Exile
I know my dad loves me because I saw the pain in his eyes when he told me to never come home again. “Nina, I need to talk to you outside for a minute,” he said moments before the exile, his voice heavy with resignation. Time and age had weakened my fear of being summoned…
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Katt Williams and The Missing Context
An exploration of the deeper meaning behind things left unsaid in Katt Williams’ viral interview on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay.
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Shunned Podcast
I recently made an appearance on Shunned, a podcast that features real life stories about the shunning practice utilized by cults to silence critics and control members. We discussed possible legal considerations for former Jehovah’s Witness/cult members, including revocation of misinformed medical decisions made while under cult influence, and emancipation of minors who have been…
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Nobody Joins a Cult
An ex-Jehovah’s Witness recently made a social media post lamenting the length of time it took to realize they were in a cult. Many of the comments expressed a similar shame and reluctance to talk about it. It’s heartbreaking, but not surprising, to see people who managed to get themselves out of an abusive cult,…
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The Perfect Storm
At first we couldn’t tell whether the giant booms originated from outside or the big screen. The action flick Steven and I had chosen for date night had its own share of dramatic explosions. By the time the movie ended, the muffled hum of a downpour had joined the thunder and droned on after the…
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