When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks (WTBB) is a podcast for those who find themselves estranged from one or more family members. Guests call in the show to discuss the events that led up to their estrangement and share their experiences. Guests include psychologists, family counselors, life coaches, writers and more!
Alexis Arralynn, creator, producer and host of the show is one of the few podcasters willing to tackle this difficult and often painful topic. She realizes that one important step toward healing and recovery, is vulnerability and has opened up about her own personal journey of estrangement in several episodes.
When the Bough Breaks
The God Barriers
Coach, author and speaker Janice Selbie shares her experience of divorcing her religion and the family estrangement that soon followed.
- https://www.divorcing-religion.com/
- https://www.shamelesssexuality.org/
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhyTXTIM9kdTJ1jW-Ckb5g
People can write to Janice at Janice@divorcing-religion.com
Her book entitled Divorcing Religion: A Memoir and Survival Handbook should be out in September.
BIO
Janice Selbie grew up in a Pentecostal family. While at Bible college, she took a deep dive down the fundamentalist rabbit hole and aligned herself with Holdeman Mennonites. She started wearing a head-covering and disavowed jewelry, makeup, and all things secular.
Around age 40, Janice divorced both her husband and her religion. She went back to school to become a Registered Professional Counsellor and now has a thriving practice as a religious trauma recovery coach.
She is the founder and host of CORT: The Conference on Religious Trauma, and the Shameless Sexuality: Life After Purity Culture conference (happening in Seattle May of 2025).
In her spare time, Janice hosts the Divorcing Religion Podcast and serves as president of her local atheists, skeptics, and humanists association in BC, Canada.
Stay tuned to the episode for upcoming event information!
