CW: CSA, r*pe. Charlotte Hayes was adopted as a baby to Seventh-Day Adventist parents who used the doctrine to h*rm her in unimaginable ways. She was forced to eat raw vegan, not given adequate nutrients and kept dang*rously 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 ab*se 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 viol*ence to an SDA pastor who then reported it to the higher councils of the church, but they did nothing. Watch pt 2 of Charlotte's interview: https://youtu.be/fJAFiJbmdXA?si=uNJd3QHVAZt5JZZ8 Find Charlotte on social media: tiktok: @charli.hayes https://www.tiktok.com/@charli.hayes IG @charlihayes_ https://www.instagram.com/charlihayes_/ Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClips Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness Host Instagram @sheliseann https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/ Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_ TikTok @cults.to.consciousness https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness Twitter @cultstocon https://twitter.com/cultstocon Chapter Markers 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:23 Charlotte’s adoption into an SDA family 00:09:18 Strict upbringing 00:15:21 Adopted to be h*rmed 00:16:38 TW: CSA from her adopted father 00:20:30 How purity culture at church mentally clashed with CSA at home 00:25:46 Charlotte's experience in public school 00:33:14 Teachers started to notice signs of ab*se 00:42:23 Being gay in strict purity culture 00:45:54 Experience at boarding school 00:50:54 Washing each other's feet at school... 00:54:08 Charlotte's breaking point 01:02:21 Plotting the escape 01:07:29 Linda listen **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.**