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#47 No Victims Here
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#45 What if they were right?
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#43 From Certainty to Discernment
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#41 BOOM! Ghosted!
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#40 The Virtue of Selfishness
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About the show
This podcast is dedicated to all you ex-JWs out there looking for guidance on navigating life after leaving the Jehovah's Witness
Its host, Dr Ryan Lee, is a former JW with a doctorate in clinical psychology and a practicing therapist, specializing in helping former JWs and other cult survivors move through the process of waking up, walking out and moving on from life in a high control religion.
Dr Lee covers a range of topics relating to coming to terms and healing from religious trauma and rebuilding a life after leaving a cult