2 Girls, 1 Cult

We have reached the last episode of season 1! In this special tenth episode, we look at and answer questions sent in by our audience.

Helplines
Infoline: 0300 123 3393
Email: [email protected]
Post: Mind Infoline, PO Box 75225, London, E15 9FS
Legal line: 0300 466 6463
Post: Mind Legal line, PO Box 75225, London, E15 9FS
Our Legal line provides legal information and general advice on mental health related law. We're open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
Befrienders Worldwide
befrienders.org
Worldwide directory of emotional support helplines.
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
0800 58 58 58
thecalmzone.net
Provides listening services, information and support for anyone who needs to talk, including a web chat.
Community Advice and Listening Line (C.A.L.L.)
0800 132 737 (helpline)
81066 (text HELP plus your message)
callhelpline.org.uk
Provides information and support for people experiencing a mental health problem in Wales.
Helplines Partnership
helplines.org
Membership body for helplines in the UK. Includes a searchable directory of services.
Hub of Hope
hubofhope.co.uk
UK-wide mental health service database. Lets you search for local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support. You can filter results to find specific kinds of support.
Mind Recovery Net
mindrecoverynet.org.uk
Publishes information on recovery colleges, including a searchable list of providers.
The Mix
0808 808 4994
85258 (crisis messenger service, text THEMIX)
themix.org.uk
Support and advice for under 25s, including a helpline, crisis messenger service and webchat.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
nice.org.uk
Produces guidelines on best practice in healthcare.
National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK
0800 689 5652
www.spbristol.org/NSPHUK
Helpline offering a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide. Open overnight from 6pm to 3.30am every day. If you are unable to connect to the main number above you can call 0800 689 0880.
NHS 111 (England)
111
18001 111 (text relay)
NHS 111 BSL service
111.nhs.uk
Non-emergency medical help and advice for people in England.
NHS 111 (Wales)
111
111.wales.nhs.uk
Non-emergency medical help and advice for people living in Wales.
NHS UK
nhs.uk
Information about health problems and treatments, including details of local NHS services in England.
Nightline Association
nightline.ac.uk
Lists contact information for helplines and listening services in universities and colleges across the UK.
Papyrus HOPELINEUK
0800 068 41 41
07860039967 (text)
[email protected]
papyrus-uk.org
Confidential support for under-35s at risk of suicide and others who are concerned about them. Open daily from 9am–midnight.
Relay UK
relayuk.bt.com
Provides a talk/type relay service for anyone who has difficulty hearing or being understood when speaking over the phone. The cost of making phone calls through this service depends on your telephone service provider.
Rethink Mental Illness
0808 801 0525
rethink.org
Provides support and information for anyone affected by mental health problems, including local support groups.
Samaritans
116 123 (freephone)
[email protected]
Freepost SAMARITANS LETTERS
samaritans.org

Samaritans are open 24/7 for anyone who needs to talk. You can visit some Samaritans branches in person. Samaritans also have a Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
Sane
sane.org.uk
Offers emotional support and information for anyone affected by mental health problems.
Shout
85258 (text SHOUT)
giveusashout.org
Confidential 24/7 text service offering support if you're in crisis and need immediate help.
Stay Alive
prevent-suicide.org.uk
App with help and resources for people who feel suicidal or are supporting someone else.
Switchboard
0300 330 0630
switchboard.lgbt
Listening services, information and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Lara and Narissa discuss what it takes for someone to be shunned from the JW community and how brutal this act can be for people. 

Also, at what point do you become that scary word "apostate"?

Trigger Warning - We do discuss sensitive issues in this podcast so please do listen with care. We've included some helplines below if you do feel triggered.

UK

Sane - sane.org.uk or 0300 304 7000

Mind - mind.org.uk or 0300 123 3393 

Samaritans - samaritans.org.uk or 116 123

US

Mental Health America - mhanational.org or 988

More links and numbers

https://endcan.org/need-help/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwtsCgBhDEARIsAE7RYh1k4xaQ3nhOGeft_gFczi1EBPjMn-vnJRMsACnGgYveH3HPnBkqDxQaAlsgEALw_wcB

International

https://checkpointorg.com/global/

Want to know about Jehovah's Witnesses and their dating rules and regulations? Take a look into the militant nature of those inside the community, and those who date them. 

Do God's so-called organisation encourage prejudice? What kinds of prejudice exists and how does it affect the community?

Lara and Narissa discuss racism, sexism and the hidden hierarchy that exists within Jehovah's Witnesses.

TW: Sensitive issues are discuss so please do listen with care.

The one you've all been waiting for!

What do Jehovah's Witnesses really believe about sex and what rules do they HAVE to follow? Narissa and Lara also discuss gender identities, sexuality and when they lost their v-card.

Explicit content. Please listen with care.

Lara and Narissa speak to Michele AKA That ExJW Witch on socials all about her life growing up as a Jehovah's Witness and how weirdly enough, covid helped her wake up and become the incredible woman she is today.

TW: SA and trauma is discussed in this podcast so please do listen with care. 

This week Narissa jumps into the interviewers seat to interview Lara, so she can tell you all about her experiences, what caused her to leave the JW's and what drove her to make that decision.

TW: Sensitive issues such as CSA and trauma are discussed so please do listen with care.

Lara interviews Narissa and dives deep into her story growing up as a Jehovah's Witness, what she experienced and how she woke up.

TW: Sensitive issues such as CSA and trauma are discussed so please do listen with care.

Join us as they dive straight into WTF is a Jehovah's Witness in our first ever full length episode. 

We discuss what you generally come across when you encounter a JW, their own experience and a little bit about each other as well.

If there is anything you would specifically like us to discuss please let us know in the comments or by contacting us on [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @2girls_1cult.

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We'll be bringing you a new episode every week!