Series of articles on the top recovery priorities for former Jehovah’s Witnesses
In Part 1 we identified three reasons why implementing an effective self-care routine is so difficult for former JWs: So where to now? We will now explore three corresponding ways to address these challenges, to help us make self-care a priority in our lives. 1. Back to basics: Identify what you need, and learn…
Well, it’s the start of a new year and as a good a time as any to tackle a subject that is foreign to many JWs and former JWs: Self-care. While we have all likely heard about it, particularly given how much attention it gets these days, knowing what it is, and doing it,…
This post is all about learning to be happy after leaving the Witnesses. We explore happiness, contentment, and satisfaction, and what these concepts mean when the JW distortions have been stripped away. Despite everything you were told as a JW, your own personal happiness is actually extremely important. Feeling happy is important, pursuing what…
As JWs, we became very good at accepting things we didn’t agree with. Trying to change anything or do anything other than accept the status quo was not only futile, but potentially even dangerous. You could bring shame on yourself, your family, on God, and on the organisation, only to end up cast out…
As self-indulgent as it may sound to anyone who has been a JW, getting to know yourself is the best thing you can do to help yourself learn to live after leaving. As a JW, your entire sense of self is set aside, squashed, and told that it has no right to exist. The…