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Cults to Consciousness
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.
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Cults to Consciousness
The Harms of Undiagnosed Autism in a Strict Catholic School
Kelly recounts her difficult childhood growing up Catholic as an undiagnosed autistic girl. There were good times and traumatic times that completely shaped her life path and who she is today. She spent 3rd grade through high school in a private catholic school mostly run by nuns who weren’t happy about Vatican II and she explains how they often took out their frustrations on the children. Now, as a mother, after trying Catholic school for her own children, she recounts the things she wishes she would’ve done differently.
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- Kelly's early childhood & background on her parents
- The nuns & customs before Vatican II
- A woman's purity has always been a big deal
- How nuns felt slighted
- The Catholic view on different races
- Day to day at Catholic school
- TW: CSA at the hands of a priest
- Kelly feels her autism made her more of a target as a child
- TW: Depiction of SA
- She said yes to marriage because she felt she was ruined
- Confession
- Ignoring the red flags & information control
- How her past translated into her life as a mother
- Creepy memories of nuns Catholic High School
- Kelly's journey with leaving Catholicism then immersing her kids into it
- Kelly's daughter's feelings about going to Catholic school
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**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.**