Relief Without Reckoning - Jehovah's Witnesses and the Blood Policy U-Turn
In 2026, the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses quietly changed decades of doctrine on blood transfusions, a policy that had cost lives for generations. Families are relieved. Lives will be saved. But nobody in leadership has said the one thing that might matter just as much: sorry.
This episode of SoulSearching sits in that gap. We ask what a reversal is actually worth without an apology attached, whether relief can stand in for reckoning and whether an organisation can rewrite its own rules without ever admitting the old ones were wrong.
If this struck a chord, go further into personal history and reckoning on Stripped — https://on.soundcloud.com/8Kmw3cEjF02RQD8K9t.
7 Feb 2026
The innocence of touch, before it became complicated
In this episode, we take an unflinching look at our most primal sense – touch.
Here, we explore sensitive themes around touch, shame and vulnerability.
At birth, touch begins so naturally and innocently, yet as we grow up, events, fears and taboos often begin to weave shame into our skin. From the innocence of a child’s need for comfort, through layers of explorative experiments, seeking attention and expressing desire, some more perilous than others, human contact can start to feel claustrophobic and threatening. However, it is possible to trace how the body learns to guard itself and to withdraw from the very connection it craves.
We’ll look at what happens when tenderness is taught to hide and how, even after decades of caution, the body is able to learn to trust again. For some, this story may be painful, both physically and emotionally, but it might also lead to the rediscovery and celebration of one’s ability to touch and be touched, thereby bringing about healing and allowing one to find the quiet courage it takes to reach back out toward another.
Where has touch felt safe, or unsafe, in your own experience?
10 Nov 2025
Why we fight with the people we love - turning conflict into curiosity
We all know the feeling — a conversation turns sour, and suddenly the people we care about most become the ones we hurt the deepest. In this episode, I explore why conflict feels so personal, how our language often fuels misunderstanding and what it really takes to restore connection.
Drawing on ideas from Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication, I look at the tension between being right and being understood and how reframing our communication can turn arguments into opportunities for empathy, truth and growth.
Whether it’s a partner, a colleague or a friend, this episode invites you to pause, listen differently and discover what’s really alive beneath the words.
SoulSearching is a series of audacious conversations that challenge the way the world taught us to think because every answer opens a door to a deeper question.
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