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Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C Rosales · 475 episodes with transcripts

For the curious & compassionate. Firsthand Survivor Stories of escaping cults, high-control groups & people.  The Cults to Consciousness Podcast (and YouTube channel) is Hosted by Shelise Ann Sola (a former devout Mormon / CSA survivor) and her Producer husband, Jonathan Rosales.

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My Criminal Father Groomed Me to Take Over His Empire

October 7, 2026

Sonny Malvolio (0:00)

He basically walked out of prison and crawled in the desert maybe a full day, maybe longer, on his hands and knees.

You know, he's an ex-Special Forces guy, he's a war hero. So once he gets in the car, he starts taking off his prison clothes, rolls out in the windows, just tossing them out. He realized I'm awake, because I asked him, like, daddy, what's going on, what's wrong? Shut up, sit back, go back to sleep. What I didn't…

Shelise Ann Sola (0:36)

So he's trying to groom you to be a criminal.

Sonny Malvolio (0:38)

Oh yeah, 100%. I mean, I didn't know it at the time. I thought it was just completely normal. Don't smile, never smile in pictures. He said it created a sign of weakness. If I were to go and I would have to do payroll for these people when I'm a kid in a little suit, he'd always constantly dress me up in suits. I…

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