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In this video we chat about dating, marriage, and divorce– as a Jehovah’s Witness.
As a Jehovah’s Witness, there is basically only one reason that is acceptable to obtain a scriptural divorce — Adultery. But what if you’re in a loveless, or abusive marriage? Are you stuck? How can you navigate through determining what is right for you? And what are the consequences of separation or divorce when you’re a Jehovah’s Witness?
🎥 VIDEO REEL
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
6:10 Dating
12:40 Til Death do Us Part
18:30 Counseling & JW’s
21:00 Growing together or apart – change in life paths
22:00 Navigating separation
24:45 Consequences of separation or divorce as a JW
32:00 Meeting with Elders about marriage issues
34:40 Should you stay or should you go
43:45 You deserve to be happy
46:30 IF experiencing domestic abuse
48:10 Thoughts on what to do if in abusive relationship; feeling powerless or stuck
53:55 Own your story
56:00 Counselling
📚 BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THE VIDEO:
📚 LETTING GO, by Brenda Peterson: https://www.amazon.ca/Letting-Go-Creating-Exceptional-Witnesses/dp/1525580922
📚 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO, by Lundy Bancroft: https://www.amazon.ca/Should-Stay-Relationship-Can-Should-be/dp/042523889X
ℹ️ RESOURCES/LINKS:
CANADA:
ℹ️ Crisis Services Canada: https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/looking-for-local-resources-support/
ℹ️ ShelterSafe.ca
ℹ️ Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
– Available to young Canadians between 5 to 29 years old who are seeking 24-hour confidential and anonymous care with professional counsellors.
UNITED STATES:
ℹ️ National Domestic Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org
OTHER/COUNSELLING:
ℹ️ Crisis Text Line:
US, Canada, UK, Ireland – Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org
ℹ️ Online Counselling:
BetterHelp.com
TalkSpace.com
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“It’s important that we share our experiences with others. Your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else. When you tell your story, you free yourself and give other people permission to acknowledge their own story.” – Iyanla Vanzant
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