Cults to Consciousness
autor: Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C Rosales
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8 Reasons Former Megachurch Pastor No Longer Believes in Christianity
8 Reasons Former Megachurch Pastor No Longer Believes in Christianity
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For the curious & compassionate. Firsthand Survivor Stories of escaping cults, high-control groups & people.
The Cults to Consciousness Podcast (and YouTube channel) is Hosted by Shelise Ann Sola (a former devout Mormon / CSA survivor) and her Producer husband, Jonathan Rosales. Not anti-religious but firmly anti-abuse, they aim to shed light on manipulative practices and systems, while promoting understanding and accountability. C2C has attracted a kind and engaged community who thoughtfully support their guests. Hit follow to join them on their advocacy mission!
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- 8 Reasons Former Megachurch Pastor No Longer Believes in Christianity · 1 h 12 min · Epizoda 459After more than 20 years preaching Christianity in some of America's largest churches, Dr. Todd Phillips is now an agnostic atheist. In this follow-up conversation, Todd joins…
- Why I Left Christianity After 20 Years As a Megachurch Pastor · 1 h 34 min · Epizoda 458Use code CULTFREE at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Gift with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Dr. Todd Phillips spent decades preaching Christianity, leading…
- Russell Brand SENTENCING Today: What You Need To Know Beforehand (ft. Monte Mader) · 44 min · Epizoda 457Breaking news! Russell Brand convicted of rape and SA. Monte Mader joins us live to unpack the verdict, the disturbing testimony, and the uncomfortable intersection of celebrity…
- Former SCIENTOLOGY Executive Reveals What REALLY Happens Behind Closed Doors · 1 h 24 min · Epizoda 456Anne Gollert Hill was searching for direction when a seemingly harmless life coach introduced her to Scientology without revealing what she was being taught. After spending…
- Real Housewives' Heather Gay Reveals What Mormon Culture REALLY Does to Women · 1 h 29 min · Epizoda 455Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star and bestselling author Heather Gay joins Shelise for a revealing conversation about growing up Mormon, serving a mission in France, and the…
- Expected to Leave My Wife in Labor For Church | OUR DESCENT INTO WMSCOG · 1 h 27 min · Epizoda 454What happens when a church becomes more important than your marriage, your children, and even the birth of your baby? Adam and Kayleen Stillman share their experience inside the…
- Exposing WMSCOG Korean Cult: What REALLY Happens Behind Closed Doors · 1 h 2 min · Epizoda 453Esperanza returns to dive deeper into the SYSTEM behind the World Mission Society Church of God, explaining how the church's control over members' relationships, money, careers…
- Arranged to a Predator: WMSCOG Cult took EVERYTHING I Had · 1 h 15 min · Epizoda 452Esperanza was a successful young woman working at an NBC-affiliated television station when she was introduced to the World Mission Society Church of God through a man she met…
- She Escaped Gloriavale With 10 Kids. What Happened Next? · 1 h 1 min · Epizoda 451She escaped one of New Zealand's most controversial religious communities with 10 children. But leaving Gloriavale was only the beginning. Ginny returns to Cults to Consciousness…
- INSIDE GLORIAVALE: Pregnant or Breastfeeding for 22 Years Straight (a Woman’s Harsh Reality) · 1 h 25 min · Epizoda 450Born and raised inside New Zealand's isolated Gloriavale religious community, Ginny was taught that a woman's purpose was to obey, marry, and have as many children as possible…
- Arranged at 15: My FLDS Husband Became My Legal Guardian · 1 h 21 min · Epizoda 449Use code CULTFREE at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Gift with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Raised in the Canadian FLDS community, Ange Johnson was just 15 when…
- Warren Jeffs’ Son & Sam Bateman’s 13th (Ex) Wife Reveal Their Unexpected Love Story · 1 h 23 min · Epizoda 448Two survivors. Two notorious FLDS leaders. One unexpected love story. Warren Jeffs’ son, Wendell Jeffs, and Nomz Bistline, who was once considered Sam Bateman’s 13th wife, are…
- I Escaped My Father’s Polygamous Cult… Then Became a Mormon Missionary · 1 h 26 min · Epizoda 447After escaping the FLDS at 18, Warren Jeffs’ son Wendell Jeffson, didn’t leave Mormonism behind… he joined the mainstream LDS Church and eventually became a Mormon missionary. In…
- Warren Jeffs’ Son Reveals What It Was REALLY Like Growing Up With Him · 1 h 26 min · Epizoda 446Wendell Jeffson, son of notorious FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs, reveals what it was really like growing up inside his father’s isolated world. From being separated from his mother…
- My Criminal Father Groomed Me to Take Over His Empire · 1 h 25 min · Epizoda 445Sonny Malvolio grew up inside a world most children only see in movies. His father was a professional criminal who escaped prison, fled with the family to Mexico, gave his…
- Growing Up With a Narcissistic Mother Everyone Else Worshipped (ft. Jinjara Mitchell) · 51 min · Epizoda 444Jinjara Mitchell returns to go deeper into what it was like growing up with a narcissistic mother who was adored by the public but terrifying behind closed doors. She opens up…
- I Started Investigating My Dad’s Death— and Uncovered My Family’s Darkest Secrets · 1 h 19 min · Epizoda 443Jinjara Mitchell grew up watching her mother become a celebrated motivational speaker and powerful businesswoman while experiencing a very different person behind closed doors…
- When Being the “Perfect Mormon” Becomes an Obsession · 59 min · Epizoda 442Justin returns LIVE to dive deeper into how growing up Mormon intensified his OCD into debilitating religious scrupulosity, where even the smallest decisions could become…
- Escaping the Mormon Home Where Mom Spoke for God (ft. Athena Grimes) · 60 min · Epizoda 441Athena Grimes returns LIVE to dive deeper into the dark side of “personal revelation” and how her mother used supposed messages from God to justify extreme control and abuse…
- At 9 Years Old, My Mormon Mom Said God Wanted Her to Sacrifice Me · 1 h 26 min · Epizoda 440Athena Grimes grew up in mainstream Mormonism under a mother who, Athena says, used “personal revelation” to justify extreme control, isolation, punishment, and abuse—including…
- How I Got My Mom to Leave Mormonism · 1 h 2 min · Epizoda 439Today I sit down LIVE with Mama Bear to reveal how I played a part in helping her leave Mormonism, and what we’ve learned about our family and each other since walking away…
- BREAKING: Jehovah’s Witness Governing Body REMOVE Blood Doctrine? (ft.Alissa Watson) · 30 min · Epizoda 437Jehovah’s Witnesses have changed their blood doctrine again. In Governing Body Update #6, a major shift was announced regarding red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and…
- ESCAPING THE ROOM My Tyrannical Hoarder Father Kept Me CONFINED to for 16 Years · 52 min · Epizoda 436Mae returns LIVE to answer viewer questions and dive deeper into the parts of her childhood story we couldn’t fully explore in our first conversation. We’ll unpack more of the…
- The Mormon Mission That Sent Him Into a Mental Health Crisis · 1 h 23 min · Epizoda 435Raised in an intensely devout Mormon household, Justin Shoemaker believed happiness and salvation came from following every rule exactly… until religious scrupulosity and…
- TED BUNDY Joined the Mormon Church While He Was Killing Women (ft. Postmormon Postmortem) · 56 min · Epizoda 434How did one of America’s most notorious serial killers convince a religious community that he was one of them, and for a time, that he couldn't possibly be guilty? Today we are…
- She Spent 16 Years Trapped in ONE ROOM by Her Tyrannical Hoarder Father · 1 h 17 min · Epizoda 433Explore my Hungryroot Digital Cookbook “Cult Classics” and get 40% off your first order plus a free item in every box for life at https://hungryroot.com/CULTFREE For most of the…
- The Cult Controlled How I Had Sex and With Who: Inside Aesthetic Realism · 59 min · Epizoda 432In this follow-up LIVE, Donna Lamb takes us deeper inside Aesthetic Realism, revealing how the group attempted to control members’ sexuality, relationships, and identities, and…
- She Escaped a Pimp… Then Spent 30 Years in a Cult · 1 h 35 min · Epizoda 431They can't harm you, if they can't find you! Use code CULT at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/cult At just 18 years old, Donna Lamb arrived in…
- How this Cult RECRUITS Teens… and What Happens When They Try to Leave · 54 min · Epizoda 430Following up our enlightening interview with Mitch Cunico of @Cult_Audit about his time as a leader within the World Mission Society Church of God (WMSCOG), we are joined with…
- I Became a Leader in a Korean Cult — My Arranged Wife Was Used to Spy On Me · 1 h 44 min · Epizoda 429Former high-ranking World Mission Society Church of God member Mitch Cunico (of @Cult_Audit ) reveals how a seemingly innocent Bible study pulled him into a South Korean…
- She Infiltrated Sam Bateman’s Cult and JUST Watched Him Get Sentenced · 28 min · Epizoda 428Dr. Christine Marie infiltrated the inner circle of polygamous cult leader Samuel Bateman, helping expose the horrific ab*se happening behind closed doors and ultimately…
- JUST SENTENCED: Ex-Wives to Polygamist Cult Leader Reveal What Happened in Court · 54 min · Epizoda 427Polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman has been sentenced to a total of 74 years in prison. Yesterday an Arizona state judge handed down an additional 24-year prison sentence to…
- The Dark Reality of Birth Defects in an Incestuous Polygamist Cult ft. @TheAmandaRaeGrant · 1 h 5 min · Epizoda 426Explore my Hungryroot Digital Cookbook “Cult Classics” and get 40% off your first order plus a free item in every box for life at https://hungryroot.com/CULTFREE Amanda Rae…
- When Two Best Friends Become SISTER WIVES to a FALSE PROPHET · 1 h 36 min · Epizoda 425When two best friends are coerced to becoming sister wives to a false prophet, how does their friendship evolve? Did it survive the pressures of a household with over 20 other…
- The 22nd Wife Who Helped TAKE DOWN FLDS “False Prophet” Sam Bateman · 1 h 23 min · Epizoda 424After being gr**med and coerced into becoming Sam Bateman’s 22nd wife, Makelle Bistline reveals what life was actually like inside his polygamous household—and how quickly the…
- Warren Jeffs’ Daughter Reveals Unexpected Reasons People Are Leaving the FLDS · 1 h 0 min · Epizoda 423In this follow-up conversation, Sienna returns to share what’s changing inside the FLDS and the unexpected reasons some members are beginning to walk away. As Warren Jeffs’…
- FLDS “Prophet” Married My 3 Mothers, My Young Sisters… And Me (Makelle’s Story) · 1 h 2 min · Epizoda 422Raised in the FLDS with 3 mothers and 27 siblings, Makelle grew up believing extreme restrictions, poverty, and obedience to religious authority were simply normal. That…
- Warren Jeffs’ Daughter Reveals What REALLY Happened Inside the FLDS · 1 h 28 min · Epizoda 421Sienna shares what it was like growing up as one of Warren Jeffs' children inside the FLDS, from the 2008 Texas raid and years of strict control to the fear, isolation, and…
- Gloriavale Cult Survivor Exposes Everything WRONG with New “Devotion” Doc (ft. Lilia Tarawa) · 1 h 19 min · Epizoda 420Lilia Tarawa—granddaughter of Gloriavale founder Neville Cooper—shares her perspective on the new Paramount+ documentary Devotion, which offers unprecedented access inside the…
- Inside NXIVM Cult’s Collapse and the Hollywood Actress Behind It (ft. Bonnie Piesse) · 1 h 13 min · Epizoda 419Bonnie Piesse shares the deeply personal story of how a successful acting and music career in Hollywood left her feeling spiritually empty, ultimately making her vulnerable to…
- Why Narcissists Become Dangerous When You Expose Them (ft. Mark Vicente) · 57 min · Epizoda 418After our powerful conversation with former NXIVM insider and filmmaker Mark Vicente about The Narcissist's Playbook, we're sitting down with him once again for a special live…
- I Interviewed Real Narcissists... What They Admitted Terrified Me (ft.Mark Vicente) · 1 h 36 min · Epizoda 417Filmmaker and former NXIVM member Mark Vicente returns to discuss his new documentary, The Narcissist's Playbook, using both his experience exposing NXIVM and years of research…
- How Mormons Enslaved & Erased Native American Children · 50 min · Epizoda 416Following up the enlightening interview with Ember Hudson, today she joins us LIVE to further discuss Native slavery, which is the least discussed aspects of early Utah history…
- The Mormon Church Called Me Chosen... and Cursed · 1 h 23 min · Epizoda 415Ember Hudson shares the deeply personal story of growing up as a Native American woman in the LDS Church, where Mormon teachings about Indigenous people left her struggling with…
- Why This Incestuous Polygamous Cult Turns Families Into Enemies (ft. Amanda Rae Grant) · 57 min · Epizoda 414Children in The Order, an incestuous polygamous break-off of the LDS church are tormented in every way possible for “the kingdom of God upon the Earth”. When they get the…
- I Was Groomed to Die for God · 1 h 22 min · Epizoda 413Liz Dieatrick grew up in an intensely fundamentalist Assemblies of God household, where she was told from childhood that God had uniquely called her to become a missionary…
- The Dark Truth Behind a Sinister Christian College Ministry (I Ended Up Leading) · 1 h 6 min · Epizoda 412Kathleen Brooks was drawn into Chi Alpha, a campus ministry affiliated with the Assemblies of God, while searching for purpose, belonging, and spiritual direction in college…
- I Was Recruited on Campus Into a Cult · 1 h 21 min · Epizoda 411Sarah entered college with almost no religious background, hoping to find community and deepen her newfound Christian faith, only to be drawn into a highly controlling branch of…
- You Have to Pay HOW MUCH to Get Into Mormon Heaven? ft. Amanda Rae · 57 min · Epizoda 410It’s not quite as obvious as Scientology, but Mormonism is a pay-to-play religion. This billion dollar company still requires a set amount from its members for them to qualify…
- I Gave an Alien Cult $5 Million and 20 Years (Confessions of a Male Supermodel) · 1 h 23 min · Epizoda 409Former supermodel Hoyt Richards recounts how a seemingly ideal upbringing, success at Princeton University, and a promising modeling career left him unexpectedly vulnerable to…
