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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.

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AMISH: Her Unlicensed Midwives Used Veterinary Tools

October 06, 2023 • Shelise Ann Sola/ Elizabeth Hilty • Season 1 • Episode 91

*Content warning: SA, beastiality, DV, infant death, miscarriage** Having been blissfully unaware of the methods of control and "ownership" of women growing up in the Amish, Elizabeth was not prepared for the dark and brutal marriage that followed. Her husband forbid her to going to the hospital for her 8 births which left her in questionable and dangerous hands. After she finally got the courage to get police involved, her community put her in shunning for 4 years straight, before she realized she could no longer be Amish and escaped with her 7 sons.

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The Swiss Amish community Elizabeth was a part of
Blissfully unaware of dark secrets- when the questions started
Modesty standards & clothing requirements
At 16 she was allowed to join youth groups and date
The dangers of forced marriage after s*x
What were the rules of dating?
"Shotgun weddings" for the sinners
What was her s*x- ed like in her community?
Hands off courtships and public shaming confessionals
TW: SA & beastial*ty
TW: SA- The issue with public forgive and forget confessionals
The red flags she missed when dating her soon-to-be husband
Her marriage went downhill on day one
TW: SA during pregnancy
The new rules in a different district- Extra amenities!
TW: Infant de*th- Her 7 back to back pregnancies
TW: SA & DV
TW: Infant de*th & miscarriage
Elizabeth sunk into a deep depression & needed help
What birthing in her Amish community was like
S*x immediately after childbirth???
Her time spent at the mental health facility
TW: SA & DV
TW: DV- The police were finally called on her husband
TW: SA- The beginning of her escape from the Amish
Elizabeth moved to another Amish community in perpetual shunning
4 years of shunning within her community!
How she is acclimating to her new life with her 7 sons
Elizabeth's FAVORITE modern day conveniences

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