Cults to Consciousness

Real Housewives' Heather Gay Reveals What Mormon Culture REALLY Does to Women

Real 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,

Expected to Leave My Wife in Labor For Church | OUR DESCENT INTO WMSCOG

What 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 ins

Exposing WMSCOG Korean Cult: What REALLY Happens Behind Closed Doors

Esperanza 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, c

Arranged to a Predator: WMSCOG Cult took EVERYTHING I Had

Esperanza 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 sh

She Escaped Gloriavale With 10 Kids. What Happened Next?

She 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 Consc

INSIDE GLORIAVALE: Pregnant or Breastfeeding for 22 Years Straight (a Woman’s Harsh Reality)

Born 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 pos

Arranged at 15: My FLDS Husband Became My Legal Guardian

Use 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 1

Warren Jeffs’ Son & Sam Bateman’s 13th (Ex) Wife Reveal Their Unexpected Love Story

Two 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

I Escaped My Father’s Polygamous Cult… Then Became a Mormon Missionary

After 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 missio

Warren Jeffs’ Son Reveals What It Was REALLY Like Growing Up With Him

Wendell 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

My Criminal Father Groomed Me to Take Over His Empire

Sonny 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 hi

Growing Up With a Narcissistic Mother Everyone Else Worshipped (ft. Jinjara Mitchell)

Jinjara 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 ope

I Started Investigating My Dad’s Death— and Uncovered My Family’s Darkest Secrets

Jinjara Mitchell grew up watching her mother become a celebrated motivational speaker and powerful businesswoman while experiencing a very different person behind closed

When Being the “Perfect Mormon” Becomes an Obsession

Justin 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)

Athena 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 ab

At 9 Years Old, My Mormon Mom Said God Wanted Her to Sacrifice Me

Athena Grimes grew up in mainstream Mormonism under a mother who, Athena says, used “personal revelation” to justify extreme control, isolation, punishment, and abuse—inc

How I Got My Mom to Leave Mormonism

Today 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 aw

BREAKING: Jehovah’s Witness Governing Body REMOVE Blood Doctrine? (ft.Alissa Watson)

Jehovah’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, platel

ESCAPING THE ROOM My Tyrannical Hoarder Father Kept Me CONFINED to for 16 Years

Mae 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 o

The Mormon Mission That Sent Him Into a Mental Health Crisis

Raised in an intensely devout Mormon household, Justin Shoemaker believed happiness and salvation came from following every rule exactly… until religious scrupulosity and