AMISH Teens Escape, Then Get Exploited by New Cult Leader

Luci Coblentz was born and raised in an Old Order Amish Settlement where she was worked so hard as a chiId it literally broke her back. At 17 she had to escape twice before she was free. However, still new and naive to the outside world, she quickly found herself in another non denominational Christian cult, run by a charismatic preacher “chosen by God himself” who controlled his congregation with heavy handed fear. There she would coincidentally run into another former Amish boy from the same settlement who she would end up marrying. It took them 10 years to wake up to the ab*ses perpetrated in the cult and leave together.   Click here to watch on YouTube Watch pt 1:  https://youtu.be/gS_ott73X08?si=SHGru57WV7CdHICO Connect with Luci IG @lucindacoblentz https://www.instagram.com/lucindacoblentz FB https://www.facebook.com/lucinda.coblentz We want to meet you in real life!  Come adventure with us on our 2nd C2C VACATION!  Click here to go to the official booking page 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 Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:40 What life was like for Luke growing up in an Old Order Amish community 00:06:30 How scaling back on worldly things led to Luke's family leaving the Amish community 00:11:24 How Luci and Luke interacted in the Amish community before connecting again as adults 00:14:19 Things that made Luci vulnerable to joining another cult 00:19:18 How Luke got involved in the church before Luci joined 00:21:11 What made this church so appealing to someone leaving the Amish church 00:24:23 What it was like for Luci and Luke to see each other again years later and after leaving the Amish community 00:29:14 How unhealthy power dynamics and toxic relationships can lead to mental health struggles 00:34:17 What the church provided that Luci had been craving 00:38:41 Ways in which the church kept members under control with a false sense of choice 00:41:39 How this church further manipulated the congregation and misused donations 00:47:31 How Luci's family's way of speaking led to realizing the church leader's manipulation tactics 00:51:33 What made Luke and Luci finally leave the church 00:56:25 Luke's experience leaving the church 00:58:10 How they navigated their lives after leaving the church and having autonomy for the first time 01:06:03 Where Luke and Luci are today and what makes them happy\ 01:13:59 Final thoughts 01:16:15 Linda, listen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices