You may know Olivia Marie Plath from TLC’s Welcome to Plathville, but do you know her story before being on the show? Olivia describes what her fundamentalist life was like in a home where her father s*xualized her and her sisters, corporal pun*shment wasn’t optional and her mother, despite severe health issues that could take her life, was forced to continue getting pregnant. Her sincere hope to be saved lead her down a path to courtship with Ethan where she would marry into an even more strict and controlling environment. Boundaries didn’t exist to the Plath family and things would progressively get worse and worse throughout their marriage. She finally put an end to it all and now she is vocal about things that weren’t allowed to be shown on the show. Watch our follow up LIVE with Olivia: https://www.youtube.com/live/hp4tKnMVlTE?si=il37v3Qm2iDO24Ai Follow Olivia on social media! IG: https://www.instagram.com/oliviamarieplath/ Website: OliviaMariePlath.com 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 00:04:08 CW; Mentions of CA, Life before the reality show & Fundamentalism 00:08:26 Olivia fighting to keep her personality 00:14:38 Glimpses into the outside world 00:19:15 CW: M*scarriage, Growing up with 9 siblings 00:24:20 The Fundamentalist expectations on mothers and chiIdren 00:29:14 Fighting the h*rmful messaging & meeting her ex-husband 00:35:17 Fundamentalist beliefs around marriage and divorce 00:39:15 Red flags in the Plath family & setting boundaries 00:45:35 Effects of the reality show 00:50:25 Why the Plaths sought out the reality show 00:55:12 Behind the scenes of Olivia's marriage 01:02:27 Hopes and aspirations outside of the cult 01:05:53 The messiness of the divorce 01:10:16 Life while deconstructing 01:17:42 Olivia's experiences traveling 01:21:06 Final thoughts 01:22:06 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. This podcast provides a platform for guests to share their personal experiences and opinions. The views expressed are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of the hosts or producers. Any allegations discussed are unverified and represent personal accounts only. All individuals mentioned are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise. The podcast assumes no legal responsibility for statements made by guests.**