Podcast Episodes
Back to Search201 – Secret Abuse, Dangerous Dad, & Shocking Marriage – Johanna is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
Johanna was raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Her story encompasses a childhood marked by secret abuse, a home environment with a dangerous and alcoholic father, and what could be considered a sh…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
200 – Hey ExJWs We Need To Talk … About Relationships, Moving Forward, & What Gets In The Way
It's been almost 8 years, a whole lot of work, and here we are sitting at episode 200 of the Shunned Podcast. Episode 100 featured 100 things you need to know to heal from Jehovah's Witnesses, and th…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
199 – Let's Fix Chelynn – Overcoming Loss, Substance Abuse, & Jehovah's Witnesses
Life for Chelynn didn't exactly get off to an auspicious start when her parents were marked as bad association in the congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses as they had her. While is is hard enough to g…
Published on 8 months ago
198 – God Wouldn't Let A Demon Get Baptized – Growing Up Ostracized In Jehovah's Witnesses
It's hard enough growing up different than everyone else because your family is in the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses. Everyone wants to fit in, to belong, to feel seen and heard and validated. But what…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
197 – The Shadiest People Rise At Bethel – Former Bethelite Shares His Story Of Moving On
One of the highest goals for a young person that is one of Jehovah's Witnesses is to go to the Bethel headquarters located in New York, to work as a volunteer, serving their cult full time. But every…
Published on 9 months ago
196 – A Need-Greater's Coming Out Story – With A Surprise Ending
As a young teen, Maxwell had a unique opportunity to get into a Korean pre-group for need-greating locally as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Although that didn't ultimately pan out, self-described "ultr…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
195 – Seventh Day Adventists & Jehovah's Witnesses – Looking In The Mirror With Cass, A Former SDA
In this episode I, once one of Jehovah's Witnesses, interview Cass, a former Seventh Day Adventist. Both religions were born in the same time period, out of the same disappointments, and both are cap…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago
194 – Everyone Knew But Me – What Else Is A Lie? – Waking Up Through Family Secrets
Much like in the movie The Truman Show, young Tara was living a lie. In the 8th grade, at the age of 13, Tara would be told something by one of Jehovah's Witnesses in her English class that would roc…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
193 – Sam Survives Jehovah's Witnesses With Only Moments To Spare
Treated terribly by those that were supposed to protect and love her, Sam looked to things like baptism and being "The Bible Girl" at school to escape into serving a god that she was also seeking lov…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
192 – Unconventional Convention Activism – Dino's DIY Activism – Anyone Can Do This
Dino, a Shunned Podcast veteran, came up with an idea to reach out to convention locations for Jehovah's Witnesses to challenge their messaging that is featured, at times, even on the campuses of ins…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago