Welcome to the World

Oct 31 2024 29 ep. 20 mins 7

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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

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#25 Death... is harmless

Oct 31 2024 29 mins

On our very first Halloween episode, we take a cold, hard, chilling look at the spooky topic of death, and explore the possibility that death isn't necessarily the big scary monster we thought it was. We start by sitting for a bit with the uncomfortable actuality of our imminent demise, followed by some more comforting ideas to take the edge off. Finally, I open up about some of my

STRONGER: Take Control of Your Narrative

Oct 21 2024 14 mins

Narrative, perspective, point of view, opinion, belief, story... all of these word and phrases point to the same thing: That our experience of the world is subjective, and shaped by the stories we hold about the world and our relationship to it. I'm sure you're all too aware of the way the JW story has dominated your worldview. In today's episode, we talk about how take back contr

STRONGER: My Take on Meditation

Oct 14 2024 15 mins

This episode is the first in a series of "mini" episodes entitled STRONGER. Sometimes we get so mired down in all the heaviness around leaving the org, that we lose sight of why we left in the first place; which is to grow, explore, and experience life to the fullest. The STRONGER series will be focused on all things related to building resiliency and developing the skill set whic

#25 (Part 2) The Problem With People Pleasing

Oct 07 2024 27 mins

Last week we came down pretty hard on all you "nice" guys and gals out there. This week, as promised, we bring some practical steps towards breaking this nasty habit, including mindfulness, saying yes to "no", saying no to "sorry", and the difference between "being nice" and kindness.

#24 The Problem With People Pleasing

Sep 30 2024 27 mins

Of all the common challenges faced by ex-JWs, people pleasing is at the number one spot for most universal. We can't help ourselves. We have been wired in every way imaginable towards having this disposition. And lets be honest... it sucks It's corrosive to our sense of well being, to our confidence, and extremely detrimental to our relationships. In part one of this two-part episo

#23 What it means to "do the work" (and how to make it easy)

Sep 16 2024 22 mins

As ex-JWs, we have our work cut out for us in terms of healing. From leaving the org, to connecting with our true self, redefining our spiritual beliefs, rebuilding our community... the list goes on. All of this is even more challenging in light of the fact that we haven't really been taught how to approach self-directed growth. Today, we break away from the more granular topics we

Musical Rant: Enough. It's Time to Get the F#$% Out

Sep 12 2024 3 mins

#22 What to Expect When You're Defecting: How to break the news that you’re leaving

Sep 09 2024 32 mins

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

#21 Why Therapy is Awesome!

Sep 02 2024 34 mins

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,

#20 (Part 2) Boundaries: What F@#% is that?!

Aug 26 2024 35 mins

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 prac