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Alissa's Awake: Ex-Jehovah's Witness Women Speak Out is a powerful podcast amplifying the voices specifically of women who have left the Jehovah’s Witness religion. Hosted by Alissa, this series dives deep into real stories of religious trauma, shunning, purity culture, control, and the painful, yet empowering journey of waking up and walking away. Through in-depth interviews and anonymous stories, former Jehovah’s Witnesses share what life was really like inside the organization, what led them to question their faith, and how they are rebuilding after leaving a high control religion. Some guests bravely appear on the show, while others choose anonymity for safety but every story matters. From disfellowshipping and family estrangement to deconstruction, therapy, and healing from spiritual abuse, no topic is off limits. If you’re navigating life after leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses, healing from religious trauma, questioning your beliefs, or suppor
Alissa hosts Alissa's Awake, a health show with 25 episodes published.
Today I had the privilege of sitting down with Denise as she courageously shares her personal journey. I interviewed her daughter Audrey and now she's ready to share her side of the story. Denise shares how she found Jeh
Today I had the privilege of sitting down with Zaiga as she courageously shares her personal journey. She opens up about how she found the Jehovah's Witnesses in Latvia as a teenager and while her life as one wasn't long
Today I had the privilege of sitting down with Ashley as she courageously shares her personal journey. She opens up about how life as one of Jehovah's Witnesses left her feeling deeply depressed, emotionally hollow, and
Today I had the privilege of sitting down with Desiree as she shares her personal journey. She shares what it was like feeling like she didn’t belong from a very young age, yet continuing to play a role to keep family an
Today I had the privilege of sitting down with Bobbie as she shares her deeply personal journey. She discusses what it was like being a child during 1975, including the fear that was deeply engrained in her. To her exper
Today I had the privilege of sitting down with Jasmin as she shares her deeply personal journey. Born and raised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jasmin experienced the pain of losing her father to shunning after he left t
In this powerful episode, Roxanne shares her raw and deeply personal story of growing up in a high-control religious environment and the lasting impact it had on her life. Born into the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Roxanne open
In this powerful episode, Beata shares her journey as a Jehovah’s Witness, from her upbringing in Poland to her eventual move to Australia. She opens up about her early spiritual experiences, deep commitment to the organ
Today I had the privilege of sitting down with Carolina as she shares her story of how she was indoctrinated from a baby without her own parents ever being Jehovah's Witnesses. Though she was never baptized she discusses
Today I had the privilege of sitting down with Deanna for @CultToFreedom she shares of how she lost everything but has since completely rebuilt her life. Raised as a fifth-generation Jehovah’s Witness, Deanna was deepl
Today I had the privilege of sitting down with Audrey as she shares her powerful and deeply personal story about growing up as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the journey that eventually led her to question the organizati
Today, I had the honor of sitting down with Ardys to share her powerful and deeply personal story. Introduced to the organization at a young age, Ardys always had a sincere love for God. As a teenager, she faced an unpla
Today, I had the honor of sitting down with Sherry to hear her powerful story. From a traumatic childhood to joining the Jehovah’s Witnesses at just 14 years old. She endured unimaginable trauma and witnessed firsthand h
Today I spoke with Eva, who has been out for 22 years. She shared how her 16-year-old son’s disfellowshipping became the turning point that pushed her to seriously question everything. When an elder told her she was aski
Today I sat down with Summer for a long overdue catch up. I first interviewed her last year, and in this conversation she opens up about where she is now on her healing journey, what’s helped her along the way, and how s
This week, I sat down with Paulina who spent years playing the role of the perfect Jehovah's Witness, all while try to plan her escape. Her story sheds light on not only how hard it truly is to leave, but on how outward
New light was leaked early and as of Friday March 20 it was confirmed via a Governing Body update. This one got me fired up! I sincerely hope more people continue to open their eyes and wake up in the cult that is, Jehov
Every year around this time, thousands of former Jehovah’s Witnesses receive the same message: “Are you coming to the Memorial this year?” For many ex-JWs, that invitation isn’t just a simple question, it’s often filled
During this conversation, I sat down with Sandra to share her raw and honest journey. She wasn’t born into the religion, she joined in her twenties, after being raised Catholic. Over the next 20 years, she endured deeply
In this conversation Phey discusses life growing up Jehovah's Witness, how she had doubts creep in around 15 and what her life looked like after she asked to be disfellowshipped to finally break free. She talks a lot abo
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