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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
Daughters of the Cult Leader, Ervil LeBaron, Tell All
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As seen in the new and popular Hulu documentary “Daughters of the Cult”, Anna LeBaron shares with us stories the documentary missed as well as some additional details to her story as Ervil LeBaron’s daughter. We discuss blood atonement, her childhood being moved from place to place with little money for food, shelter or clothing among the plural wives and their kids, as well as conspiracy theories for how her father Ervil actually died in prison.
Book: The Polygamist’s Daughter: A Memoir
IG: @AnnaKLeBaron
Celia IG: @CKLeBaron
Hyrum IG: @hyrumlebaron
Hulu Documentary: Daughters of the Cult
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Chapter Markers:
- Anna's book "The Polygamist's Daughter"
- Brief overview of the fundamentalist Mormon break off
- How her relations go back to Joseph Smith!
- Her father, Ervil, took out a competing leader
- None of Ervil's descendants still believe in blood atonement or his teachings
- Something the documentary missed
- Anna's early memories as a child & meeting her father
- They loved the safety and security of school
- They learned things about each other during filming
- What was Anna's experience with the Fundamentalist Mormon theology?
- Did Anna also get militia training?
- How young Anna was when she started working full time in a warehouse
- What was going on around the time Anna decided to escape?
- Remembering not to compare trauma
- Anna's theory about how her father died in prison
- Anna makes the decision to escape
- How Anna could survive after running away
- Anna discovers that she was in a cult as a teen
- Triggering moments that led Anna to seek therapy
- How Anna is doing now
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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.**