Barely Surviving a Painful Life As a Mormon TRAD WIFE

CW: DV & suicide attempt. After being spiritually manipulated to marry a stranger, Jennie did whatever she could to be the woman her new husband wanted. Fitting herself into a tight, Mormon, Trad wife box, if began to suffocate her. One year in she almost had an out, as her husband was also unhappy and asked for a divorce. However, the high leaders in the church said no, and threatened their eternal salvation if they were to even consider breaking their temple covenants. What she would uncover 20 years later would leave her hanging on by a thread. Click here to watch on YouTube Watch pt 1: The Dark Side of Growing Up a Girl in the Mormon Church  Find Jennie! TikTok @lifetaketwo  IG @lifetaketwojennie  YouTube  @lifetaketwo7662    Linktree https://linktr.ee/lifetaketwo 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 00:02:55 Previous episode recap 00:03:32 Jennie's traumatic Mormon temple ceremony experience 00:13:27 Endowment session/temple marriage 00:19:37 Jennie's difficult wedding night 00:26:48 Struggling to be perfect for her stranger husband 00:35:11 Jennie abandoning her self worth and placing it on her achievements 00:39:52 The invisible shock collar of Mormonism & high generational expectations 00:42:09 **We are not against someone CHOOSING to be a trad wife** 00:44:24 Jake takes Jennie to a meeting with a high authority to drop a HUGE bomb 00:52:27 Jennie found out her husband had a double life 00:57:26 Jennie turned to the church for help & lost her faith instead 01:03:25 Uncovering the lies and deception from the Mormon church 01:06:36 TW: Su*c*de attempt- How Jennie's mental health took a dive after losing everything 01:12:32 The wild sychronistic way Jennie met her now husband 01:21:31 Linda, Listen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices