Cults to Consciousness: Shelise Ann Sola on Post-Mormon Podcast Life (Part 2)
A Little Bit Culty
Sarah Edmondson & Anthony “Nippy” Ames
4.6 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In Part 2 with artist and ex-Mormon creator Shelise Ann Sola, we pick up with what happens after you walk away from the LDS Church: family fallout, reclaiming your body and sexuality from modesty/purity culture, and learning how to trust your own inner authority instead of a prophet, bishop, or priesthood holder. Shelise talks about healing religious trauma, unpacking scrupulosity and intrusive fears about hell and worthiness, and the messy, funny, and sometimes dark reality of building a new life, new boundaries, and new beliefs in the “post-Mormon” wilderness.
We also get into her online work: TikTok, podcasts, art, and ex-Mormon memes as a form of grief processing and community-building, why Mormonism and other high-demand religions can feel a little bit culty, and what’s actually helped her feel safe, connected, and spiritually grounded on the other side.
Be sure to follow Shelise’s podcast, Cults to Consciousness, on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, and Shelise at sheliseannsola.com and on Instagram @sheliseann.
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| 0:37.7 | policy or position of the podcast and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, |
| 0:42.8 | organization, business, individual, anyone, or anything. |
| 0:56.8 | I'm Sarah Edmondson. |
| 0:59.8 | And I'm Anthony Nippy Ames, and this is a little bit culty. |
| 1:05.1 | We woke up from a cult, and that journey was captured in The Vow on HBO and in my memoir, Skard. Now, in this podcast, we break down the shame and secrets that make these experiences so destructive |
| 1:09.9 | with honest conversations |
| 1:11.0 | on how seemingly benign groups can cross into the cultaverse and how to spot and recover |
| 1:15.8 | from trouble if it happens to you. |
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| 1:34.2 | Welcome to Season 8 of A Little Bit Culty. |
| 1:38.8 | Seeking down to the depths of the ocean. |
| 1:43.3 | Hanging on to win my love. |
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