Podcast Episodes

ExJwHelp Day 2023 - The Results - Former Jehovah's Witnesses Doing Good In The Community

Thank you to all of the wonderful people that donated this year for our "day" of giving. Because so much is received, it takes more than a day, but w…

2 years, 5 months ago

Episode 151 - Religion Before Relationships - Daniel's Story with Jehovah's Witnesses

Daniel knew from a young age that the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses was supposed to come first in his life. In his teenage years Daniel would start to …

2 years, 5 months ago

Episode 150 - Showtime - Trish is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

"I can't express to you how crazy this house was, and yet the friends would come, it was perfect…showtime." Trish and her kids were in the cult of Je…

2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 149 - Chameleon - From Bethel To The Army - A former Bethelite is shunned

Chameleons change their appearance for many reasons, one of which is to avoid predators. Growing up in an abusive home with his stepdad, who was only…

2 years, 6 months ago

ExJwHelp Day 2023 Announcement

To participate by donating to the cause, you can donate here (I will personally match the first $200 dollar for dollar): PayPal.me/shunnedrecovery

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2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 148 - Breaking Patterns - Tara is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

Tara grew up in a family where fear ruled, whether that was of the cult indoctrinated teaching of Armageddon, or whether it was fearing abuse from th…

2 years, 6 months ago

Episode 147 - Was It Worth It? - Alyssa is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

Between being told that she was an accident that ruined her mother's opportunity to be a "regular pioneer" as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, and eventua…

2 years, 7 months ago

Episode 146 – We Get To Be Ourselves, Without The Fear Of Failure – An ExJW Family Story

Many have heard the phrase "what would you do if you knew you could not fail". Inside the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses, opportunities for failure abou…

2 years, 7 months ago

Episode 145 - Invalidated - Arthur's Baptism Is Annulled By Jehovah's Witnesses

Arthur was introduced to the concept of extreme shunning by the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses when he was just six years of age and was forced to shun …

2 years, 8 months ago

2023 International Cultic Studies Association Presentation - Prosocial Distancing - Jehovah's Witnesses and Covid

This is a recording of my presentation at the 2023 International Cultic Studies Association annual convention in Louisville, Kentucky.  It was record…

2 years, 8 months ago