings discusses her dark reality in Christian fundamentalism, with evangelical patriarchy and religious trauma. Having appeared in the Amazon docu-series, Shiny Happy People, and written a harrowing memoir, A Well-Trained Wife she reveals how she had to save herself and her family and details the ways that extreme views can manifest in a marriage.Recruited into the fundamentalist Quiverfull movement as a young wife, Tia Levings learned that being ...

    • 1 hr 20 min
    Is the Military A Cult? Ex-Cult Members / Active Military & Veteran Discuss

    Is the Military A Cult? Ex-Cult Members / Active Military & Veteran Discuss

    Daniella grew up in the Children of God and Mike in Scientology. Together they discuss ways that the military, of which they were both in for many years, is cultic and their differing perspectives. Click here to watch on YouTubeFind Mike!YouTube: @mikebrown101Mike’s Interview: “How Scientology Almost Killed His Elderly Mother” Find Daniella!IG: @daniellamyoung_ TikTok: search #groupbehaviorgalWebsite: https://www.uncultureyourself.com/Amazon: "Uncultured: A Memoir" Previous episodes wit...

    • 1 hr 25 min
    Groomed to be the Submissive Wife of Her Father’s Choosing

    Groomed to be the Submissive Wife of Her Father’s Choosing

    Cait West was completely under her father’s rule down to all her decisions. She was told he would even make the biggest decision of her life for her— who she was going to marry. She was gr**med to be a submissive wife under the patriarchy movement and stay-at-home daughters movement. Her homeschooling was completely unregulated and not much attention was paid to her education, because her sole purpose was to be a mother who eventually belonged to her husband. Terrified that anything less than...

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Forced Into Submission: Trapped in the Stay-at-Home Daughter’s Movement

    Forced Into Submission: Trapped in the Stay-at-Home Daughter’s Movement

    Isolated in a cult within a cult within a cult, Ashley was completely sheltered from the outside world. From infancy she was labeled as unruly and even demon-possessed. Determined to break her as a toddler, then later brag about it, her pastor grandfather took it too far. She would be forced into submission and gr**med to be a “stay-at-home daughter” until her father transferred authority to her betrothed husband. This is how she accidentally escaped the prison in her mind. Click here to watc...

    • 1 hr 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
317 Ratings

317 Ratings

Katpico ,

Forced to Marry Al Quada

This was such a timely piece with what is going on now in Israel and Palestine. I hope you have more episodes regarding this topic. It was very informative. Your quest did a great job in her telling of her life and the current climate in the Middle East.

One Mare ,

Love your show

I just listened to “A Well Trained Wife” and pre-ordered Tia’s book on Amazon. Her story is chilling and I think there is a warning in it for our country today because of the rise of Christian Nationalism and its patriarchal elements within members of our government. We need to be aware of these teachings. Thank you for helping Tia to share her story.

Youmustbemyluckystar ,

Best podcast ever.

I just love your show.

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