Cults to Consciousness

Cults to Consciousness

By Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C RosalesSociety & Culture
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  • Ex-Mormon & Ex-Jehovah’s Witness React to LEAKED Upcoming Convention Tapes (ft. Altworldly)

    Many of you have gotten knocks on your door lately (us included) by the Jehovah’s Witnesses inviting you to attend their upcoming weekend long convention in July. Our friend Jake at @altworldly found a LEAKED copy of their propaganda and promised it would deliver in absurdity and disgusting takes on the “apostates” who have left the religion. Join us as Shelise blind reacts to these videos.


    Click here to watch on YouTube

    Part 1 of the stream


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    Other video collaborations:

    Ex-Mormon and Ex-Jehovah's Witness Compare CULTure (ft.  @altworldly  )

    Ex- Mormon and Ex-Jehovah's Witness Compare Doctrine (ft @altworldly)

    Fear of End Times: Ex-Jehovah's Witness Confessions ft. @altworldly

    An ex-Mormon and ex-Jehovah's Witness Compare Notes (w/ @CultstoConsciousness )


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    Venmo @sheliseann


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    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 


    **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.**

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    1 hr 7 min
  • The Dark Side of Jehovah’s Witnesses: My Husband Refused to Let Me DIE Despite Blood Doctrine

    As a 4th generation Jehovah’s Witness, Alissa Watson followed the path laid out before her and married young at a month past 19. Against the recommendation of the doomsday cult, she had chiIdren. During the birth of her first chiId, a pool of lost blood scared her husband into looking into the doctrine of blood transfusions being a punishable sin. Unwilling to lose the life of his wife or baby during the next delivery, he confessed to his wife that he would not be following the blood doctrine if it came down to it. Alissa agreed, but had no idea it had sent her husband down a slow and secret path of deconstruction, until she confronted him about his absence in the church. Research of rampant CSA coverups, a wishy-washy governing body leader under oath and more left her shocked. Their exit out of the religion was messy and hurtful, leaving behind their entire family who refused to even look at them due to the strict practice of shunning.


    Click here to watch on YouTube


    Why I Left the Jehovah's Witnesses: The Truth Behind My Exit


    Find Alissa on Social:

    YouTube: @athomewithalissa

    IG: @athome_withalissa  

    TikTok: @athomewithalissa 


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    Venmo @sheliseann


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    Instagram @cultstoconsciousness 

    Host Instagram @sheliseann 

    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 


    **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.**


    Chapter Marks

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:04:27 What it was like growing up as a Jehovah's Witness (pressures & disfellowshipping)

    00:11:07 Why Alissa wanted to be homeschooled

    00:13:16 Alissa meets her husband at 17 and doubles down on the religion

    00:16:14 Dating as a Jehovah's Witness

    00:18:33 The pressures of being a teenage girl having to get married

    00:23:52 Alissa gets engaged, sins and thinks Satan is attacking her relationship

    00:26:51 Jehovah's Witnesses discourage having chiIdren

    00:30:43 The "no blood" rule causing a scare during birth

    00:37:23 Alissa's husband starts secretly deconstructing

    00:40:47 Was Alissa's husband filled with Satan??

    00:42:47 Why Alissa's testimony crumbled overnight

    00:47:59 What it was like when Alissa and her family were shunned

    00:57:31 Setting boundaries and making mental health a priority

    01:06:09 Why Alissa decided to start speaking out on social media

    01:14:53 How Alissa's life has changed for the better

    01:18:34 Linda, Listen

    01:20:40 Find and support Alissa!

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    1 hr 22 min
  • How THIS Jehovah’s Witnesses Leader Aligned with Hitler in WWII ft. Owen Morgan Telltale

    During WWII the horrific extermination of religious and ethnic groups forced people to denounce their faith and hail Hitler for their own survival. Owen Morgan, former JW and successful YouTuber  @OwenMorganTelltale  dove into the rabbit hole to extensively research the position and stories of the JW people at the time. He explains how Joseph Franklin Rutherford, the second leader of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, made an attempt to align with the Nazi regime to  maintain freedom of worship. However, he took things a step further, actively harming the witnesses and taking the religion in a cultic direction. 


    Click here to watch on YouTube


    Watch our initial interview with Owen:

    The Extremely Isolated Life of Growing Up Jehovah's Witness


    Find Owen on Social Media:

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@OwenMorganTelltale

    IG: @owenmorgantelltale 

    Website:  www.owenmorgan.com

    Book: Was Hitler an Atheist? 


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    Venmo @sheliseann


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    Host Instagram @sheliseann 

    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 


    **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.**


    Chapter marks:

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:03:09 Owen's motivation for researching the N*zi's treatment of Jehovah's Witnesses during World War II

    00:04:26 Owen's reasons for leaving the church

    00:06:36 German Christian national*sm and H*tler's connection to the Jehovah's Witnesses

    00:10:53 Rutherford's letter to H*tler

    00:12:10 JW's support of N*zism vs the well known rule of no politics

    00:15:44 Frank's story as a JW  in N*zi Germany

    00:21:24 Paul Balzereit's story

    00:23:40 How JW's were forced into signing the declaration to H*tler

    00:25:35 How Rutherford came into leadership and the changes he brought

    00:31:51 Why Rutherford released the statement and the resiliency of JW members

    00:37:44 Corruption in leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses vs Mormonism

    00:41:15 Rac*sm in the Jehovah's Witness religion and Mormonism

    00:44:46 Different schisms of Jehovah's Witnesses and their similarities with the main group

    00:48:17 Word of wisdom hot drinks vs caffeine debate in Mormonism

    00:51:44 How and why trivial religious rules and how they can dictate people's entire lives

    00:57:21 Other recent changes to the religion

    01:00:05 Financial holdings and corruption in the JW religion

    01:07:17 Guilt and being a good person as a Jehovah's Witness

    01:13:03 Linda, listen

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    1 hr 16 min
  • The Jehovah’s Witnesses Stole My Family (ft. Stop the Shunning)

    Bethany was raised in the Jehovah’s Witnesses, only to realize she had been part of a cult for thirty years. The psychological pressure cooker exploded in her 20s with quickly deteriorating mental health. The faux perfectionism drove her into an eating disorder as a means to gain any form of control over her life. When she could no longer pretend anymore, questioning authority and pursuing her personal freedom cost her, her devout family.  She now has a YouTube channel where she discusses the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ harmful policies.

    Today we are going LIVE with Bethany to further dive into how the Jehovah’s Witnesses completely ruined her relationship with her parents.  


    Click here to watch on YouTube


    Watch the initial interview here  


    Find Bethany on social media:

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/bethanyleger

    website: www.bethanyleger.com

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@stoptheshunning

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/bethanylegerwriter

    Bethany’s book: Physically In, Mentally Out: Navigating Your Exit From Watchtower

    The best way to reach her is via email: [email protected]


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    Venmo @sheliseann


    Find us on Social media!

    Instagram @cultstoconsciousness 

    Host Instagram @sheliseann 

    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 


    **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.**

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    1 hr 1 min
  • How Jehovah’s Witnesses Psychologically Tortured Me for 30 Years

    Bethany Leger was raised in the Jehovah’s Witnesses, only to realize she had been part of a cult for thirty years. The psychological pressure cooker exploded in her 20s with quickly deteriorating mental health. The faux perfectionism drove her into an eating d*sorder as a means to gain any form of control over her life. When she could no longer pretend anymore, questioning authority and pursuing her personal freedom cost her, her devout family.  She now has a YouTube channel where she discusses the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ h*rmful policies.


    Click here to watch on YouTube


    Find Bethany on social media:

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/bethanyleger

    website: www.bethanyleger.com

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@stoptheshunning

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/bethanylegerwriter

    Bethany’s book: Physically In, Mentally Out: Navigating Your Exit From Watchtower

    The best way to reach her is via email: [email protected]


    Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel!


    Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast.

    Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here!

    Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness

    Venmo @sheliseann


    Find us on Social media!

    Instagram @cultstoconsciousness 

    Host Instagram @sheliseann 

    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 


    **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.**


    Chapter Marks:

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:04:25 Defining the Jehovah's Witness religion as a cult-like group

    00:06:02 What Bethany's family was like growing up

    00:11:08 Core beliefs of the Jehovah's Witnesses

    00:15:23 Bethany's gut feelings about the church and the obligation to fulfill duties

    00:23:20 CW: ED Developing h*rmful behaviors and realizing how being a JW makes Bethany really feel

    00:25:21 CW: ED Bethany's experience in high school that led her to evaluate the Jehovah's Witnesses

    00:38:45 What Bethany's mom did to keep her in the religion

    00:41:16 Bethany's parents' conflicting values and where that confusion ultimately led her

    00:46:26 How self policing kept Bethany as a Jehovah's Witness after high school

    00:49:30 The tension in Bethany reaches a breaking point CW: su*cid*l ideation

    00:51:54 The last time Bethany stepped foot in a Kingdom Hall

    00:58:29 The moment that changed Bethany's perspective forever

    01:02:02 CW: SA Jehovah's Witness SA cases in Australia

    01:03:12 CW: SA The two witness rule and how it allows rampant ab*se to fester for years

    01:06:10 Barbara Anderson's story

    01:13:59 New changes to how shunning works

    01:19:09 How Bethany is doing now

    01:22:51 Linda, listen

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    1 hr 26 min
  • Confronting Our Mormon Polygamous Cult Compound 25 Years Later

    Melanie and Cory grew up in the Apostolic United Brethren (AUB) at the Montana compound. They wouldn’t  meet, however, until long after leaving the cult and all their family behind. Almost a polygamous wife, Melanie had a horrible arranged marriage at a young age and did whatever it took to get out and become free. Now, we look at what happens when a funeral brings them both back to the compound to face estranged family members as apostates. How did their families react to them now that they have a YouTube channel exposing the AUB? Tune in to find out! 


    Click here to watch on YouTube


    Watch Melanie’s initial interview


    Follow Melanie on Social Media:

    https://www.youtube.com/@NotestoSelf444

    IG: @Notestoself444 

    https://www.tiktok.com/@NotestoSelf444


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    Venmo @sheliseann


    Find us on Social media!

    Instagram @cultstoconsciousness 

    Host Instagram @sheliseann 

    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 


    **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.**

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    1 hr 4 min
  • My Father is the Polygamist Prophet of the AUB Mormon Sect

    One of the polygamous offshoots of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the Apostolic United Brethren (AUB) where the famous Kody Brown and Sister Wives come from. Melanie grew up in this group with 4 mothers and 34 and counting siblings. Her Father was an apostle when she was growing up, but would go on to become the prophet. A position that is said to commune directly with God and Jesus themselves. The highest calling on Earth. Melanie and her siblings were shocked when such an ab*sive man would be given such a sacred calling. Melanie, destined to become a plural wife herself, would have to put up with her spouse courting a 16 year old girl while she was pregnant! She lived a life full of grief and pain and void of real romantic love, until she gained the courage to escape and leave her entire family and community behind. 

    Click here to watch on YouTube

    Watch Melanie and Cory in our LIVE interview


    Follow Melanie on Social Media:

    https://www.youtube.com/@NotestoSelf444

    IG: @Notestoself444 

    https://www.tiktok.com/@NotestoSelf444


    Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel!


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    Venmo @sheliseann


    Find us on Social media!

    Instagram @cultstoconsciousness 

    Host Instagram @sheliseann 

    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 


    **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.**


    Chapter Marks

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:03:36 Why Melanie Started Sharing Her Story; Her ChiIdhood

    00:08:07 Melanie’s Father Had a Favorite Wife and How it Impacted Her as a ChiId

    00:16:40 Specifics about the AUB and Melanie’s First Marriage

    00:22:42 Melanie’s First Husband, and How Her Mother Taught Her Not to See Race

    00:25:39 CW: CSA, SA, Beginning of Melanie’s First Marriage & How She Avoided Getting Pregnant

    00:30:55 CW: Mentions of Self-H*rm, Melanie Shares How Marriage was as a Teenager in the AUB and How It Impacted Her

    00:38:15 What it Was Like Dating Her First Husband and a Potential Plural Wife

    00:46:28 CW: CA, Melanie’s Faith Crisis After Her Father Became an Apostle & Her First Time Leaving the AUB

    00:52:35 Returning to the AUB for A Time After Her Son was Born

    00:56:03 Getting Divorced and Meeting Her 2nd Husband

    01:05:47 Melanie’s Deconstruction & Her Father Becoming Prophet of the AUB

    01:11:04 Shocking Information about Her Best Friend

    01:18:15 Melanie’s Life Now and the Progress She's Made

    01:27:06 Final Thoughts and What Brings Melanie Joy

    01:29:40 Linda, listen

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    1 hr 34 min
  • Why I Fell For America’s Most VioIent Hate Movement at 16

    Shannon Foley Martinez was a vict*m of CSA at age 14.  Never quite able to meet her parent's expectations, Martinez sought out other angry teens. By 16 she was a sk*nhead spouting white supremac*st rhetoric, giving stiff-armed N*zi salutes and tagging public property with swast*kas. Fortified by the love of an adopted family, Martinez left the sk*nheads behind, and today is committed to devoting the rest of her life to helping dismantle the culture of white suprem*cy, as well as helping others find their way to the other side of a life of hate.

    Click here to watch on YouTube


    Find Shannon on Social Media:  

    IG: @shannon_foley_martinez


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    Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness

    Venmo @sheliseann


    Find us on Social media!

    Instagram @cultstoconsciousness 

    Host Instagram @sheliseann 

    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 


    **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.**


    Chapter Marks

    00:03:27 Shannon's chiIdhood and vulnerabilities that led her to joining a Neo N*zi group

    00:12:06 How sports helped Shannon

    00:15:34 How moving during a vulnerable developmental age effected Shannon

    00:24:39 What high school was like for Shannon

    00:28:35 A night that changed Shannon's life at 14

    00:30:42 CW: r*pe How Shannon's traum*tic experience at a party led to h*rmful behaviors

    00:35:34 Shannon's mom blamed her for be v*ctimized

    00:43:32 How Shannon's undirected anger led her to the wrong crowd

    00:49:16 How rac*sm come into play for Shannon

    00:55:15 What a woman's role in the movement looks like

    01:00:50 How Shannon found her way out

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Confronting My Dangerous White Power Ideology for My ChiIdren

    Shannon Foley Martinez was a victim of CSA at age 14.  Never quite able to meet her parent's expectations, Martinez sought out other angry teens. By 16 she was a skinhead spouting white supremacist rhetoric, giving stiff-armed Nazi salutes and tagging public property with swastikas. Fortified by the love of an adopted family, Martinez left the skinheads behind, and today is committed to devoting the rest of her life to helping dismantle the culture of white supremacy, as well as helping others find their way to the other side of a life of hate. 


     Click here to watch on YouTube

    Watch pt 1:  https://youtu.be/SjlWNeLPKtA?si=4h-zGqOrC_ePCIx-


    Find Shannon on Social Media:  

    IG: @shannon_foley_martinez


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    Venmo @sheliseann


    Find us on Social media!

    Instagram @cultstoconsciousness 

    Host Instagram @sheliseann 

    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 


    **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.**


    Chapter Marks

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:02:54 Resetting living in a safe environment

    00:10:58 What made Shannon change her perspective

    00:17:14 How Shannon's college experience opened her eyes to new information

    00:23:05 Having chiIdren changed Shannon’s outlook & goals

    00:33:32 Breaking cycles with Shannon’s chiIdren and grandchiIdren

    00:37:09 Setting healthy boundaries and figuring out appropriate expectations

    00:42:29 Boundaries with adult chiIdren in the home

    00:45:37 Shannon's continued healing journey and coming to peace within herself

    00:56:17 Linda, listen

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    1 hr 4 min
  • Recruited and Groomed into America’s First White Power Group at 16

    Christian Picciolini found himself stumbling through high school, struggling to find a community among other fans of punk rock music. There, he was recruited by a notorious white power sk*nhead leader and encouraged to fight with the movement to "protect the white race from extinction." Soon, he had become an expert in rac*st philosophies, a terror who roamed the neighborhood, quick to throw fists. When his mentor was sent to prison, sixteen-year-old Picciolini took over the man's role as the leader of an infamous neo-Naz* sk*nhead group.

    Seduced by the power, he accrued through intimidation, and swept up in the rhetoric he had adopted, Christian worked to grow an army of extrem*sts. He used music as a recruitment tool, launching his own propag*nda band that performed at white power rallies around the world. But slowly, as he started a family of his own and a job that for the first time brought him face to face with people from all walks of life, he began to recognize the cracks in his hat*ful ideology. Then a shocking loss at the hands of rac*al viol*nce changed his life forever, and Picciolini realized too late the full extent of the h*rm he'd caused.


    Click here to watch on YouTube


    Check out Christian’s books:

    christianpicciolini.com

    “White American Youth": whiteamericanyouth.com

    "Breaking H*te”: breakinghate.com


    Find Christian on social media:

    IG: @cpicciolini 


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    Venmo @sheliseann


    Find us on Social media!

    Instagram @cultstoconsciousness 

    Host Instagram @sheliseann 

    Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ 

    TikTok @cults.to.consciousness 

    Twitter @cultstocon 


    **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.**


    Chapter Marks

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:05:33 How Christian was vulnerable to recruitment and thus got involved

    00:12:12 American History X and its parallels to Christian’s experience

    00:13:41 The moment that Christian realized v*olence equaled power

    00:17:30 How Christian went from going along with the ideologies to really believing them

    00:19:39 What the goal of the movement was

    00:22:50 Christian's double life participating in the movement while also playing football

    00:26:12 Christian's experience with a black body guard in high school

    00:33:13 The facade begins to fade after Christian's recruiter goes to prison

    00:36:32 How their h*te for others was rooted in their h*te for themselves

    00:38:40 Why and how women join these groups

    00:41:55 How these groups self contain their ideas and how it warps member's perception of reality

    00:45:35 Christian's marriage and its fallout gave him the freedom to leave the movement

    00:51:48 Christian non-linear path to healing and how meeting someone from his past changed his future

    01:00:11 The importance of accountability in healing

    01:02:27 Where Christian is today and what brings him joy

    01:05:15 What Christian's relationship is like with his sons and how they feel about his past

    01:12:11 Linda, listen

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    1 hr 15 min

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