Episode 51: Surviving Shunning with Dr Windy Grendele & Dr. Savin Bapir-Tardy (Mini-Series Part 2)

Listen in to the second half of Lindy’s interview with Drs Windy and Savin, who share findings from their research on shunning including the serious life-long impacts for both the individual and their communities. Savin says, “Shunning is not a one-off event,” - indeed it is a trauma that affects a whole life. Our guests share insights for those affected by shunning, and discuss ways to reframe and grow through the experience. This episode is the second of four in a mini series on shunning.

Show notes

• Windy and Savins research study https://stopmandatedshunning.org/new-research-project-on-the-harmful-effects-of-mandated-shunning/

• The Shunning is a Crime panel at ICSA conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZSW3-MACM (you can watch their presentation on this link)

• Windy Grendele - senior lecturer at Roehampton University

• Savin Bapir-Tardy - psychologist and PhD

• Experiencing Religious Shunning: Insights into the Journey From Being a Member to Leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses CommunityGrendele, W. A., Bapir-Tardy, S. & Flax, M., 12 Jun 2023, In: Pastoral Psychology.

• Shunning from the Jehovah’s Witness Community: Is It Legal?Grendele, W. A., Flax, M. & Bapir-Tardy, S., 22 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Law and Religion.

“You’re Going to Go into Some Really Dark, Dark Places in Your Mind.” Loss and Disillusionment of Being Shunned From the Jehovah’s Witnesses Community and Its ImpactWindy A. Grendele, Flax, M. & Bapir-Tardy, S., 23 Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation (IJCAM).