Believe me… the client will never come back
A few years ago Sam Walton, founder of the biggest retailer in the world, opened a new training programme for Walmart
Stop Paedophiles Changing Name
I have just recently found out something horrifying, that convicted sex offenders can change their names and virtually be ‘wiped
IICSA Final Report
7 years after the inquiry commenced on 21st October 2022 the final report was released. [A copy of it is
Offenders avoid detection loophole
I recently discovered that my abuser had changed his name on leaving prison and his neighbours whilst suspicious of his
Call Bethel
Investigative journalists at The Telegraph newspaper conducted a year long investigation into the JW organisation, they wanted to know if
My ‘apostate’ website
I woke up from the JWs for good in 2011 after discovering some lies that had been taught, and for
New resource for ISVAs from Lime Culture
Lime Culture is a sexual violence training and consultancy organisation in the UK. They offer training to those who have
Leaving a High Control Group
The thought of leaving a high control group can be scary. Maybe the group is all you’ve ever known. The
4Corners documentary
This is a very well researched and helpful insight into the problems that the JW organisation has and is one
Manipulation
People often express to me that they wonder how it is I was in a high control group when I
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
The Inquiry was setup in 2015 for England and Wales This picture was taken October 2015 when my friends Marc
The Truth Project
So last week I was listened to by some lovely people at the Truth Project which is part of The
Male Rape and Sexual Abuse
This is a subject close to my heart, being a survivor, working on being a thriver. I came across
JW Protest London
So this weekend I was in London, having booked my flights and accomodation months ago, not knowing quite what to
I was interviewed
My good friends Marc and Cora called me one day and said, “Nick, Christian and Katja are coming to visit
Silent Lambs
Here is a recent documentary on Jehovah’s Witnesses and child sexual abuse in New Zealand https://youtu.be/-PKypmESDxs And in case you
Apostasy Film Review
After watching this tonight at Glasgow Film Theatre what can I say? It’s a must watch for anyone wanting an
My DNA results
I was given a fabulous gift for my birthday in 2018, it was a DNA kit to find out where
Why I Left an Evangelical Cult by Dawn Smith
This is a truly inspiring presentation, with so many good and valid points made. It also had me in tears
Clever exiting of the JWs
I had the pleasure of meeting briefly yesterday Anthony Roberts in Edinburgh. Having never met or heard of him before
Guardian Newspaper articles March 2018
For several years I have been passionate about highlighting the huge problem that is being kept ‘secret’ within Jehovah’s Witnesses.
W5: Sex abuse accusations within the Jehovah’s Witnesses
This is in my view an update to the Panorama 2002 programme, which shows that nothing with the JWs has
A history lesson
I remember when I was a JW receiving a green book called ‘Proclaimers’ which was a book detailing the history
Testimony of Geoffrey Jackson (summary) before ARC
Summary of the testimony of Geoffrey Jackson, a member of Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, before Australian Royal Commission into
JWs and the Autralian Royal Commission
I have not written much about this as plenty of people have. If you do not know what this is
JWs fail to cooperate
In my case against my abuser the elders refused to cooperate with the police after my abuser had disclosed that
Report it and face the consequences
Before I stopped being a JW I had a number of conversations with ‘elders’ I had considered my friends about
Faith to Faithless event
I was recently invited to be on a panel of ex Jehovah’s Witnesses to give an insight about life within
Becoming Fools
This is a short but powerful video by someone that had studied with Jehovah’s Witnesses for a short while with
Male survivors
Today I am posting this as it is over a year since I posted on this subject with some useful
Undue Influence
“Undue Influence is the application of social, emotional or physical pressure to convince a person to align with some cause or belief
Moral responsibility
This is a huge subject, however I wanted to write a small piece about acting with personal or moral responsibility.
A moving post
This was a very moving post made by Tylin Joel on the Ex-Jehovah’s Witness Recovery Group 3 on Facebook. I
Who can a man tell?
The year 2015 has been quite a year so far for me. At my current age of 42 (birthday this
Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS)
I have just been reading a very interesting article written about the trauma of leaving a religion. I left a
Why I went public
Recently events that were private to me became public. I could have remained anonymous but chose to waive my anonymity.
I’m a survivor
I wrote this at the start of a journal in September 2011, before I had gone to the police with
Christopher Hitchens
I admire this man, who sadly passed away 3 years ago. Why? He was not afraid to speak his mind
JW Parents – Safeguard your children
I spent about 20 minutes looking online and found several news items to do with child abuse within Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Who is in control?
Anyone who knows me knows I am teetotal. There are 3 reasons for this: 1. I suffered as a child
PVC Instrument
I stumbled across this on youtube, clever idea: