Podcast

If you’ve ever felt like “healing” became your full-time job, this one’s for you. Wendi Renay unpacks the myth of constant healing — why self-work can quietly turn into self-pressure, what the brain actually needs to rest and integrate, and how to build peace without making it another project.




A calm, compassionate reminder that you don’t have to earn your healing — you just have to live it.

If calm feels foreign, or rest feels wrong, this episode is for you. Wendi Renay unpacks what survival mode really feels like — the hidden ways your mind and body stay stuck in protection, even when the danger’s over.


Through gentle insight and psychology, you’ll learn five signs you’re still surviving instead of living — and how to start teaching your body that peace is allowed.

I'm back with The Still Mind — a podcast for overthinkers, deep feelers, and quiet rebuilders. In this first episode, I reflect on stepping away from social media, rediscovering peace, and what happens when life finally goes quiet.
Through psychology, story, and heart, lets unpack the truth about calm: it’s not found in silence — it’s built there.

After a year-long disappearance from social media and the podcast, I’m back—and not because I’ve figured it all out, but because I finally started living from a place of truth.

In this first episode of Life After Devout, I share where I’ve been, what changed, and how I quietly rebuilt a life I love. From regular therapy to spontaneous walks in borrowed shoes, from falling in love with kickboxing to crossing the finish line of a

Spartan Race—this is the real story of coming home to myself.

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In this deeply insightful conversation, licensed clinical social worker Joel Pieper breaks down the different types of trauma—beyond the obvious and into the subtle, often overlooked patterns that shape our lives. We explore:



The difference between Big T and little t trauma


How trauma shows up in your body, relationships, and behavior


Why unresolved trauma often appears as anxiety, overthinking, emotional shutdown, or people-pleasing


The critical role of nervous system regulation in...

Hello there!

It's good to be back, I am excited about this new series. Are you ready for some stories about growth? Health and wellness? Healthy mindsets? Unraveled indoctrination?

LET'S DO IT!!

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For Candace's first interview:
https://youtu.be/rE_mP0aTEyY

Born and raised in Brooklyn NYC to a former JW mom turned reinstated and non-JW dad, Candice grew up around the organization and was mentally in for most of her life, baptized a...

To contact Dr. Ryan: www.drryanlee.com

"I was raised as a Jehovah's Witness from birth until the age of 18, when I realized that there was more to the world than I had been taught. The following years, while exciting in some respects, were also challenging as I set out to rebuild my identity, world view and community from the ground up.

I found my own time in therapy to be immensely helpful in this endeavor, however therapists I worked with had little familiarity with the depth to which this k...

Anthony is a former deacon and a 10.5 year member of the World Mission Society Church of God, a cult group that believes Jesus’ second coming already happened (and this Jesus died in 1985) and worships an elderly lady in Korea as “God the Mother.” Through the pandemic, personal research, and family support, Anthony was able to escape the mind control this group had over him as well as the arranged marriage they coerced him into.

MORE INFO ABOUT WORLD MISSION SOCIETY OF GOD:
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Mr. Podos is a life -long resident of Utica New York. In his early professional career, he worked for a number of non-for-profit entities as Executive Director. In 2000 Podos was part of the faculty of a private business college located in Utica and held the position of Adjunct Instructor. He furthered his teaching career in 2005 when he became a
faculty member at Mohawk Valley Community College, (also located in Utica New York), where he taught economics, marketing, and labor law till 2015.
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Krystaelynne is an author and child sexual abuse advocate who is dedicated to using her writing to educate and empower children. With a background in criminal justice, political science, and ethnic studies, she has made it her mission to prevent child sexual abuse and promote positive self-esteem in young readers.

As a mother, Krystaelynne is passionate about providing children with the tools they need to develop confidence and strength in the face of life's challenges. In her work as an advoca...