To participate by donating to the cause, you can donate here (I will personally match the first $200 dollar for dollar): <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/shunnedrecovery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PayPal.me/shunnedrecovery</a> You can also Venmo to @michael-shemwell-1 (last four digits of phone are 3279 if needed) To learn more about this day and how you can go out and participate on your own visit:  <a href="https://exjwhelp.com/exjwhelpday/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://exjwhelp.com/exjwhelpday/</a>

Episode 149 - Chameleon - From Bethel To The Army - A former Bethelite is shunned

Religious and cult ideologies often use the practice of shunning to silence their critics and to control their members through fear.  This podcast sheds light on shunning through real life stories as told by the people that have lived through it.  Learn what their lives were like and where they have ended up in life after being shunned.  Featuring stories from Jehovah's Witnesses, Scientology, Amish, Mennonite, FLDS, the Moonies, and more, you will learn about the real lives of former members that have been shut out by their former communities.  The host is an exJW himself, a professional cult recovery coach, and provides insight into the psychology of coercive control and the impacts on those subjected to it through these high control groups.