Born and raised in a Mormon majority town, Katie was doing her best to be the most righteous and worthy Mormon she could be. Everything came crashing down when she was blamed by her mother and shamed by her bishop for being SA’d. They claimed her “purity was tainted” and she needed to repent. Upon graduation, she went to the Young Single Adults ward, where she was primed to be targeted by a “worthy priesthood holder” who tried to lure her into an org*sm cult with promises to “fix” her s*xual trauma. Watch pt 2 of Katie's interview: https://youtu.be/nQmFjHkYKB8?si=Vbn9OD1VKUh_07N0 Follow Katie on social media: IG: https://www.instagram.com/Katiekins._ https://www.instagram.com/confections.by.kate We want to meet you in real life! Come adventure with us on our 2nd C2C VACATION! Click here to go to the official booking page: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-shelise-sola-oct-2025 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 Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:32 Katie’s ChiIdhood in Mormonism in a Small Town 00:08:59 Katie’s Family's Religious Viewpoint on Having a Sibling with Disabilities 00:13:55 Katie and Shelise Discuss the Mormon Temple 00:18:53 CW: SA, Katie Describes Some Pivotal and Shaping ChiIdhood Moments 00:27:24 Katie Shares About the Backlash She Received Following Being SA’ed 00:37:24 Katie Gives Context About Mormon Young Single Adult Congregations 00:43:15 Katie’s Experiences in a Young Single Adult Congregation and the 27yo Guy She Met There 00:53:36 How Katie’s Boyfriend Slowly Man*pulated Her and Introduced the Org*sm Cult He Was A Part Of 00:59:15 CW: SA Katie Shares About Her Boyfriend Introducing Her to the Teachings of the Org*sm Cult **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.**