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Todd Johnston

Todd Johnston

Survivor and advocate from small-town British Columbia who shares his story of leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses, coming out as a gay man, and healing from trauma as a guest on The Arka Talks Podcast.

Sep 2, 2026

The Arka Talks Podcast

The Arka Talks Podcast

#12 - Choosing Life After Trauma: Todd Johnston with Matt Cooke

Sep 2 · 1h 35m

Matt Cooke
Matt CookeHOST
19:58
Yeah, so if you could share.
Todd Johnston
Todd JohnstonGUEST
20:03
Yeah.
Todd Johnston
Todd JohnstonGUEST
20:08
Yeah, the whole thing was very confusing, like I mentioned.
Todd Johnston
Todd JohnstonGUEST
20:11
So I didn't really realize...
Todd Johnston
Todd JohnstonGUEST
20:18
I didn't really realize what had happened to me for a long time.
Todd Johnston
Todd JohnstonGUEST
20:24
And I'm finding myself in my late 30s and having a lot of anxiety around sex.
Todd Johnston
Todd JohnstonGUEST
20:33
I've just kind of exited a situationship with somebody, wanting to put myself back out there.

18 MINS LATER

Matt Cooke
Matt CookeHOST
38:44
Hmm.

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