Shiny Happy Warrior: Lindsey Williams on the IBLP

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Shattered, Broken, and Beautiful: Brooke Deanne on Jehovah’s Witnesses (Part 2)

In Part 2 of our conversation with Brooke Deanne, we get into the moment the whole thing finally cracked wide open: the knife incident that became her final straw, the divorce that followed, and the painfully familiar push-pull of leaving a trauma-bonded relationship. Brooke also ...  Show more

Shattered, Broken, and Beautiful: Brooke Deanne on Jehovah’s Witnesses (Part 1)

In Part 1 with Brooke Deanne, we chat about her growing up as a third-generation Jehovah’s Witness, the deliciously bad idea of confusing control with “truth,” and what it’s like to be raised in a system where curiosity gets shut down before it can even put on shoes. Brooke walks ...  Show more

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