Cults to Consciousness8 Sep 2025

My Polygamous Father Exploited Religious AUB Rules to Terrorize Us

Isolated in the Apostolic United Brethren, Janae’s father went unchecked when exploiting the nature of the religious group. With 4 wives and over a dozen children, he misused his power to control them all. “Life lessons” laced in traumatic experiences would leave the girls feeling helpless, scared and vulnerable without him, even when he was the true source of danger. Essentially acting as a cult leader within an already restrictive cult, Janae’s father took advantage of the system which had lasting negative effects.

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Chapter Marks

00:00:00 intro

00:04:07 How the AUB split from the mainstream LDS church

00:08:43 Hierarchy in the church and how Janae’s father affected their family's place

00:10:34 What Janae's father was like and how he got involved with the AUB

00:13:18 How Janae's father exploited AUB rules for his benefit

00:14:48 CW: CA Janae's father's man*pulation and ab*se tactics

00:25:31 Janae's mom's reaction to her chiIdren's ab*se and how the AUB predisposed her to marrying Janae's father

00:30:03 CW: CSA Janae's father's openness about his pred*tory behavior

00:33:05 How Janae's father's lack of self awareness led to a projection of his own feelings and issues

00:35:20 The use of other religious beliefs in the household

00:37:07 CW: SA How their father's ab*se affected the boys and their relationships with their sisters

00:40:06 The cycle of ab*se (or lack thereof)

00:41:43 The constant vulnerability in the house

00:43:22 Inability to understand AUB

00:46:57 Janae’s feelings on being a plural wife

00:48:54 Janae's mother's search for answers led them to mainstream Mormonism

00:56:03 CW: r*pe - Janae’s past left her vulnerable after escaping

01:01:41 Learning to stand in your power as a woman

01:04:13 How people from ab*sive situations can be targets for other ab*sers in the future

01:08:47 Finding safety in yourself and life after a cult

01:16:16 What makes Janae happy today

01:17:50 Linda, listen

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