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EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 1H 19M

"I Was Raised With One Path Ahead Of Me and It Never Felt Like My Own" | Desiree's Story

from Alissa's Awake · host Alissa

Today I had the privilege of sitting down with Desiree as she shares her personal journey.She shares what it was like feeling like she didn’t belong from a very young age, yet continuing to play a role to keep family and friends happy. After one Google search, everything changed. The beliefs she had always questioned came crashing down when she discovered information about Raymond Franz and his books.She continued going through the motions until the birth of her second child, when she realized she didn’t want her children to grow up living a lie. She and her husband quietly faded.Now, 11 years later, she is finally telling her story to help others see that those who leave are not bad people. They are simply people who allowed themselves to question what never felt right.

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