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The Podcast for former Jehovah's Witnesses looking to rebuild their lives after leaving.
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Sunday Mar 17, 2019
Sunday Mar 17, 2019
In this episode, Covert Fade and Alice Cheshire answer a question from a listener who is wondering how to talk to her daughters about relationships and sex, and worries that her JW upbringing has left her ill-equipped to do so.
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Send your exJW questions to us at jwforwardcast@gmail.com!
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
In this episode, which is the first of a series of shorter, quick fire shows, Covert Fade and Alice Cheshire answer a question from a faded listener who is about to attend a JW funeral, and wants to know how to deal with intrusive questions from Elders or other JW's about their faded status!
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Send your exJW questions to us at jwforwardcast@gmail.com!
Sunday Feb 17, 2019
Sunday Feb 17, 2019
Covert Fade interviews Obaid Omer and Deen, two of the hosts of Heretics Corner; a podcast dedicated to exploring the issues that impact apostates of all faiths around the world.
Obaid and Deen discuss their experience of Islam, and how they rebuilt their lives after doing so, as well as how the exMuslim experience compares and contrasts to the exJW one.
They also discuss advice for new apostates, the wider needs of the "interfaith" apostate community, the difficulties ex-Muslims can face and more!
Follow Covert Fade on twitter @covertfade
Follow Obaid on twitter @obaidomer
Follow Deen on twitter @TheRedMurtad
Follow the Heretics Corner show on twitter @HereticsCorner
Subscribe to the Heretics Corner show on youtube: Heretics Corner
Check out Covert Fade's appearance on the Heretics Corner show here
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Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Covert Fade interviews Martin Haugh, whose family was impacted by child abuse inside the Jehovah's Witnesses.
They discuss how Martin and his family were able to rebuild and move forward after leaving the Witness religion, how they helped their daughter cope with her traumatic experiences, and how they have campaigned for changes in the law to make it easier for abusers to be brought to justice.
They also discuss overcoming ingrained JW habits and the importance of getting outside of your comfort zone in order grow as a person.
Follow Covert Fade on twitter @covertfade
Follow Martin Haugh on twitter @haughmartin
Subscribe to Martin's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfBFgNik0avdJmpLZaMHwg
Read the Philidelphia Enquirer article on Martin's family: http://media.philly.com/storage/special_projects/jehovahs-witnesses-sexual-abuse-children-beliefs-rules.html
Watch Martin and Jennifer Haugh interviewed on Watchtower in Focus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8AVhEev7AM&t=2754s
Subscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr9TQF5dKpmzumHP21Es5ng?view_as=subscriber
Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade
Thursday Dec 27, 2018
Thursday Dec 27, 2018
In this brief but festive episode, Alice and Covert discuss a Christmas themed life coaching exercise: “The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future” and how to create goals using the S.M.A.R.T system.
We also discuss the Muppet Christmas Carol, invent new Christmas shopping words, and enthusiastically mangle the best Christmas song ever written with our terrible singing.
Follow Covert Fade on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CovertFade
Follow Alice Cheshire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thealicechesh
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade
Amazon Link to the book Alice recommends: Your Best Year Yet by Jinny Ditzler https://amzn.to/2BGfP7T
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Friday Nov 23, 2018
In this episode, Covert Fade and Alice Cheshire discuss the field of Positive Psychology, the concept of "subjective happiness," and uncover factors that contribute towards a sense of well-being.
They discuss how the Jehovah's Witness religion hijacks some of these factors to make JW's feel content, how leaving the religion might cause us to lose some of these things, and how we can take them back!
And nobody sings. We promise.
Show notes:
Follow Covert Fade on Twitter https://twitter.com/CovertFade
Follow Alice Cheshire on Twitter https://twitter.com/thealicechesh
Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/covertfade
Heretics Corner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HereticsCorner
Heretics Corner Podcast: https://youtu.be/gH5fCP6jpSg
Covert Fade is the editor for JWsurvey.org
Sam Harris Podcast: The Lessons of Death https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/waking-up-with-sam-harris/id733163012?mt=2&i=1000394821806
Alice Cheshire’s selected Values Exercise: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_85.htm
The Best Self Journal Covert Fade uses every day https://bestself.co/products/self-journal
Wikipedia on positive psychology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology
Meetup Website https://www.meetup.com
Headspace meditation app https://www.headspace.com
Optimal salary study https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-exactly-how-much-money-you-need-to-be-truly-happy-earning-more-wont-help-2018-02-14
Start With Why by Simon Sinek https://amzn.to/2zo4OYz
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
In this episode Covert Fade and Alice Cheshire answer some of the questions that have been coming into the Forwardcast via social media and email.
We talk about Imposter Syndrome, the return of Analysis Paralysis, understanding those exJW’s who make different religious choices to us, and whether it’s possible to be honest with PIMI family whilst still successfully fading.
Also Covert sings. You have been warned.
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Support us on Patreon and get cool bonuses as a reward! Patreon/covertfade
Send your questions to jwforwardcast@gmail.com
Friday Sep 07, 2018
Friday Sep 07, 2018
In this episode Covert Fade interviews writer, journalist and ExJW Sarah Mills!
Sarah has been published in numerous places including Conatus, Areo Magazine, Huffington Post and Patheos. She is the blog director for Atheists America and has also written fiction of Litro Magazine.
We talk about her experience as a JW, getting started in a writing career, how to avoid getting stuck in an ideological echo chamber, how Watchtower's publications measure up to professional standards of writing and journalism and much more!
Follow Sarah on twitter @sarahwrites
Read Sarah's short story Hay Feaver on Litro.co.uk
Read Sarah's article on Conatus that explores Watchtower's harmful ideology: Cults and Terrorism: Can we Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems?
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Read Covertfade's articles on JWSurvey.org
Support us on Patreon at Patreon/covertfade
Saturday Aug 04, 2018
Saturday Aug 04, 2018
In this second special episode, Covert Fade and Alice Cheshire continue their discussion of the new film Apostasy from writer/director and former Jehovah's Witness Daniel Kokotajlo! ALL MAJOR PLOT POINTS ARE DISCUSSED so BE WARNED if you've not yet seen the movie. HERE BE DRAGONS!
Links
Follow Alice Cheshire on twitter
Follow Daniel Kokotajlo on twitter
Support us on patreon at patreon/covertfade
Stream Apostasy on Curzon Home
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Monday Jul 30, 2018
In this special episode, Covert Fade and Alice Cheshire discuss the new film Apostasy from writer/director and former Jehovah's Witness Daniel Kokotajlo!
This episode contains NO SPOILERS from the movie, so you can safely listen if you've not yet seen the movie. The in-depth spoiler discussion will come in the next episode.
Links
Follow Alice Cheshire on twitter
Follow Daniel Kokotajlo on twitter
Support us on patreon at patreon/covertfade
Stream Apostasy on Curzon Home