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Nov 2021
48m 20s

212: What if everyone pretended you were...

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About this episode

“I had no reference point of how to live or behave or anything….It was like this cocoon had been just ripped away from me, and I didn’t know what my beliefs really were.”

 

Producers: Whit Missildine, Jason Blalock


Episode Summary: A man searches to find love for himself and his family after facing the dark consequences of being disfellowshipped by the Jehovah’s Witness.


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Content/Trigger Warnings: sexual assault, molestation, suicidal ideation, alcohol and drug abuse, addiction, mental illness, domestic abuse, suicide attempt, explicit language

 

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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Union Flow” - Spuntic

 

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