S2:E6 - Charli: Escaping her Adoptive SDA Parents - Pt. 1

Haystacks & Hell

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Santiago interviews Charlotte Hayes (Charli), a Gen-Z ex-Adventist. She was adopted from Russia and brought to the U.S. as a baby by an Adventist couple. Growing up, Charli experienced emotional, physical, and sexual abuse at home. The police and Child Protective Services investigated, but nothing happened, so she ran away from home at 18. She now has over 500k people on TikTok who have been following her life story.

Charli's Links:
TikTok @charli.hayes
Instagram @charlihayes_
YouTube @charlihayes_

Resources / Topics Mentioned:
VeggieTales - Jericho Slushies
Battle (Genocide) of Jericho - Wikipedia
IBLP - Wikipeda
Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets
Alisa Williams' Thread on SDAs & Shiny Happy People
Katie Morton - Licensed Therapist, YouTuber
Religious Trauma-informed Therapists & Other Resources

Support for Victims of Abuse:
RAINN - National Sexual Assault Hotline
Childhelp - National Child Abuse Hotline
The Hotline - National Domestic Violence Hotline

Kati Morton Videos:
Abuse Topic Playlist
Sexual Abuse: How do we recover & how long does it take?
What is Consent, Assault & Harassment?
What's considered sexual abuse?
Struggling with childhood sexual abuse?
Healing from Sexual Abuse & Incest

Full Transcripts, resources and more: hell.bio/notes
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