Alissa Watson comes back to update us with some news of her father. She was a devout Jehovah’s Witness through adulthood, marriage and two chiIdren, despite a birthing scare that could’ve taken a dark turn if she ended up needing a blood transfusion. Her husband knew his wife was not allowed to receive blood due to the strict doctrine around it, but he was not willing to lose his wife over it. This sent him down a deeply researched deconstruction path which ended up leading them both out of the religion. However, one cannot simply leave the faith and maintain their life as they know it. Friends, family, church members and any devout JW is forced to implement strict shunning. Overnight, they lost everyone. Alissa shares how her father asked for a meeting (2 years after cutting her off) and how reality set in when she realizes his true intentions. Catch C2C on Alissa’s channel: https://youtu.be/rpXA-WkKlhE Watch Alisa’s initial interview: https://youtu.be/2E6xA02XfZg Watch our follow up live stream with Alissa: https://youtube.com/live/U7gg4PVsjHw Find Alissa on Social: YouTube: @athomewithalissa https://www.youtube.com/@alissasawake IG: @athome_withalissa https://www.instagram.com/athome_withalissa TikTok: @athomewithalissa https://www.tiktok.com/@athomewithalissa Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClips Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness Host Instagram @sheliseann https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/ Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_ TikTok @cults.to.consciousness https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness Twitter @cultstocon https://twitter.com/cultstocon Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:11 Background on the JW's and Alissa's story 00:07:34 The JW's shunning practices 00:12:34 Atributes of high-control groups 00:17:43 The day-to-day of being shunned 00:23:58 Alissa's complicated communication with her father 00:30:21 Alissa confronts her father 00:36:31 Discussing CSA in the JW faith 00:44:10 Doubling down on shunning 00:50:22 Family relationships & the effect on Alissa's children since leaving 00:55:31 Alissa's husband's experience since leaving 01:01:28 Updates and final thoughts **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**