{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/6ac3c3db22e4cb85bd378eae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kept From His Father’s Death Bed For Leaving Polygamist Cult","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/1151fcead5f4aaaf0e0c295ff05896d4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Calvin Wayman was born and raised in an offshoot polygamist sect of FLDS called “The Work”. With 44 siblings, a “Wayman” was just about every person he knew in his life. Even more taxing than his childhood trauma, was the trauma he experienced as an adult when he escaped at 30 years old. His life turned upside down— with the threat of his eternal salvation in jeopardy, while fighting against everything he was taught to believe, and on top of that being shunned and accosted by his loved ones— things came to a head for Calvin when he returned to see his Father on his death bed. He didn’t have the priesthood, therefore, he wasn’t allowed in.  But this wasn’t the real reason Calvin didn’t push his way in.    \n\n<a href=\"https://youtu.be/SIuKNJJ2W0Y?si=3Lelq5ild2aI95u6\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Calvin 1st interview here</a>\n<a href=\"https://youtu.be/F8rKj809Avo?si=9DWsv0AlrMtdtqEp\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Calvin's 2nd interview here</a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@officialcalvinwayman\" target=\"_blank\">Calvin’s YT</a>\nIG: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/calvinwayman/\" target=\"_blank\">@Calvinwayman</a></p>\n<p>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:  <a href=\"https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-shelise-sola-oct-2025\" target=\"_blank\">https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-shelise-sola-oct-2025</a> </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Subscribe to our C2C \"CLIPS\" Channel! <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClips\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClips</a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd\" target=\"_blank\">Our Merch!</a></p>\n<p>Patreon:<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness\" target=\"_blank\"> Patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness</a></p>\n<p>Venmo @sheliseann</p>\n<p>Website <a href=\"https://www.sheliseannsola.com/\" target=\"_blank\">CultsToConsciousness.com</a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Find Shelise on Social media!</p>\n<p>Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsiousness\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstoconsciousness</a></p>\n<p>Host Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/\" target=\"_blank\">@sheliseann</a></p>\n<p>TikTok<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness\" target=\"_blank\"> @cults.to.consciousness</a></p>\n<p>Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/cultstocon\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstocon</a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Theme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>**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.**</p>\n<p>00:00:00 Intro\n00:03:43 The FLDS off shoot called \"The Work\" that Calvin grew up in\n00:08:35 What Calvin had to face when he left The Work\n00:14:23 What happened to Calvin's marriage, and relationship with family after he left\n00:16:51 Calvin's thoughts on how leaving has affected his chiIdren\n00:21:40 Does Calvin's ex wife feel obligated to shun him?\n00:23:32 Is Calvin worried his daughter may be forced into polygamy?\n00:27:37 Is there life after the cult?\n00:30:27 Calvin's relationship with his father after he left\n00:36:54 Building a community after being cut off from his family\n00:42:18 What happened when Calvin went back to his Father on the his death bed\n00:51:51 When you leave a cult and question if it was the right decision\n00:59:32 How cults make you demonize your intuition\n01:03:01 Calvin reads hate comments directed at him\n01:03:47 Threatening the beliefs of cult members by not believing\n01:06:31 What would Calvin do if his daughter wanted to be a plural wife?\n01:12:32 Linda, listen</p>\n<p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. 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