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 Erasure of Gays in the AMISH & Mennonite Settlements
Joined for a second time by Mary (former Amish) and Hannah (former Holdeman Mennonite), we discuss the ways in which being gay/bi in their settlements harshly affected them and how queer plain people are generally erased from society. Bringing awareness and visibility to the LGBTQ community, they share their experiences openly and shed light on the disproportionate harm they faced.
Watch Mary's original episode
Watch Hannah's original episode
https://www.lgbtamish.com/
The Trevor Project
Hannah's book
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Mary’s Book
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The Misfit Amish Podcast
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- Hannah explains some basic rules about her Holdeman Mennonite settlement
- Mary explains the basic rules in her Amish settlement
- Modesty and hyper-sexulization of women
- Marriage without courtship in Mennonites
- Courtship in Mary's Amish settlements
- TW: CSA-“Sex education" booklet for parents to teach kids
- When Hannah recognized she had feelings for girls
- The consequences of Mary coming out to her parents at 5 yrs old
- TW: LGBTQ suicide- The Trevor Project
- How strict gender roles affected Mary's mentality
- Some Amish are run out of their settlement when it's found out they are gay
- TW: Rape- Do the Amish have conversion therapy?
- Mary's advice for anyone leaving the Amish trying to find themselves
- Mary's activism
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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.**