Jenell

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Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Jennell's home life was difficult growing up, and the Pentecostal church she attended was the only place she truly felt safe. A talented vocalist, Jennell quickly became the church's rising star. When a church leader 15 years her senior takes advantage of teenage Jennell's mental health issues and begins a sexual relationship with her, she initially feels loved and cared for. Eventually, the relationship is revealed to the rest of the church. And when Jennell is cast as the villain in the story, she faces losing her faith for good. Heads up: suicide, sexual trauma and eating disorders are a part of this episode. Support our independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here. Nora also writes sad & funny books! You can buy them here. Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I remember just standing in the shower and saying to myself, out loud, just like, keep hearing it.
0:05.5	Your brother is dead. Your brother is dead.
0:08.0	This is Last Day, a show about the moments that change us.
0:12.0	I'm your host, Stephanie Woodles-Wax.
0:15.0	Join me as we laugh and cry and laugh cry our way through stories of survival, resilience and transformation.
0:24.0	Last Day is out now, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:31.0	I'm Nora McNerney, and it's going to be okay.
0:34.0	Which is hard for me to say let alone believe because I am depressed.
0:39.0	But on the advice of my therapist, I am searching for one okay thing about every day and bringing it to you.
0:46.0	It's going to be okay is a new daily podcast filled with okay things from me, my friends and from you.
0:53.0	Find it's going to be okay wherever you get your podcasts.
1:01.0	I'm Nora McNerney, and this is terrible.
1:06.0	Thanks for asking.
1:07.0	A note on today, we don't usually do this, but here is a content warning because this episode mentioned suicide,
1:14.0	mentioned sexual trauma, eating disorders.
1:17.0	I'm not trying to spoil anything, but if you're listening for a kid or even with yourself and you're sensitive, just maybe be aware of that.
1:30.0	Today we're talking to Janelle.
1:33.0	Janelle is a church person, that's how she grew up.
1:36.0	She grew up going to a Pentecostal church in California with her mom and her brother.
1:41.0	Her home life was, it was complicated.
1:44.0	It was rocked at her dad struggled with addiction.
1:47.0	He struggled with racial trauma, but church was always safe.
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