- 58
- Episodes
- 6
- Transcribed
- 94
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 155K
- YouTube views
About Welcome to the World
This podcast is dedicated to all things related to the process of waking up, walking out and moving on from life in a Christian cult or high control religion. Its host, Dr Ryan Lee, is a former Jehovah's Witness with a doctorate in clinical psychology and a practicing therapist, specializing in helping former JWs and other cult survivors move through the recovery and rebuilding process Dr Lee covers a range of topics relating to coming to terms and healing from religious trauma and rebuilding a life after leaving a cult
- Publisher
- Ryan Lee
- Category
- religion & spirituality · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Jun 2024
- Latest episode
- 22 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
6 of 58 episodes have a transcript.
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Cult of Personality...Disorders
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#47 No Victims Here
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#46 Burning Bridges & Building Boundaries
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Cult of Personality...Disorders
Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Like, was she calling to ask about you and how you're doing and wanting to hear about your life? I don't think she was really calling to ask about my life. I mean, she would listen, but it would always come back to her. Like, if I told a story about what happened, then she'd be like, oh, that reminds me of what happened to me. Yeah. And then talk about what happened to her. It was no validation of what happened to me. Yeah. Almost no acknowledgement of what happened. I feel like she didn't really know me as a person. Like there was no empathy or particular interest in understanding you on a deeper level. […]
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- today's guest
- Michaela
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- YouTube views
- 154,680
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 58 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 36 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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- Quality
- 70
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 51
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