cover of episode 257: What if you didn't know who to believe?

257: What if you didn't know who to believe?

2022/11/29
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The guest recounts her upbringing in the Jehovah's Witness faith, the strict religious environment, and the internal conflict and guilt she experienced as she began to question her beliefs and the impact on her self-esteem and relationships.

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After leaving the Jehovah’s Witness faith of her childhood, a woman redefines her life with her husband and child and becomes a loving foster parent for many, but as one of her foster children comes of age, the chaos threatens to unravel the entire family.

 

Today's guest requested to remain anonymous. But if you'd like to reach out to her, you can email at [email protected]).

 

**Producers: **Whit Missildine, Sara Marinelli

 

Content/Trigger Warnings:  child endangerment, sexual assault and rape of a minor, drug use, explicit language

 

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