{"author_name":"Cults to Consciousness","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/cults-to-consciousness/episodes/2919303e-cbab-4a7e-a50f-178337d62a64","description":"<p>CW: CSA, rape.&nbsp; Charlotte Hayes was adopted as a baby to Seventh-Day Adventist parents who used the doctrine to harm her in unimaginable ways. She was forced to eat raw vegan, not given adequate nutrients and kept dangerously thin, while the rest of the family ate normally. On top of that, CSA started happening at age 7 and she was told it was to prepare her for being a wife. When signs of physical abuse caught the attention of her public school, they got CPS involved, but the system was a colossal failure and only made it worse at home. She even reported the violence to an SDA pastor who then reported it to the higher councils of the church, but they did nothing.&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/Y3akgnP9wAk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube</a></p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/fJAFiJbmdXA?si=uNJd3QHVAZt5JZZ8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch pt 2 of Charlotte's interview</a></p><p>Find Charlotte on social media:</p><p>tiktok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@charli.hayes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@charli.hayes&nbsp;</a></p><p>IG <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/charlihayes_/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@charlihayes_ </a>&nbsp;</p><p>Subscribe to our<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClip\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> C2C \"CLIPS\" Channel!</a></p><p>Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast.</p><p><a href=\"https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here!</a></p><p>Patreon <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness</a></p><p>Venmo @sheliseann</p><p>Find us on Social media!</p><p>Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstoconsciousness</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Host Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@sheliseann&nbsp;</a></p><p>Co Producer / Host <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@jonathan.rosales_&nbsp;</a></p><p>TikTok <a href=\"http://cults.to.consciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cults.to.consciousness&nbsp;</a></p><p>Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/cultstocon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstocon</a>&nbsp;</p><p>**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.**</p><p>Chapter Markers</p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:03:23 Charlotte’s adoption into an SDA family</p><p>00:09:18 Strict upbringing</p><p>00:15:21 Adopted to be h*rmed</p><p>00:16:38 TW: CSA from her adopted father</p><p>00:20:30 How purity culture at church mentally clashed with CSA at home&nbsp;</p><p>00:25:46 Charlotte's experience in public school</p><p>00:33:14 Teachers started to notice signs of ab*se</p><p>00:42:23 Being gay in strict purity culture</p><p>00:45:54 Experience at boarding school</p><p>00:50:54 Washing each other's feet at school...</p><p>00:54:08 Charlotte's breaking point</p><p>01:02:21 Plotting the escape</p><p>01:07:29 Linda listen</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/cults-to-consciousness/episodes/2919303e-cbab-4a7e-a50f-178337d62a64/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"My Adopted Parents Exploited Seventh-Day Adventism to Do the Unspeakable","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}