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Welcome to the World

Welcome to the World

By: Ryan Lee
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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 cult2024 Science Social Sciences Spirituality
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  • #43 From Certainty to Discernment

    #43 From Certainty to Discernment
    May 22 2026

    Another underdeveloped muscle in former cult members: Discernment

    The cult taught us that every thought and action falls into a neat little black and white category of right and wrong, regardless of the situation.

    And what a shock... turns out that's not actually the way the world works, and it can be quite difficult to leave that warm snuggly feeling of certainty behind.

    Fear not my friends, because letting go of certainty is the start of developing discernment, which is an infinitely more useful way of approaching the inherent instabilities of life.
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    44 mins
  • #42 You are NOT normal

    #42 You are NOT normal
    Jan 19 2026

    We start by confirming what you already suspect: If you were raised in a cult or high control religion, you are most certainly not normal, and will most likely never achieve the status of such.

    We follow up with all the reasons "normal" is a shit thing to aim for, and why the road less traveled is often the most alive
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    34 mins
  • #41 BOOM! Ghosted!

    #41 BOOM! Ghosted!
    Jul 28 2025

    A whole episode devoted to the feeling of being ghosted (transitive style) and how to sort through that grief
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    33 mins
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