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Signs that You have Relationship Trauma
Let's shed some light on the signs of relationship trauma. It's important to recognize these signals so that we can heal and move forward.
Feb 14, 20242 min read


What To Do When Your Reputation is Being Ruined
Destructive people lie. They lie to get what they want, to retaliate, and to present themselves in the most favorable light. The saddest...
Jan 11, 20241 min read


How to Kick False Guilt to the Curb
So...What is false guilt anyway? False guilt, also known as misplaced guilt or inappropriate guilt, refers to the feeling of guilt that...
Jul 27, 20232 min read


How to Understand and Communicate needs
Establishing healthy relationships is indeed crucial for our overall well-being and happiness. Understanding our own needs and...
Jul 7, 20232 min read


The Art of Suffering Well
There's something about the season of Lent that grows my love for Jesus exponentially. Maybe it's because of the hope it brings. He...
Mar 17, 20232 min read


In an Instant—Everything Changed.
I was taking a walk on the beach trying to figure out a way to provide for my family. I had homeschooled my children for 8 years and I...
Feb 22, 20232 min read


Is There a Way Out of Helplessness?
We are fresh off the heels of Hurricane Ian and I've felt a new sense of helplessness. The needs are just so...enormous. Every corner...
Oct 19, 20223 min read


Put it on Repeat
When you’ve experienced life with a destructive or addicted person for any length of time, the way they treat you and the unhealthy cycle...
Jul 23, 20223 min read


Deeper Healing
One of the joys of leaving an abusive relationship is getting to a place where you can begin to hope again. You can think to the future...
Jun 11, 20223 min read


How Do I Know if I'm Healing?
Let's face it. This healing stuff is hard work. In order to have true healing, you have to face memories and realities that you may have...
May 26, 20223 min read


How Do I Build My Confidence?
"Women consistently underestimate their own abilities." Sheryl Sandberg Did that just blow your mind like it did mine? Do you relate to...
May 17, 20223 min read


4 Ideas for Rediscovering You
After leaving an abusive relationship, it can feel overwhelming to begin to make your own decisions again. There might be uncertainty...
May 9, 20222 min read
Getting Your Emotional Power Back
Joy can feel like an uncomfortable emotion after we experience a destructive relationship. Our emotions have been controlled for so long...
May 5, 20221 min read


How Can Anger Possibly Help Me?
Discovering a betrayal or recognizing chronic abuse by a partner or family member has devastating effects. The pain and grief hit like...
Apr 21, 20223 min read


Grief in Destructive Relationships: How Do I Know it's Grief?
Grief is not limited to death. We can grieve with any loss. Loss of a job, a friend moves, when children change schools. Women...
Feb 18, 20222 min read


Why it's Normal to Feel Sad as You Leave a Destructive Relationship
Most women hope and expect to feel relief once they've made the decision to leave a relationship that is harming them emotionally or...
Feb 17, 20223 min read


A Beginners Guide to Boundaries
Setting boundaries isn't always natural to us. In fact, it can feel incredibly uncomfortable and unnatural to share our needs with...
Jan 20, 20223 min read


Is it My Responsibility to Help Him Change?
The short answer is no. Your job is to heal, set boundaries, share your needs, and find ways to be/feel safe. Many wives come to us...
Jan 12, 20222 min read


How to Leave Safely
Making the decision to walk away from your relationship or marriage is a gut wrenching decision in any context, but it is much more...
Dec 15, 20214 min read


Is it Abuse? 15 Questions to ask Yourself
As we share this month about things that can cause us to feel overwhelmed, one that’s at the top of the list for many women is coming to...
Dec 14, 20212 min read
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