Althea was born into a family of Jehovah's Witnesses, she tells her story about her childhood, teenage years and how she left

In this podcast:

• Jeena
• Althéa Gagliano

My prepared notes

These are the notes I have made during preperation, we often don't follow them exactly but they help to follow the conversation.

*** Intro

**** Who are you?

**** What are Jehovah's Witnesses?

*** Upbringing

**** Early understanding of the religion

**** Doing service/teaching as a 9 years old

**** A lot of pretending in the outside world

**** Only friends from inside the congregation

**** Big lies/conspiracy theories

**** People didn't seem to be happy

*** Teenage years

**** Baptised at 16

**** Boyfriend triggers new ideas about religion and life

**** Want's to leave

**** Writes a letter to the elders

**** They talk to her parents

*** False "Mental illness"

**** Mother convinced everyone

**** Medication with Litium

**** 7 years with medication

**** Second opinion didn't agree

**** Without medication back to normal

**** Married without love

*** Leaving

**** 1 year of preperation

**** Family and friends don't speak to her anymore

**** Moving to Gothenbourg

**** Divorce

**** Studying

**** New friends

**** Daughter moved in after 5 years

*** Now

**** Living in Oslo

**** Soon to be married

**** Visits hometown to meet relatives who also got out