Motherhood on the other side of the Jehovah's Witness religion: A convo with ExJw Avi Greene
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2024
- Avi Greene is a certified nutrition, fitness, and mindset coach. Her work was born out of a strong desire to help women heal their relationship with their own bodies. And this process helped her escape the high-control religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses and build a vibrant life of service and love.
Avi would love for you to watch out to her on any of her social media platforms:
Instagram @foodiefitmethod
Facebook Avi Greene
Or through her website:
Www.mamaAvi.com
Her book, set to release in early October, is called A Plate of Self Care- Heal your relationship with your body & food today.
Visit www.PlateofSelfCare.com for updates.
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It’s so wonderful to read all the supportive comments here. Thank you all and thank you Wendi for creating the platform for us to tell our stories and to hear & see ourselves in other peoples stories. Leaving is the bravest and hardest thing that we can do. I am so proud of all of us!
Aaaaawwww. "Leaving is the hardest thing that we can do." This struck a chord -- to someone who has zero family in the organisation but one who has been a people pleaser for most of my life and therefore fearful of hurting the friends that I made over the 27/28 years that I was in
Avi I love your retreat idea...I think a GoFundMe to buy a property for Your venture would be something a lot of people would love to invest in...Just an idea
@@lorriesantos340 Thank you so much. And Nice! That's a very interesting idea!
I'm sorry, but it was your fault that your marriage failed, not your husband's or the organization's. The Bible says that wives are to submit to their husbands' headship. (Ephesians 5:22, 23) The Bible also says that spouses shouldn't withhold sex from their mates without mutual consent. (1Corinthians 7:2-5) You're more concerned with your own interests than the interests of others. (Philippians 2:4) You disregarded Your husband's suggestion to train at home. You're too ambitious, headstrong, and independent to be a good Christian wife.
Great interview! It’s refreshing to learn from bold, outspoken, and brave women. Thanks!
Thank you Michael, she’s extremely powerful!
how wonderful. I wish my mom would wake up!
I’m very impressed with Avi. Like all of your guests, Wendi, what a brilliant person with so much to offer. I wish these videos had been available 40 years ago. I recently tried to explain to someone that jw members are not allowed to search for information online for fear they might think for themselves. The person was gobsmacked.
This was wonderful you just told my story only I had 4 kids and in the process with my 2 son in waking up his two brothers and sister. Steven Hassan wrote love them and ease them out I’m I faded 8 years ago but faded back in purposely to help them out with my son. Thanks for sharing 🫶🏼 such beautiful strong women us mums.
I have 4 kids as well. I am currently reading Combatting Cult Mind Control so I can help all 4 of my children come out of the cult and stay out. So far I’ve helped 3/4. Our youngest is only 7 and Dad/ step mom are pulling her in as hard as possible. I won’t give up though.
@@Kat-eo4pm well done you, that must be hard having a young one in that position just teach him 1John 4:8 God IS love and it’s loves law we obey.WT falling down anyway and we have front row seats keep strong.
Looking fwd to this, one of the best ExJW/Empowerment channels out there!!
Thank you Andy!
"Leaving is the bravest thing that we can do" struck a nerve with me as I'm someone who has zero family in the organisation but one who has been a people pleaser for most of my life and therefore fearful of hurting the friends that I made over the 27/28 years that I was in
People pleasing is very common in situations like ours. We are conditioned to put people’s opinions over our own and there can be a balance.
Even though you don’t have family in the organization, the pull is still there and it is fear-based.
Once you decide to take care of and love yourself, things will start moving along for you! People pleasing is a trauma response. Somewhere alone the way, you received the message that your own internal wisdom doesn’t matter. It’s a false message. ❤️
@@WendiRenay you're right. I defied my family and friends who told me I was joining a cult and here I am nearl 30 years later . I didn't totally abandon my outside network who accepted my decision to become a JW, but I enjoyed the friendships I made inside the JW organisation and didn't want to leave once I felt I was at odds with the constant "new light"
Thank you for telling your story it will help many.
Thank you, you are amazing women , strong an courageous , hearing your story helps us to keep going in our own journey. We work towards having peace within ourselves , an every story that has fought to find that is a inspiration. 🌹
Love your channel! Thanks as usual! Keep it up Wendi….
Thank you so much. I’ll keep working at it!
Great interview Wendi. So glad she left the religion with her children and stopped the cycle of indoctrination.
What a great mother and father you are to your 3 lucky children to love them unconditionly. The Watchtower hijacked my mind in 1988 aged 27 for 30 years I was locked in the Tower, then in 2018 aged 57 I was rescued by common sense. Nicole my beautiful active pimi wife is still locked in the Tower, I just hope she trusts in her heart ,and the hero, common sense will rescue her from the Tower of despair. I,m lucky like your 3 children she loves me unconditionly. Great story sister .Justin porter ex jw
Beautiful jobs ladies ❤
Wendi I agree a "Jehovah's witness therapist" is an oxymoron. It's beyond incredible a person can have that level of psychological insight - yet not see their own indoctrination. This interview was one of the most relatable for me. Very deep! So, so emotionally real. Thank you both, ladies.
Amazing interview, i thoroughly enjoyed hearing this one, and im sonhappy you put yourself and inturn your children 1st, evry good happened bc you left 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
I can relate to a lot of this. We dated for three months to the day, and engaged for five to the day.
What she said at 22:55 was spot on!
57:00 too
Fantastic interview Wendy! So many incredible and relatable points brought up!
And I think it’s SO incredible to be trying to create support and retreat for women and young adults who are coming out of this cult! SUCH important work!
Please keep us up to date with its progress and also ways others can support it!
Thank you so much Alyssa! Happy to have you here!
I’ve just started watching this channel so I’ve only seen a couple of interviews but I have to say I absolutely loved this interview with Avi as her story is so very similar to mine, including her story about her daughter. My daughter went through this as well and I feel so blessed I left this religion and was able to be there for her through all that. My eldest always tells me that the best thing I did as a mother was to get them out of the JWs. I would love to connect with Avi.
Thank. you so much for this. Feel free to reach out on insta or Facebook.
The courage you and your children displayed.... wow. Absolutely incredible! I am speechless. Thank you for sharing your beautiful story Avi, it was wonderful to hear. Wishing you and your family the very best! ❤
Thank you so very much!
Avi you are such a beautiful woman, inside and out! ❤ Isn't it amazing how we can know so early in our kids' lives that they WON'T stay in the religion?! My kid was 3 when he told me a story in the bible stories book "makes no sense" to him 😅
OMG thanks so much for this interviews this brave women are just the voice of so many of us I remember when I start running marathons .. I got so much criticism from my sister and other ones from the Congregation.. they send me scriptures and “ information “ about expending to much time exercising
Such a wonderful interview! @MamaAvi, thank you for sharing your story. It made my heart so glad to hear you talking about how comfortable your children where going to you and talking to you about their doubts and concerns even when you were still “in” the organization. There is no greater affirmation of an amazing mom and a wonderful relationship with your children. I wish you all the best ♥️
Thank you so much! I appreciate your sentiment.
What a great woman. I'm so happy that she found happiness.
Thank you so much❤
Great definition of unconditional love not always agreeing will tell you about it but will still love you in action not by shunning, also this didn’t happen to me it happened for me! Getting out of the victim mindset.
Yes, and to be clear, getting out of victim mindset doesn’t mean you weren’t a victim. It’s not meant to invalidate your experience. It’s a step we can take after accepting what happened. Acceptance is “this happened to me, it wasn’t my fault.”
@@WendiRenay good point!
Great Job Wendi
I have found as an elderly person and been one of Jehovah's Witnesses for51 years that human nature does not change.People are the same in all religions.As a child I was raised up in a number of different religions.And the people did the same things.These religions scared me to death as a child and young women with their teaching of a burning Hell and the end of the world the earth being destroyed by fire and the Rapture teachings.I smoked nearly 4 packs of cigarettes a day before becoming a Witness.If I had of continued smoking I would have been dead by now.Im no longer afraid of death because I know the dead are not burning in He'll that it's the grave.The truth set me free in so many ways .I think the things you people say in my option are slanderous.Satan is jumping for joy over you're videos.
Many people give up smoking who are not Jehovah's witnesses. To your point about hell, I lived my life terrified of Armageddon. Now I know the horrible thought of my friends, neighbours, non JW family and all the millions of non JW children & babies will not be murdered by giant fireballs slung by Antony Morris, I feel so relieved. A benevolent God would never do such an evil thing so I know that story is false and is merely a physical place in the middle East where a particularly awful battle happened.
Beautiful women!!!
Sadly Watchtower has mislead and destroyed so many lives
Keep Exposing Watchtower LIES Abuse and Disgusting Overwhelming Hypocrisy
as the bible says for the woman to learn in silence and full submission
Lol, yeah, classic for a book written by men.
@@WendiRenay classic response from a woman in full rebellion
Classic response from a person in full compliance.
You’re absolutely right that I’m in full rebellion. Rebellion against lies, injustice, p3dos, predators, abusive people, financial scams on innocent people… yes you are spot on.
Come out from behind your keyboard “Lee” and prove me wrong. Come on the channel.
I’ll wait.
@@WendiRenay is that a no to the word of God?
Which God? Where’s your proof? Your belief isn’t proof. Just because you believe it doesn’t make it true. It also doesn’t mean you’re right.
You don’t get to come on my channel and try to insult me. Little do you know that stating that I’m in “full rebellion” is received as a compliment.
I will not sit down, sir.
you never woke!! Revelation 19:1-21 you who fear him Jude 1:7 dead for a very long time!!
Oh goodness. Stop. 🙄
MR M what congregation do you attend? You have been instructed by the Governing Body to avoid apostate material on the internet. You will need to be reported to your elders. 2 Tim 2:23 “reject foolish and ignorant debates, knowing that they produce fights”