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Unpacking JW Trauma | ft. AltWorldly
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Unpacking JW Trauma | ft. AltWorldly

JW lore, finding purpose post-cult, and the problems with "passive apostasy"

Jake from the AltWorldly channel joins the pod to discuss the life and lore of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as well as many of the downstream consequences of being a multigenerational cult member.

Topics include JW urban legends, finding philosophical grounding post-deconversion, coping with shunning and family dynamics, as well as the various ways to navigate deconstruction. There’s also a poem and a lot of tangents + laughing.

Check out Jake’s creative and incisive exJW content on YouTube @altworldly

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