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  • #22 What to Expect When You're Defecting: How to break the news, and their likely response
    2024/09/09

    So you've finally reached the end of your rope.

    Despite all your best efforts to maintain the status quo and fly under the radar, you've reached a point where you just can't do it anymore. The pain and discomfort of hiding your true feelings has finally grown larger than your fear of leaving the organization.

    While this is an empowering, momentous first step towards living a fuller, more fulfilling life, it begins with a period of upheaval which will inevitably create turbulence and often ruptures in your close relationships.

    In today's episode, we'll help you prepare for this big moment by discussing:

    • What to expect when they sense you slipping
    • How to finally break the news, and come out of the closet
    • How they will likely respond, and how to handle that
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    33 分
  • #21 Why Therapy is Awesome!
    2024/09/02

    There was a time in my life when I rolled my eyes at the idea of therapy. It seemed ridiculous that simply talking with someone could ever lead to any kind of real change or improvement to my life experience. I'm delighted to report that I was very, very wrong about that assessment.

    Today's episode is a bit of love letter to therapy. We talk about what is therapy, what it is not, how it can be helpful, what good therapy looks like vs bad therapy, and how to go about finding the right therapist (or counselor, or coach) for you.

    If you've ever wondered what all the fuss is about, this episode is for you

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    35 分
  • #20 (Part 2) Boundaries: What F@#% is that?!
    2024/08/26

    Following up on the very positive response we received from part 1, in this episode we elaborate on these ideas around setting boundaries, and cover:

    • Knowing when to set boundaries
    • Different ways of speaking our boundaries and helpful phrases to use
    • How to handle it when setting boundaries doesn't go as smoothly as we'd like
    • And finally, how to put all these things into practice using practical examples
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    35 分
  • #19 (Part 1) Boundaries: What F@#% is that?!
    2024/08/19
    To most ex-JWs, especially those newly out, the idea of boundaries is a foreign concept. Because, for the most part, boundaries don't exist within the organization. The idea of saying "no" "that doesn't feel good" or "please don't do that" are not really in our vocabulary, and we've been programmed to think that using those phrases makes us a bad person in some way. In today's episode, we blow the lid off all that bullshit, and empower you to trust in the very simple fact that it is ok for you to choose what feels good for you, and protect yourself from things that do not, regardless of whether other people approve of those choices
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    21 分
  • #18 (Part2) Navigating life with a PIMI spouse and children
    2024/08/12

    Waking up from the org can be a lonely adventure, and even more so when those in your immediate family are determined to stay asleep

    In response to fan requests, today's episode will be devoted to discussing how to navigate this dynamic, and some questions to consider which will help determine how to move forward.

    In part 1 we will discuss the best approach for coming out to your spouse

    In part 2 we will dive into the question of whether it's worth trying to make the relationship work, and some things to consider when there are kids involved

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    17 分
  • #17 (Part 1) Navigating life with a PIMI spouse and children
    2024/08/09

    Waking up from the org can be a lonely adventure, and even more so when those in your immediate family are determined to stay asleep

    In response to fan requests, today's episode will be devoted to discussing how to navigate this dynamic, and some questions to consider which will help determine how to move forward.

    In part 1 we will discuss the best approach for coming out to your spouse

    In part 2 we will dive into the question of whether it's worth trying to make the relationship work, and some things to consider when there are kids involved

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    11 分
  • #16 (Part 2): Imagining what a loving god might actually look like
    2024/08/05

    How many times have we heard that "God is love"? In this episode we challenge that idea. In part 1, we spend some time breaking down challenging that claim based on what we know about god from the bible. In part 2, we will spend some time thinking about what a loving god might actually look like and play with the idea of what life might be like if we allowed ourselves to procede "as if" such a loving being exists

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    12 分
  • #15 (Part 1): Imagining what a loving god might actually look like
    2024/08/02

    How many times have we heard that "God is love"? In this episode we challenge that idea. In part 1, we spend some time breaking down challenging that claim based on what we know about god from the bible. In part 2, we will spend some time thinking about what a loving god might actually look like and play with the idea of what life might be like if we allowed ourselves to procede "as if" such a loving being exists

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    14 分