About this episode

Dr. Christine Marie shares her harrowing experience of being groomed by a false prophet and her journey to help others escape similar situations.

Dr. Christine Marie recounts how her deep religious devotion and a seemingly prophetic dream led her into a manipulative relationship with a man who falsely claimed to be a Prophet. Using her beliefs against her, he gradually groomed and controlled her—convincing her she was chosen to be his spiritual wife, pressuring her into polygamy, isolating her from others, and exploiting her emotionally, financially, and physically. Torn between fear of losing her soul and obedience to someone she believed was a prophet, the walls came crashing down when another con man revealed their master plan to her. Christine describes the aftermath as deeply traumatic, marked by shame, fear, and a struggle to rebuild her identity. Once she met and married Tolga, a creative and successful producer who provided the safety and acceptance she needed, she rebuilt her identity and became passionate about helping those trapped in situations similar to hers. This lead them to Short Creek, initial headquarters for the polygamous group the FLDS, where she ended up entangled with another “False Prophet” and filmed everything in hopes of being able to take him down and save the women and girls trapped by…

People in this episode

Host: Shelise Ann Sola

Guest: Dr. Christine Marie

Topics covered

• polygamy
• manipulation
• religious devotion
• identity rebuilding
• trauma
• false prophets

Keywords

• FLDS
• polygamous cult
• manipulative relationship
• spiritual wife
• trauma recovery
• false prophet
• Short Creek
• identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FLDS, Voices for Dignity, C2C, christinemarie.com, Instagram

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