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Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes. Thank you so much for

listening. Today, I have been given the great honor of chatting with Elisa Wall. Elisa is a

mother, author, survivor, and advocate for victims of cultic and sexual abuse. After freeing herself from an early

life in the FLDS Church, Elisa reinvented herself and her career several times. Yet at the heart of

all of her work is her incredible storytelling abilities. She recently appeared on Netflix's documentary Keep Sweet, Pray,

and Obey, in which she shared a bit of her journey and healing. After watching, I could see

Elisa's wisdom and poise are unrivaled, and that there was so much more to her story than the

documentary could illustrate in four poignant episodes.

Thus, I am so grateful Elisa was willing to share the rest of what be here with all of you today to share my story.

A lot of what people don't know about me is I'm a mom first. I have two teenagers. I get the

opportunity to not just parent myself, but parent my teenagers through it. I'm also a mompreneur.

I manage a few different businesses. I am a speaker and a professional

storyteller. My mission is to use my stories to create significant change in this world. I am

advocate and survivor of all different kinds of abuse. I was born into a religious cult that

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