{"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/6ac3c3e29610f265be00d997?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Children of God:  Inside the Mind of a Faceless Cult Leader","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/47fb894f70ca8397e3db3deea53e66cb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Within The Children of God, also known as The Family International, the members blindly followed the leader David Berg. They weren’t even allowed to know what he looked like. Only a select few were chosen to be in his presence and can tell the story of who “Grandpa” really was. He was a twisted man who married children, including our guest Serena Kelley who was only 3 years old. Serena is the only person left who is able to tell these stories. She explains what it was like being considered a “celebrity” in the group and how she had to mentally split herself and dissociate to survive. </p>\n<p><a href=\"https://youtube.com/live/HAIQCwWTZeg\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Click here to watch on YouTube</u></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/MeQDwb4_YY4?si=Kex82p3AFhOz3uGQ\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Watch pt 1 of Serena’s interview here</u></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/VM5azK6MviQ?si=wgeiwQl4pmrsIwch\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Watch pt 2 of Serena’s interview here </u></a></p>\n<p>Find Serena:</p>\n<p>IG: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/serkelley/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>@serkelley</u></a></p>\n<p>Substack: <a href=\"https://substack.com/@serenakelley\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://substack.com/@serenakelley</u></a></p>\n<p>YT:  <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@serkelley\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.youtube.com/@serkelley</u></a></p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https://serenakelley.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://serenakelley.com/</u></a></p>\n<p>We want to meet you in real life!  Come adventure with us on our 2nd C2C VACATION!  <a href=\"https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-shelise-sola-oct-2025\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Click here to go to the official booking page</u></a></p>\n<p>Subscribe to our<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClip\" target=\"_blank\"><u> C2C \"CLIPS\" Channel!</u></a></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\"><u>Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here!</u></a></p>\n<p>Patreon <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness</u></a></p>\n<p>Venmo @sheliseann</p>\n<p>Find us on Social media!</p>\n<p>Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness\" target=\"_blank\"><u>@cultstoconsciousness</u></a> </p>\n<p>Host Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>@sheliseann </u></a></p>\n<p>Co Producer / Host <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_\" target=\"_blank\"><u>@jonathan.rosales_ </u></a></p>\n<p>TikTok <a href=\"http://cults.to.consciousness\" target=\"_blank\"><u>@cults.to.consciousness </u></a></p>\n<p>Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/cultstocon\" target=\"_blank\"><u>@cultstocon</u></a> </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><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\" target=\"_blank\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>","author_name":"Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C Rosales"}