by Elisabeth | Jul 15, 2022 | abuse, divorce, emotions, healing, pain
The aftereffects of living under abuse are long and complicated. It’s a bit like a brain tumor that has wrapped itself around the brainstem and all throughout your skull. There’s not just one easy way to undo all that’s been done. There’s no off switch. One of my...
by Elisabeth | Aug 4, 2014 | abuse, Church
I am a very grateful girl. My pleas for help were misunderstood for a dozen years. And now, in this safe place, I can honestly say that I am grateful that they were. Hear me out. Because my experience is one of not being helped and being helped, I know both sides of...
by Elisabeth | Jun 9, 2014 | abuse, Church, difficult marriage, healing
Sweet girls, this will not be a list of five easy things and it won’t be a list that will heal your marriage. There is no magic potion. But this is advice that I believe you will not find in the typical Christian marriage books. I will not tell you to go on a date. I...
by Elisabeth | Feb 6, 2013 | abuse, difficult marriage, healing
Lately I’ve been thinking about the little known type of abuse called gaslighting. Its name is taken from the play and the two subsequent screen adaptations where the husband attempts to convince his wife – and others – that she is insane by manipulating elements in...
by Elisabeth | Jan 28, 2013 | abuse, difficult marriage, healing
Question (from Facebook community): “My husband has spent the past ten years hurting me emotionally, lying to me, calling me names, and trying to control me. I am trying to do the right things but it’s so hard when he keeps hurting me. Is there any hope for my husband...
