Jun 22, 20224 min readA Mind Is A Terrible Thing to WasteIf you want to get a group of ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses (esp. second or third generation Witnesses) really riled up, ask them about the...
Jun 12, 20222 min readWho Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?#formerfundies #exJW How do you tell your story? The story of who you are and how you came to be where you are. Often, we Former Fundies...
Jun 5, 20221 min readMy Grandmama, My History, and MeCall Me Vashti was featured in the Webby Award-winning online publication, Motherwell!
Jun 5, 20222 min readThe Kids Are Alright My devout Jehovah’s Witnesses parents and I are estranged. Occasionally, they remind me that I will be welcomed back into the fold when I...
May 29, 20226 min readApostate Book ClubTell me that you were raised as a Jehovah’s Witness without telling me you were raised a Jehovah’s Witness. I’ll go first: As a kid, you...
May 10, 20224 min readMy Journey from "Weaker Vessel" to Vashti, One Post at a TimeIf I had a c.v from my years as a Jehovah’s Witness, my experience would be expansive. In my 30+ years in the organization, I was at...