Heather Gay dove deep into the dark side of Mormon life in her new docuseries, Surviving Mormonism. Fans of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City are likely familiar with Heather's experience with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Since leaving the church behind, she's shared her own stories on TV and in her books, Bad Mormon and Good Time Girl, and has spoken openly about some of the institution's shortcomings. In her Surviving Mormonism, available to stream on Peacock, the reality star admitted she didn't expect to become "the public voice of Mormon critical thought." "Being forced to leave my faith and talk about it publicly shaped who I became," she continued. "That's been both incredibly transformative, but also it's been really hard." Benson Boone Opens Up About Growing Up Mormon Heather explained that she wanted to use her platform to make a difference. "There's just an endless sea of people who have been hurt by the church, and no one's done anything about it," she said in the first episode. "What fascinates me is the church's ability to get away with it and for everyone that speaks out against it to just end up screaming into the void." Throughout the docuseries, Heather was introduced to other former Mormons who survived alleged sexual abuse, homophobia and other controversial practices that seemingly go against the church's "image of inclusivity, acceptance [and] love." "If the Mormon church wasn't f***ed up, I would have stayed," Heather admitted. Scroll down for some of the most shocking revelations from Surviving Mormonism With Heather Gay: If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). Gay Conversion Therapy Heather met with David Mathison, who she described as being "one of the pioneers of the gay conversion therapy movement" within the Mormon world. David led a conversion program called Evergreen, but he eventually came out as gay himself and became an outspoken critic of the Mormon church. "The guy that was teaching conversion therapy for and on behalf of the church was actually gay all along?" Heather remarked, recalling that she had friends growing up who "suffered from same sex attraction," as LDS followers would say. David noted that his family went back "several generations" in Mormonism and was taught to believe being gay was "unnatural" and "disgusting." He was 23 years old when he "admitted" his sexuality to himself. "I get married. [My bishop said], 'You probably don't need to tell her about the same sex attraction because it's probably just gonna go away,'" David recalled. "He says, 'Don't worry about it, that'll go away when you start having normal sex.' ... A year later, I'm like, 'It didn't go away.'" When David confessed his feelings to his wife, she "cried" and told him they could still "make it work." After Evergreen was founded, the couple became David and his wife "became the poster couple for mixed orientation marriage." Heather brought up rumors that the Evergreen "retreats" were spaces for men to hook up, but David claimed he never experienced anything like that. "Did that stuff happen? I'm sure," he added. Heather's Divorce Heather referred to herself as a "cradle Mormon," meaning she was raised in the religion since birth. The Mormon belief in family shaped Heather's vision for her own future. "The second I met someone that was willing, I knew that I had the capacity to make any marriage work because I loved God, I loved being Mormon, I was good at being Mormon," she told the cameras. "But I was very, very wrong." Heather was married to ex-husband Bill for more than a decade before their 2011 separation. The couple, who share three daughters, finalized their divorce in 2014. "About three days into my marriage, I realized that we were fiercely, deeply incompatible," she confessed. "I thought he was marrying me for all the reasons he wasn't, and I was marrying him for all the reasons he did not want to be a husband." The Biggest Revelations From 'RHOSLC' Star Heather Gay's Book 'Bad Mormon' Abuse in the Church During the second episode, Heather spoke with Ben, the partner of a close friend, who had been "really traumatized and abused" while growing up in the Mormon church. "I remember hearing it and just not wanting to hear it," Heather admitted of first learning about Ben's experience. Ben acknowledged that "it's difficult" to reckon with what he went through. He went on to reveal that he was 4 years old when he started being sexually abused by a man named Jess. "It lasted until I was 9," he continued. "The first time I remember being abused, I remember being in my Sunday school class and a man coming in and getting me and another girl and taking us to a field by the church. And I can just remember his face being right there above mine." Overcome with emotion, Ben alleged he was sometimes abused alone and sometimes "with other kids." Ben explained that he kept the abuse quiet,