Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Michelle Stewart, a woman who was raised in several religious cults. Here's the link to Michelle's IG & book: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_stewart_author/ https://a.co/d/02DblHL0 0:00 – Growing Up in Religious Cults 8:59 – Father's Mental Illness & Control 17:14 – Purity Culture, Women & Religious Abuse 22:04 – Isolation, Punishment & Becoming "Judas Girl" 30:10 – Delusion, Compliance & Leaving One Cult for Another 41:08 – First Freedom, First Love & Sual Aault 49:18 – Pregnant at 16, Forced Marriage & More Religious Control 56:23 – College, Critical Thinking & Breaking Free 59:22 – Depression, S*****e Attempt & Finding Hope 1:02:16 – Understanding Cult Psychology & Recovery 1:08:12 – Family Trauma, Shame & Breaking the Cycle 1:14:52 – Reconnecting With Family & Life After Cults 1:19:40 – Father's Death & The Power of Boundaries 1:22:17 – Advice for Anyone Escaping a High-Control Grou For full-length, ad-free and uncensored videos please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #teenpregnancy #escaping #mentalillness #lifeaftercults #marklaita #documentary #religion