The Forwardcast gets it's first return guest: Martin Haugh! We talk about keeping fit, running, and the new non-profit organisation Martin is setting up; The Freedom Project.  Check out the Freedom Project here Follow Martin on twitter at @haughmartin   Subscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel here  Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade  Send your exJW questions to us at [email protected]

As the snow swirls in, and Santa attempts to break into Covert Fade's house and judge his life choices to pronounce him naughty or nice, Covert calls upon three friends from an alternate dimension to give tips for exJW's on how to adapt to this new and strange custom of celebrating Christmas...    Check out the Uncultured Podcast: On iTunes here  On Youtube here On Podbean hereSubscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel here  Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade  Send your exJW questions to us at [email protected]

In this episode Covert Fade chats with podcaster and life coach Michael Shemwell.  We talk about his podcast shows Shunned and This JW Life, about how to cope with being shunned by loved ones, and also discuss the strategies he used to overcome serious debt that he and his wife had accumulated. Follow Covert Fade on twitter @covertfade Follow Michael Shemwell on twitter @shunnedpodcast Check out Michael's website https://shunnedpodcast.com Check out the Shunned Podcast on iTunes: Shunned Check out This JW Life Podcast on iTunes: ThisJWlife Check out Michael's youtube channel here: Shunned Subscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel here  Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade  Send your exJW questions to us at [email protected]

In this episode Covert Fade chats with fellow Uncultured podcaster Jeremy Howell AKA Mentally Diseased on Youtube and Twitter. We talk about his experiences in the gay dating scene after leaving the JW religion, and advice for gay and straight exJWs on how to start dating like a real person who no longer needs a Watchtower chaperone. We also discuss culture and books, and learn how Buffy The Vampire Slayer got Jeremy through a rough part of life.  Follow Covert Fade on twitter @covertfade Follow Jeremy Howell on twitter @mentallydzd Visit Jeremy's youtube channel Check out the Uncultured Podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-uncultured-podcast/id1475075439 Check out the Uncultured Podcast on Youtube here Subscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel here  Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade  Send your exJW questions to us at [email protected]

In this episode Covert Fade chats with Alexander Rhodes, AKA Sean Holland about his play One Foot In The Rave. We talk about he took the turbulent events that surrounded his leaving behind the JW life, and turn them into an award winning one-man show which is currently touring the UK. We also discuss art, mental health, meditation, how to get into performing art, and more!  Follow Covert Fade on twitter @covertfade Follow Alexander Rhodes on twitter @JoinedUpPoetry Visit Alexander Rhodes website at www.alexanderrhodes.me.uk Visit Alexander Rhodes youtube channel Visit Alexander Rhodes instagram page Subscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel here  Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade  Send your exJW questions to us at [email protected]

In this episode, Covert Fade and Alice Cheshire answer two different listener questions... ...which are the same question. Confused? You will be. But hopefully the end result is interesting and useful. Follow Covert Fade on twitter @covertfade   Follow Alice Cheshire on twitter @thealicechesh Find Alice at her website https://alicecheshirecoaching.wordpress.com Subscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel here  Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade  Send your exJW questions to us at [email protected]

In this episode, Covert Fade interviews fellow JW Survey team member Chloe Leon about her experiences overcoming domestic violence, kick-starting her career after she left the JW's behind, how it's okay to ask for what you want...and joining the circus! Follow Covert Fade on twitter @covertfade Follow Chloe Leon on twitter @chlooable  Watch Chloe's interview on the exJW Fifth channel here Read Chloe's blog at https://www.chloelearns.com Subscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel here  Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade  Send your exJW questions to us at [email protected]

In this episode, Alice Cheshire and Covert Fade discuss how JW indoctrination installs an unhealthy and toxic view towards interpersonal boundaries, and discuss 9 tips to help repair that damage. Also Covert quotes passages from fantasy novels, and Alice updates the classic "Do unto others" mantra with a slightly more 21st century and colourful turn of phrase... Follow Covert Fade on twitter @covertfade Follow Alice Cheshire on twitter @thealicechesh Subscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel here  Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade  Send your exJW questions to us at [email protected]

In this episode of the show, Covert and Alice answer a question from a listener who is trying to get motivated to fade from the organisation. What are some ways to fire yourself up to attempt something significant or life-changing? Alice has some suggestions! Follow Covert Fade on twitter @covertfade Follow Alice Cheshire on twitter @thealicechesh Subscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel here  Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade  Send your exJW questions to us at [email protected]!

In this episode, Covert Fade and Jon Leger discuss a vast range of topics including: Do JW's actually teach what's in the Bible? How to raise a child when the other parent is a strict JW How to get into activism How to overcome a fear of death once you realise the JW doctrine of living forever isn't true. The nature of the universe and human consciousness. Why cough syrup enhances a philosophical conversation. And more! Follow Covert Fade on twitter @covertfade Follow Jon Leger on twitter @legerjon Follow Beth Leger on twitter @stoptheshunning Subscribe to Jon Leger's Youtube Channel here Subscribe to Beth Leger's Youtube Channel here Subscribe to the Covert Fade Youtube Channel here  Support the Forwardcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertfade  Send your exJW questions to us at [email protected]! Amazon links to the books discussed in this episode: Pete Enns: The Bible Tells Me So https://amzn.to/2FasjWZ Rob Bell: Love Wins https://amzn.to/2TJI0hY Mike Mchargue: Finding God in the Waves  https://amzn.to/2F7m3zj Robert Lanza: Bio centrism https://amzn.to/2F7lVQl Robert Lanza Beyond Bio Centrism https://amzn.to/2FhAUIE Steve Pinker: The Better Angels of Our Nature https://amzn.to/2Y116yJ Douglas Adams: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy https://amzn.to/2Y3qpQB Robert Wright: Why Buddhism is True https://amzn.to/2FgErav Max Tegmark: Life 3.0 https://amzn.to/2FhimbB William Von Hippel: The Social Leap https://amzn.to/2HncShT   Other Links The Sam Harris / Max Tegmark Podcast Episode: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/94-the-future-of-intelligence/id733163012?i=1000391606538&mt=2 Crash Course Philosophy with Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse