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Addison (AUB Polygamy) on Leaving the Church, Purity Culture, and Religious OCD | The Jaden Jeffs Podcast Jaden Jeffs interviews Addison (“Addi”), who grew up in the Apostolic United Brethren (AUB) in a polygamist family with three mothers and 21 children, later leaving the group and marrying her husband Mark. They compare the AUB with the FLDS, discussing differences in dress standards, secrecy and lying about polygamy, marriage/courting practices, leadership scandals, and how publicity like Sister Wives affected perceptions of polygamy. Addie describes family moves from Utah County to southern Utah into trailers, grief after her toddler sister was killed in a car accident, and how that contributed to religious OCD/scrupulosity, compulsive praying, and anxiety. She recounts leaving as a teen, family backlash, homelessness and moving in with Mark, shifting beliefs about God, and later severe health and postpartum OCD, exposure therapy, panic attacks, and learning her thoughts don’t define her. 01:39 Podcast Intro Addison Story 03:42 AUB vs FLDS Differences 06:53 Prophets Power and Abuse 07:40 Growing Up in One House 10:56 Marriage Courtship Rules 13:34 Sister Wives and Secrecy 16:39 TikTok Exposure and Lying 19:30 Older Leaders and Grooming 22:18 Mark and Leaving the AUB 27:19 School Sports and Sex Ed 31:55 Purity Cupcake Shame 33:16 Sex Ed Missing 34:16 Big Polygamist Families 36:05 Religious OCD Explained 38:33 Sister’s Death Trauma 44:36 Move South New Community 48:14 AUB Life and Doubts 50:31 Kiss Guilt and Leaving 52:47 Stopping Prayer Freedom 54:13 Justifying the Exit 01:03:17 Never Going Back Values 01:04:46 Faith Doubts and Forgiveness 01:05:33 AUB Dating Rules and Boundaries 01:07:11 Silence Around Sex and Abuse Risks 01:08:30 Parents Belief and Family Grace 01:09:58 First Wife Dynamics and Rotating Nights 01:12:51 Can Polygamy Really Work 01:15:29 Love Equality and Leaving Patriarchy 01:16:40 Religious OCD and Identity Rebuild 01:19:28 FLDS Ritual Cleaning and Compulsions 01:23:41 Postpartum OCD Intrusive Thoughts 01:26:48 Exposure Therapy and Breaking the Loop 01:29:08 Panic Attacks Feel Like Dying 01:33:11 Leaving Religion and Nervous System Fallout 01:39:15 Freedom After Leaving 01:39:52 Vegetarian Vegan OCD 01:42:16 Meat Eggs Exposure 01:43:15 Mormons Belief Doubts 01:44:44 Questioning Jesus Truth 01:46:01 Dads Podcast Invite 01:46:52 Psychosis Reality Fears 01:48:43 Living With Dad Legacy 01:52:05 Religion As Cults 01:55:47 Selfishness Morality 01:57:15 Afterlife Soul Questions 02:00:18 AUB FLDS Kingstons 02:03:06 Authenticity Utah Culture 02:04:39 Tattoos Pain Tolerance 02:06:10 Wrap Up Shoutouts 👇**SHOP MERCH HERE FROM JADEN** [fromjaden.com](http://fromjaden.com) 👇 **FOLLOW + SUPPORT THE PODCAST** Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GHUWDyJ5ZJ0QzVu8EihBH?si=hpDUxgqMR9CIkwei0Ghiew 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jaden-jeffs-podcast/id1795576157 ✉️ Newsletter (Substack): https://jadenjeffs.substack.com/ 👇 **MY Website** JadenJeffs.com 👇 **SOCIALS** Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realjadenjeffs?igsh=cm9ybmY1dzk1dmNp&utm_source=qr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadenjeffs100?_r=1&_t=ZP-91rDt1rkLz5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BtYdgFoS5/?mibextid=wwXIfr 👇 **WATCH NEXT** ➡️ Most Popular Videos: https://youtu.be/I-gZtaxMv9w https://youtu.be/3WIYe15Osts https://youtu.be/rNKg83fMuN4 ➡️ Podcast Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk3w3VkHlWzRgsNC_wNeOBxa0AEBnpsCz&si=izu5YMpxghxqO13m 👇 **BUSINESS** 📩 Contact: heyjadenjeffs@gmail.com Buy me a Coffee via Venmo ❤️ https://venmo.com/u/fitoj
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