In this two-part series, Jenny navigates the world on her own from a very young age. Dealing with abandonment issues, she was forced to mature quickly and only had herself to lean on. Listen to Jenny’s story as she shares her painful experience and heart-wrenching struggles of figuring out life alone.

Disclaimer

We will be touching on self harm, attempted suicide, and physical abuse in this episode. We do our best to hold these topics with intention and sincerity, and we do hope you’ll join us whenever you feel ready and able. If any of the content in this podcast brings anything up for you, wherever you are in the world, please take care of yourself, and if you need to, please reach out to your local or national lifelines and resources or speak to someone you trust. 

We are celebrating all the mothers and mother figures (living, passed, or passing through) in our lives by sharing their stories. I have Issa co-hosting this episode with me, and we asked people to submit their stories. We’re honored to read them with everyone and also share our own. Enjoy!

In this last part of this two-part series, Joe shares his struggles with adjusting to life after he left the cult. He reflects on how cult life has impacted him in his relationships, work, and religious beliefs.

Disclaimer

We will be referencing hard topics including suicide in this episode. If any of the content in this podcast brings anything up for you, wherever you are in the world, please take care of yourself, and if you need to, please reach out to your local or national lifelines and resources or speak to someone you trust. 

I have my friend Joe as my next guest. We have a two-part series planned, and for part one, Joe bravely shares his personal story about growing up in one of the most infamous cults.

Disclaimer: We will be discussing topics around child abuse (physical, sexual, mental, emotional) that occurred in the cult. We do our best to hold these topics with intention and sincerity, and we do hope you’ll join us whenever you feel ready and able. If any of the content in this podcast brings anything up for you, wherever you are in the world, please take care of yourself, and if you need to, please reach out to your local or national lifelines and resources or speak to someone you trust.

In part three, the last of this series, we now come back to the present day. Two years after her divorce and traumatic loss, Issa shares how she's moving on and navigating her single life today. Laugh with us as she tells us about her dating adventures.

In part two of this series, Issa reflects back on events that unfolded after her divorce and bravely opens up about what she went through.

Warning and extra heads-up for my listeners. We will be discussing emotional and physical abuse, marital rape, psychotic breakdowns, and suicide. We do our best to hold these topics with intention and sincerity. We do hope you'll join us whenever you feel ready and able. If any of the content in this episode brings anything up for you, wherever you are in the world, please take care of yourself. If you need to, please reach out to your local or national lifeline/resources or speak to someone you trust.

This is the first of three episodes with Issa. She takes us on a rollercoaster of events and emotions as she opens up about her 10 year relationship, dealing with a spouse with mental health issues, and what led to her final decision to get a divorce.

Warning and extra heads-up for my listeners. We will be discussing emotional and physical abuse, marital rape, psychotic breakdowns, and suicide. We do our best to hold these topics with intention and sincerity. We do hope you'll join us whenever you feel ready and able. If any of the content in this episode brings anything up for you, wherever you are in the world, please take care of yourself. If you need to, please reach out to your local or national lifeline/resources or speak to someone you trust.