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217 – How Jehovah's Witnesses Pushed Me and My Non-JW Husband Away From Their Religion

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we sit down with Elizabeth, a 31-year-old former Jehovah's Witness who shares her journey as a fifth-generation member of the organiz...

Jehovah's Witnesses Will Still Die Refusing Blood Transfusions After The Update Allowing Blood

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Since the mid 1900s Jehovah's Witnesses have had a ban on blood transfusions. They would take biblical commands to "abstain from blood" literally eve...

216 – How Star Trek Helped Me Leave A Cult – For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode documents the life of Hannah, a young woman who escaped the controlling environment of the Jehovah's Witnesses and the shadow of an ab...

215 – All Gas, No Brakes – The Relentless Expectations Forced Upon Young Jehovah's Witnesses

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Bernie, a 44-year-old former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, provides a poignant account of growing up within a restrictive religio...

214 – A Harrowing Midnight Escape – Danny Checks Out Of The Hotel California – Leaving "The Move"

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Danny shares his harrowing journey of growing up in a high-control group known as "The Move." From being "autoshunned" alongside hi...

213 - Do Jehovah's Witnesses Fail To Protect Children From CSA & Shun Those That Report It?

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ashley shares her harrowing journey as a fifth-generation Jehovah's Witness and exposes the systemic lack of protection for children ...

212 – What I DIDN'T Say On Jubilee – Ex-Scientologists & Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses – Behind The Scenes

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When I got the chance to cast for the eventual October release of a video on Jubilee featuring former Jehovah's Witnesses and former Scientologists I ...

211 – "They Would Track Me": Why I Had to Run Away at 21 and Leave a Note on the Basement Door

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features the story of Darby, a 32-year-old former Jehovah's Witness, detailing a life shaped by generational indoctrination, intense fami...

210 – "I Was Petrified": Ex-Jehovah's Witness Experienced "Constant White Knuckle Paralytic Terror"

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is the personal testimony of Micah, a 42-year-old former Jehovah's Witness, detailing his life within the organization, his subsequent de...

The Shunned Podcast Meets Jubilee To Discuss Jehovah's Witnesses and Scientology

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I was very fortunate to be able to travel and record an episode of Jubilee along with other ExJWs and Ex-Scientologists as we discussed our lives an...

209 – Rising Above The Narcissistic Darkness Of Jehovah's Witnesses

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ezzi details the intense familial and organizational pressure that led to her baptism at age 15, despite her not feeling ready or u...

208 - They Promised To Break Me Like A Horse; Turning "One More Day" Into Decades Of Breaking Cycles

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we meet Lori, a 68-year-old woman who spent her formative years as a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. Her family was converted when she ...

What Did I Do??? - A quick announcement, something of interest, and a little update.

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rather than a new episode this week of the Shunned Podcast, you can find me being interviewed by the one and only Chris Shelton over on the Speaking O...

207 – How One Bullsh*t Comment Freed A Young Man From A Cult & The Extreme Response From Family

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we meet Jake, a 26-year-old former Jehovah's Witness. Jake discusses his upbringing in the religion, being a fourth-generation member on his mo...

206 - Hidden From Her Father, Coerced To Let Her Own Son Die, Vicki Escapes Jehovah's Witnesses

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode you'll meet Vicki as she shares her deeply personal experiences growing up as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and the profound impact it ha...

205 - Jehovah's Witnesses Want Your Child - Dennise survives pregnancy, a brain tumor & the cult

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Dennise recounts her upbringing with a strong-willed mother who rigorously enforced cult doctrines, leading to a childhood filled wi...

204 – A Shocking Tragedy & Ultimate Freedom As Dianna Claims Life Outside Of Jehovah's Witnesses

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode explores Dianna's life, starting with her family's unconventional path into the faith, with her grandmother and later her mother and sibl...

203 – Sometimes You Do Your Best And Your Best Still Hurts – Even The Best JW Families End The Same

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is an interview with Alex, formerly one of Jehovah's Witnesses, who shares his deeply personal experience of being raised in the organiza...

202 – Breaking The Cycle Of Abuse – Proud To Be 1st Generation Out Instead Of 4th Generation In

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode provides a powerful and heartbreaking account of growing up within the restrictive and often damaging environment of Jehovah's Witnesses....

201 – Secret Abuse, Dangerous Dad, & Shocking Marriage – Johanna is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 al...

200 – Hey ExJWs We Need To Talk … About Relationships, Moving Forward, & What Gets In The Way

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

199 – Let's Fix Chelynn – Overcoming Loss, Substance Abuse, & Jehovah's Witnesses

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Witnes...

198 – God Wouldn't Let A Demon Get Baptized – Growing Up Ostracized In Jehovah's Witnesses

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 belon...

197 – The Shadiest People Rise At Bethel – Former Bethelite Shares His Story Of Moving On

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 v...

196 – A Need-Greater's Coming Out Story – With A Surprise Ending

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 tha...

195 – Seventh Day Adventists & Jehovah's Witnesses – Looking In The Mirror With Cass, A Former SDA

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

194 – Everyone Knew But Me – What Else Is A Lie? – Waking Up Through Family Secrets

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Jehova...

193 – Sam Survives Jehovah's Witnesses With Only Moments To Spare

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

192 – Unconventional Convention Activism – Dino's DIY Activism – Anyone Can Do This

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 i...

191 – ExJWs Helping ExJWs – ExJwHelp Day 2024 & Garden of the Gods, Rim Rock, Cave In Rock Illinois

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 we...

190 – Stalked by Elders – Running away from Jehovah's Witnesses

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine feeling that you have to run away from your family, leaving them physically, so that you can hope to continue to have them in your life throug...

189 – But I'm The Good One – An ExJW Attorney Tells Her Story – Jehovah's Witnesses Shun Kenesha

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Young Kenesha knew from the time that she was a teacher's pet in school that she wanted to be "the good one". Growing up in a life that she hated as o...

188 – An Autistic Bipolar ADHD ExJW Comedian Tells His Story – Shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we meet Mikey, aka Mikey J Havoc on the comedy stage, a stage that is very new for him in his life as he explores his past as one of Jehovah's W...

187 – The Strength To Take A Stand – Kelsi is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Kelsi was a young girl growing up in the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses, her head was filled with fears of great tribulations and doomsday scenarios...

186 – I Did Something Good – Megan is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

07 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After a life growing up in the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses, where she thought she was going to do something good but only found pain, Megan made chang...

Would You Like To Help Others? – Announcing ExJwHelp Day 2024

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To participate by donating to the cause, you can donate here (I will personally match the first $200 dollar for dollar): https://www.paypal.com/paypa...

Episode 185 – It's Too Bad, So Wrong, So Long – Jason is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jason describes his life like a cult version of the Nickleback song Too Bad and the accompanying video. The house was a bad day away from being condem...

Episode 184 – Announcing Becoming Jehovah – A NEW Free ExJW Book

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It all started in 2017 when I first told my story as the podcast This JW Life, the podcast that kicked off everything that has happened since, includi...

183 – Black Sheep – The Worst Judicial Committee Ever? – NOBODY Should Be Treated Like This

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shayna was a person that stood up to bullies in school that were hurting other kids, but unfortunately the biggest bullies were the adults in charge o...

182 – Layers Of Shame – Hali is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hali grew up in the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses, but also in what was thought to be a trap house. One of her first memories, at just 5 years of age, w...

181 – Trojan Horse ExJW Activism – Engaging Active Jehovah's Witnesses

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I have created a website with a trivia quiz to help reach Jehovah's Witnesses online. The goal of the quiz is to get them sharing, talking, and above ...

180 – How DARE You Make Me Look Bad – Daisy and Jehovah's Witnesses

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses, appearance means everything. It is your credibility, your social status, even your standing before god in their co...

Takeaways & Tips From My 2024 One Man Protest – Evansville Indiana Convention Of Jehovah's Witnesses

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I decided to go out this year to test some new ideas for activism and protest at conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses in Evansville Indiana. I wanted th...

178 – A Cult Blind To Abuse – Felicity is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Felicity's father left when she was just eight years old, life took a sudden turn as her mother fell into the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses. Strugg...

177 – Hypocrisy – Greg is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout Greg's life in the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses, he observed the hypocrisy and lack of love in the congregation. People were appointed to po...

176 – How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control – Controlling Your Relationships

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Whether it is aligning people against you, telling you that you can't trust people on the outside, or trying to convince you that you're crazy, a pers...

175 – An Overseer Found Dead, Secret Memos, CSA Exposed, & A Brave Couple – Meet The 2x2s

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we meet Kyle and Kari, a brave couple that has been a support (along with others) to their community of religious disaffiliates as the...

174 – How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control Part 5 – Patterns, Positivity & Projection

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gaslighting isn't just a one time event, it is a pattern expressed over time, and Jehovah's Witnesses use it with regularity in the cult. Love bombing...

173 – Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places – Catherine is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Catherine wasn't born into the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses. There was a lot of abuse and bullying that went on in her home, both parental and from her...

172 – How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control – Part 4 – "The Truth" Creates Liars

27 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lying is integral to gaslighting, pushing the false realities that create confusion and lead to controlling behaviors. "The Truth", as Jehovah's Witne...

171 – Child Custody – Waking Up In Court On The Witness Stand – Darrin is shunned

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Waking up to the realities of life in the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses is hard enough to do even in the best of circumstances. But what if you were an ...

170 – How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control – Part 3 – Weaponizing Your Desires

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One hallmark of gaslighting is using what is near and dear to a person as ammunition against them. Jehovah's Witnesses weaponize their relationships w...

169 – There's Nothing That Jehovah's Witnesses Can't Make Worse – Cherie Is Shunned

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Life happens, both for the better and for the worse. Being a kid is hard, especially as it relates to school. Families fight. Relationships come and g...

168 – How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control – Part 2 – The Denial

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One hallmark of gaslighting is the denial of what happened, even in the face of proof. Jehovah's Witnesses are masters of spin, from the organization ...

167 – Between Two Worlds – Abuse, Trauma; Jess is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jess grew up between two worlds, the one at her father's house and the one at her mother's. Both involved abuse and created much trauma for her, and a...

166 - What They REALLY Said - The 2024 Governing Body Update #2 - An ExJW Reenactment

16 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On March 15, 2024, Mark Sanderson of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses gave an update to his cult followers. This comes on the heels of a coun...

165 – Looking Back – Cancer, Autism & Jehovah's Witnesses – Jacob is shunned

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Young Jacob was diagnosed with cancer at just 5 years of age and suddenly found himself in different environments that garnered attention. However, as...

164 – How Jehovah's Witnesses Use Gaslighting For Control – Part 1 – The Setup

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Through gaslighting, one person or one group of people can become the reality check for an individual, whether that person wanted that reality check...

163 – What The Hell Did I Just Do? – Justin and Jehovah's Witnesses

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Getting baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses is a forever contract with a cult. In Justin's case, that decision to get dunked in a pool of water was...

162 – How Covid Changed The Face Of Jehovah's Witnesses (Well, Some Of Them)

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Covid-19 pandemic brought a lot of change to the world. Many started to wear masks for protection. But for many Jehovah's Witnesses, their facial ...

161 – An ExJW Couple Leaves A Cult With Covid As A Catalyst – Walking Away Under The Cover Of Zoom

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Finding a way out of a cult is one of the hardest things that a human can do. To find one's own way free, to take a stand against everything you've ev...

160 – Jehovah's Witnesses And The Holocaust – An ExJW Goes To The Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many people don't realize that Jehovah's Witnesses were among the many that were persecuted and brutally murdered by the German Nazi Party. Growing up...

Episode 159 – A Divided Household – Tana is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tana was raised in a home where her parents weren't on the same page. Her mother, a devout participant in the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses, raised her ...

Episode 158 – Smurfs, Demons, Bed Bugs and Jehovah's Witnesses

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Behold the tale of the Smurf doll and the Kingdom Hall. A legend told by adult Jehovah's Witnesses that made it across the United States and to other ...

Episode 157 - CSA, Trauma and Jehovah's Witnesses - Caressa's Story

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When Caressa's 18 year old sister started dating a "brother" from another congregation that was 37, an elder close to the family said that he didn't l...

Episode 156 – Announcing The Uprising Of Former Jehovah's Witnesses

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Uprising Project is a new initiative in the community of former Jehovah's Witnesses to help these individuals with opportunities to find financial...

Episode 155 - The Little Girl Without A Smile - Dedicated To Yvette

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Natasha grew up in Belgium and found herself in a world of abuse at home. Others, noticing the outward countenance as a result of that abuse, referred...

Episode 154 – It Was Hell – Andrea is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up as one of Jehovah's Witnesses is hard. Kids want to fit in and are forced to be different. For Andrea, the cult reinforced the authority of...

How To Start Your Own Ex-JW Cart

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So yeah, I created my own cart to help people get another side of the story that Jehovah's Witnesses try to tell. I felt it would be a good idea to ha...

153 – Legal Considerations For Former Jehovah's Witnesses – Blood, Wills, Emancipation, Insurance

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When a person leaves the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses they may still find themselves attached in ways that they had not considered from a legal stand...

Episode 152 – Love Without A Home – Grief, Gaslighting and Jehovah's Witnesses

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the concept of gaslighting, one person is trying to create the reality for another person in order to gain or maintain control of them. Jehovah's W...

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

08 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 we...

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

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 r...

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

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"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 J...

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

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

ExJwHelp Day 2023 Announcement

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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

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

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 tho...

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

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 eventual...

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

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 aboun...

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

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

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

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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

Quick Announcement - It's International Cultic Studies Association Conference Week

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I'll be speaking at the conference on Friday July 30 and there won't be a regular release of the podcast this week. I do hope to record my presentatio...

Episode 144 - You're Not My Homeland Anymore - Rachel is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up, Rachel moved roughly 15 times between the ages of 5 and 19. Without much stability other than the consistency of the cult of Jehovah's Wit...

Episode 143 - Spencer Saves The Day

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Behind the scenes of a rock concert for Saves The Day, Spencer gets to interact with these "worldly" people that weren't Jehovah's Witnesses, and he s...

Episode 142 - How Is This Fair? - Joel is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While some religions speak about the concept of grace, the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses has another term for it… "undeserved kindness". This is the u...

Episode 141 - You Don't Even Know Me - Jarvis is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If your true thoughts and feelings were put on display in a lineup of Jehovah's Witnesses, would your own parents be able to pick you out? Like so man...

Episode 140 - Spiritual Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy - Israel is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a form of mental illness and child abuse whereby a caretaker may make a child think that they are sick or may cause re...

2023 Update Episode

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk about what's in store for 2023.  From what's going on with This JW Life and Shunned to new projects and old, I let you in on t...

Episode 139 - Child Bride - Growing Up In A Sufi Community

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today Tamara MC, PhD is an author and activist for women and girls. Growing up, Tamara's father joined a Sufi cult that took her father away and left ...

Episode 138 - Kidnapped - Child Custody & Jehovah's Witnesses

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A little girl on a bike ride. A car with a man in it that seems familiar in an unfamiliar place. The result is a long custody battle, a lot of brainwa...

Episode 137 - Nazi Bedtime Stories - Johanna is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine being five years old and having your dad reading you scary stories about the Nazi persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses to send you off to sleep....

Episode 136 - A Beautiful Process - Karen

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Courage isn't the absence of fear, but rather feeling the fear and doing what you want or need to do anyway. Karen grew up in a lot of fear, the fear ...

Episode 135 - A Fork In The Road - Daniel is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Like many, Daniel was both gay and one of Jehovah's Witnesses. That reality creates dissonance between who one is and who they have been raised and pr...

Episode 134 - Careers Without College - ExJwHelp #2

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Coming from a cult that discouraged education and that even discouraged pursuing an upward trajectory in a career, as the cult activity itself was see...

Episode 133 - Adoption And Jehovah's Witnesses - Ashley Is Shunned

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fostered by a woman in the congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, little Ashley caught the eye of the person that would adopt her as a part of their fam...

Episode 132 - Gaslight - Jehovah's Witnesses Edition - Lexi is Shunned

31 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Like the 1944 film "Gaslight", and the resultant term "gaslighting", those with the power around Lexi growing up tried their best to create a reality ...

Episode 131 - California Dreamin' - Catherine is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Catherine did all the things that the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses wanted her to do, but she could never find connection with it. Though she was held o...

Episode 130 - Sincerity Is NOT Enough - Jose is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jehovah's Witnesses are a performance based cult that are all about "what have you done for me lately". Your actions are everything to them. Sadly it ...

Episode 129 - Being Noticed Was Bad - Trevor is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I had these huge dreams and aspirations of what I wanted to do, where the attention was all on me. But in my actual life I was so afraid to be notice...

Episode 128 - If I Do This, Maybe They'll Leave Me Alone

05 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Whether it was giving his first talk or becoming an unbaptized publisher or getting baptized, Nate knew what was expected of him as one of Jehovah's W...