“Shiny Happy People” Cult was WAY WORSE than Doc Shows (Insider speaks out)

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*Content Warning: Brief mentions of child ab*se, domestic ab*se, suic*de ideation* The Institute in Basic Life Principles is an extreme Christian fundamentalist set of beliefs that took hold on society when The Duggars (from TLC’s “19 kids and Counting”) made it popular. These beliefs look “Happy and Shiny” from the surface, but deep inside rots the truth about the misogynistic, abusive and oppressive practices that force children and wives to obey at all costs. Jen joins us and tells (for the first time) her painstaking journey of her “poster child” life-- from growing up in the IBLP, to being hand selected by the it's leader Bill Gothard, and the harmful consequences that followed. Support Shelise Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast Patreon   / cultstoconsciousness   Venmo @sheliseann Find Jen on Social! IG: @parrotkindergarten Trauma therapy techniques: Hypnosis & NLP Trauma therapy National Domestic Abuse Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ 800-799-7233 "Shiny Happy People" can be found on Amazon Prime    • Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets ...   Find Shelise on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness   / cultstoconsiousness   Host Instagram @sheliseann   / sheliseann   TikTok @cults.to.consciousness   / cults.to.consciousness   Twitter @cultstocon   / cultstocon   Chapter Markers 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:05 What is the Institute in Basic Life Principles? 00:04:18 RULES: no satanic drums... 00:04:49 RULES: Major TV restrictions 00:06:10 First kiss on your wedding day 00:06:57 Her backstory with IBLP 00:08:42 TW: R*pe - Taught that you were responsible for your own assault 00:11:18 Her life before (12 yrs old) and after IBLP 00:11:57 The "shiny happy" transition to homeschooling in 9th grade 00:14:25 Chaperoned dates until marriage 00:15:41 The after effects of these strict rules even after leaving the cult 00:17:03 TW: Child abuse- The darkside of the Duggars (19 kids and counting) 00:18:31 Advanced Training Institute- IPBP homeschooling program 00:20:25 How she is helping DA survivors as an attorney 00:22:11 Graduated HS at 15, started college then volunteered for IBLP 00:25:57 When she was swept up by Bill Gothard (founder of IBLP) 00:27:39 The uncomfortable, sexual tension created by Mr. Gothard 00:32:23 Her punishment severity at home 00:37:15 TW: Child Abuse- Is "Shiny, Happy People" an accurate portrayal? 00:39:56 Infiltrate society with as many kids as you can possibly have 00:42:22 Jokes on YOU IBLP- She homeschools her birds instead of kids 00:45:07 The beginning of her journey out of the cult 00:47:43 When the idea of God unraveled for her 00:50:38 Anxiety of fitting in due to standing out 00:51:38 TW: Domestic abuse- primed for it by IBLP 00:56:20 When she was able to recognize the domestic abuse 00:58:18 TW: domestic abuse & suicide ideation 01:00:25 Her healing journey 01:02:05 How she is doing now! *spoiler alert-amazing* 01:02:34 Teaching parrots to read! 01:04:00 Trauma therapy that worked for her 01:04:27 Linda, Listen 01:05:16 Find and support Jen! Theme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara *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.*