Seventh-Day Adventism: Harrowing Escape… and Inevitable Return

Charlotte was adopted as a baby to Seventh Day Adventist parents who used the doctrine to harm her in unimaginable ways. More details on her childhood can be found in part one linked below. Finally, at 18 years old, she enlisted a couple friends through Snapchat to help her escape just days before her former father, who made threats on her life for exposing his abuse, returned home. With only a bag of clothes, an erased iPad and a notebook with handwritten contacts, she did her best to survive in a world she had been completely sheltered from. Including confronting her former parents in an attempt to get more of her belongings, then falling into another predatory living situation.  Click here to watch on YouTube Watch pt 1 of Charlotte's interview Find Charlotte on social media: tiktok: @charli.hayes  IG @charlihayes_   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 Markers 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:05 Recap 00:03:38 Charlotte plans her escape 00:19:39 Finding work after running away 00:26:42 Returning to her old church 00:28:46 CW r*pe 00:32:57 Moving away from her strict diet 00:35:06 Living with another secret pred*tor 00:36:19 Confronting her former parents after escaping 00:44:02 Deconstructing fear and shame 00:50:25 Charlotte leaning into her s*xual preferences 00:56:58 Meet Hadley 00:57:29 What brings Charlotte joy now 01:03:09 Linda, listen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.