Catherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery at age 24, and lived a life of prayer and obedience for 12 years. Her memoir is C loistered: My Years as a Nun. Originally published March 20, 2024.
Source: [NPR News](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/24/nx-s1-5904598/a-former-nun-explains-why-she-ran-away-from-her-cloistered-life)