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
Surviving IBLP Training Center at 15 Years Old & 90 lbs
*Content Warning: eating disorders, self harm* Further shedding light on the Institute in Basic Life Principles run by Bill Gothard who was recently exposed for preying on young girls, is Oceana who grew up living by their rules. Extreme patriarchy, silencing and sexualization of women and blaming those who are being hurt, are just a few things that create compounded trauma. Oceana fought through untreated eating d*sorders, because therapists were considered sinful, as well as the mental health struggles that came with the strict confines of the religious practices and IBLP training centers.
Watch Pt 2 with Oceana here
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- The IBLP patriarchal rules that affected Oceana growing up
- Growing up with 6 siblings, the older ones having to paren
- How to Train Up book was used in Oceana's house
- The various punishments Oceana would receive
- What it was like being home schooled under IBLP
- The homeschool Wisdom booklets are inaccurate, filled with brainwash and teach victim blaming
- The case of JD and his predatory behavior
- How Oceana received much unwanted attention from men growing up
- TW: When her eating disorders started
- Sent to the IBLP training center
- TW: Eating disorder being a sin
- Problematic conditions at the training center
- TW: mentions of self harm & an eating disorder
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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.**