Her Audacity Podcast

In this episode, Ceci and Nikki open up about the big moves they’ve each made and how those changes have shaped their lives. Ceci shares her journey from Utah to Montana and then to Wyoming for her husband’s job, while Nikki reflects on her transition from RV life and homeschooling her son to settling. Together, they talk through the joys and challenges of moving, building new friendships, and finding balance between work and family.
They also dive into their marriages, how trust, support, and love have helped them overcome past traumas and stay connected through change. From business ventures to family rhythms, Ceci and Nikki reflect on how having healthy marriages have been the foundation for everything they’re building and what’s next in their journeys.

In this episode of Her Audacity, Nikki and Ceci open up about the challenges of communication, forgiveness, and keeping relationships alive when it feels easier to walk away. From their experiences leaving the FLDS to navigating family, friendship, and marriage today, they explore what it means to truly listen, create safe spaces, and hold onto the people who matter. Together, they share personal stories, lessons learned, and the belief that while disagreements are inevitable, love and connection should never be treated as disposable.

For Nikki and Ceci, leaving the FLDS meant stepping into a world that was both freeing and overwhelming. In this episode, they share what it was like to make their very first choices, from watching movies to navigating jobs, relationships, and independence.
They open up about the gaps in sex education, the ways they coped through parties and drinking, and the struggles of working for others after a lifetime of strict rules. Along the way, therapy, parenting, and self employment became turning points in building a new life.
Listener questions guide the conversation as Nikki and Ceci reflect on the messy, beautiful, and ongoing process of healing, rebuilding, and learning to trust again after heartbreak.

Nikki shares what it feels like to tell her story knowing it may reflect on her family, and why speaking her truth matters anyway. Ceci recounts her difficult journey of leaving the FLDS, facing homelessness, and starting over in Colorado. From sleeping in her car while nine months pregnant to working in life insurance sales, her story is one of loss, grit, and resilience. Against the odds, she reunited with her children and built a stable life. This conversation is about honesty, survival, and the lessons that come from rebuilding when everything has fallen apart.

In this episode of Her Audacity, we share what it was like to be pushed out of the FLDS community, breaking rules, resisting control, or not measuring up to impossible standards. From the pressure of the United Order, repeated baptisms, custody battles, and the heartbreak of being disowned by our fathers, we open up about the weight of shame and the resilience it took to keep going. Together, we talk about accountability, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to own your story and build a life beyond the walls of the FLDS.

Ceci and Nikki reflect on growing up in the FLDS, where strict rules made normal childhood experiences impossible and fear shaped daily life. From punishments for whistling to the absence of education, they share how events like the Texas raid shaped their views on authority and why they now choose openness, communication, and normalcy in raising their own children.

Ceci and Nikki share what it was like growing up in the FLDS, reflecting on their very different family dynamics, one as the daughter of an Apostle, the other as the oldest of 19 children. They talk about the responsibilities placed on older siblings, the loneliness of questioning or leaving, and the resilience and skills they carried forward.

In this first episode, Ceci and Nikki, both survivors of the FLDS cult share why they created Her Audacity and what they hope it becomes. From reconnecting after leaving the church to choosing to speak out in different ways, they talk about the courage to tell their stories, the healing they've found, and why community matters as they rebuild, heal, and create a beautiful life after leaving.

This pilot gives context to the FLDS: how the group broke from mainstream Mormonism, the rules that governed daily life, and the rise of Warren Jeffs. It covers the control, devotion, and fractures that shaped the community and sets the stage for the conversations to come.