Podcast Episodes

I Don't Consider Myself to be a Victim, so How Do I Accept the Reality of my Abusive Relationship? [249]

Episode 249

Many emotional abuse victims have been accused of having a victim mentality—as if the abuse isn’t real. Some victims don’t like to be labeled a “vict…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Untwisting Scriptures About Brokenness and Suffering: Interview with Rebecca Davis [248]

Episode 248

Join us for a conversation with our special guest, Rebecca Davis, author of the “Untwisting Scriptures” series. Her latest book on brokenness and suf…

2 years, 6 months ago

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How to Tell Your Kids You're Getting Divorced [247]

Episode 247

“How in the world am I going to tell my kids that we’re getting divorced?” Kids + divorce = a tricky topic, but I want to help calm your fears. I wan…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Survivor Story: Shelly [246]

Episode 246

Is it me? Shelly thought it WAS her for so many years. “I must be the problem in my confusing marriage.” Today, our episode chronicles the story of h…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn: Religion and Trauma Responses [245]

Episode 245

Today I want to explore the four common responses people have when they have experienced or are experiencing something that is threatening or traumat…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Help! I Love My Abusive Husband So Much! [244]

Episode 244

Today I’m answering some more listener questions, including, “What do I do when I love my abusive husband so much?” “Should I give my abusive husband…

2 years, 7 months ago

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What an Emotional Abuse Survivor Needs [243]

Episode 243

How do we help other women who are in emotionally abusive marriages? And how can the church help these women as well?

In today’s episode, I’ll be answ…

2 years, 7 months ago

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What About When People Don't Validate My Experience of Abuse? [242]

Episode 242

What do I do when people disagree with my decisions? Can I get remarried if I get a divorce? What if other people don’t believe I’m being emotionally…

2 years, 8 months ago

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What to Do When Our Kids Disapprove of Us [241]

Episode 241

Our relationships with our kids are important to us. We raised them from little babies and have deep connections with them, but when those relationsh…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Survivor Story: Married by Myself [240]

Episode 240

Today’s guest is Laurie Sullivan, a survivor of emotional abuse and sexual infidelity at the hands of her husband, a prominent leader in several chur…

2 years, 8 months ago

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