Series of articles on how to find your passion after leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Whether you see work as a job, a career, or a calling (as covered in Part 4), no one is ever truly happy doing work that they don’t like, or just isn’t the right fit for their skills and interests. In the final article of this ‘Finding your passion’ series, we are going to…
In Part 3 we pulled apart the various JW views of work and how these may have affected us, but now we are going to focus on identifying your own values about work and what you want from it in your post-JW life. Like pretty much everything in our lives after leaving the religion,…
Work. Some of us love it and some of us hate it, but either way, we all spend a lot of time doing it. While it’s normal to have the odd bad day at work, no one enjoys doing work they genuinely dislike, day, after day, after day. As JWs, our work simply HAD…
Developing interests and hobbies can really improve the quality of our lives after leaving the JWs. There is so much literature and even medical science which shows that hobbies can bring so many benefits, from stress reduction and increased life satisfaction, right through to improving cognitive function and heart health.[1] While we may recognise…
If you struggle to feel passionate about anything and look at people who do with a slightly green tinge on your face, don’t worry too much. You are not alone. This is something many people struggle with, and not just former JWs! However, former JWs do face a unique set of circumstances that…