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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
Narcissistic Parents Did the Unspeakable to Their Young Daughter (ft. Isami Daehn)
**Content warning: CHILD SA, ANOREXIA, CA, TRAFF*CKING** At 9 Years Old, Isami Daehn was traded by her narcissistic mother, in exchange for piano lessons for her and her siblings. Isami now speaks out about the horrors of growing up in a narcissistic, high demand family, while being raised an Independent Fundamentalist Baptist in Japan.
Not all high control groups are major churches or large corporations. Sometimes, certain personality disorders, when combined with strict religiosity, can cause the same atmosphere with the same patterns.
Click here to watch on YouTube
Anti Human Tr*ffick*ng resources:
https://polarisproject.org/
https://www.lovejustice.ngo/
For volunteering: check with your local law enforcement or youth centers to see how you can get involved in your area since it may look different from location to location.
Together Estranged is a resource for anyone who has become estranged from family. They are not necessarily a resource for anti tr*ffick*ng, but they are a great resource for people who have been outcasted by family/cults.
https://www.togetherestranged.org/
Follow Isami on Social media:
Instagram @isami_daehn
Website: https://www.isamidaehn.com/
TikTok @isami_daehn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentalhealthisami/
- Independent Fundamentalist Baptist, explained
- Rules: What women aren't allowed to do
- Is make up allowed?
- Meeting with unbelievers to convert
- Isami's parents meeting for an "explosion of extremism"
- TW: What it was like growing up in an ab***ve Independent Fundamentalist Baptist house
- Isami and her siblings were homeschooled in Japan
- A childhood in isolatio
- Was Isami's ab**e due to the church teachings or specific to her parents?
- Growing up in a narcissistic family
- What led to Isami's CSA
- TW: CSA traff*cking
- Isami attends bible college as an escape from home
- Reasons why Mormons go to BYU
- Isami was still making excuses for her parents while in college
- TW: CA
- As a flight attendant, recognizing a child on a plane against their will
- What brings Isami joy now
- Isami giving herself permission to be angry
- Now married, Shelise swears...
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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.**