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Apr 1st, 2025 — Can I Gaslight Myself? Part Two [Episode 321]
Mar 29th, 2025 — How to Heal Fear and Reclaim Power After Trauma
Mar 25th, 2025 — Can I Gaslight Myself? Part One [Episode 320]
Mar 22nd, 2025 — Radical Acceptance: How One Simple Shift Can Transform Your Life
Mar 18th, 2025 — Help! My Kids Are Acting Like Their Dad! [Episode 319]
Mar 15th, 2025 — How To Stop Being Triggered (And Start Healing Instead)
Mar 11th, 2025 — What Do We Do About Wicked People? [Episode 318]
Mar 8th, 2025 — How Creativity Can Help You Heal from Emotional and Spiritual Abuse
Mar 4th, 2025 — How Do I Deal with His Rage? [Episode 317]
Mar 1st, 2025 — Feeling Like You Don’t Belong? Here’s Why You Might Be Wrong
Feb 25th, 2025 — How Do I Know if Divorce Is the Right Choice for Me? [Episode 316]
Feb 18th, 2025 — Broken Trust: When Church Hurts You [Episode 315]
Feb 11th, 2025 — How to Be the Parent Your Child Needs During Divorce [Episode 314]
Feb 4th, 2025 — Reading the Bible as a Survivor [Episode 313]
Jan 28th, 2025 — Parallel Parenting Part Two [Episode 312]
Jan 21st, 2025 — Parallel Parenting Part One [Episode 311]
Jan 14th, 2025 — What if My Abusive Husband Has Mental Health Issues? [Episode 310]
Jan 7th, 2025 — The Importance of Empathy for Yourself [Episode 309]
Jan 1st, 2025 — What One Year Can Do in the Life of a Woman [Episode 308]
Dec 24th, 2024 — When Christmas Doesn't Smell Like You Expected [Episode 307]
Dec 17th, 2024 — Lessons I’m Learning in Physical Therapy About How We Heal [Episode 306]
Dec 10th, 2024 — When Coercively Controlling Fathers Sabotage Mothers' Relationships With Their Children [Episode 305]
Dec 3rd, 2024 — What a Car Accident Taught Me About Pain [Episode 304]
Nov 26th, 2024 — Befriending Our Anxiety [Episode 303]
Nov 19th, 2024 — An AI Tool for Abuse Survivors [Episode 302]
Nov 12th, 2024 — NeuroDiverse Marriages [Episode 301]
Nov 5th, 2024 — 300th Episode Celebration [Episode 300]
Oct 29th, 2024 — Can You Work Together with an Abuser? [Episode 299]
Oct 22nd, 2024 — Sexual Coercion and Betrayal in Marriage [Episode 298]
Oct 15th, 2024 — How to Let Go of Shame and the Need for Validation [Episode 297]
Oct 8th, 2024 — Why Does My Husband Act Like a Child? [Episode 296]
Oct 1st, 2024 — When You've Been Hurt by Church [Episode 295]
Sep 24th, 2024 — Interpreting Toxic Texts [Episode 294]
Sep 17th, 2024 — Am I Being Emotionally Abused? [Episode 293]
Sep 10th, 2024 — Sick of Being Emotionally Stuck? This Changes Everything! [Episode 292]
Sep 3rd, 2024 — The Deconstruction Books That Have Changed and Healed My Relationship With God [Episode 291]
Aug 27th, 2024 — The Longings of Women [Episode 290]
Aug 20th, 2024 — What Is C-PTSD, and Do I Have It? Is It Me? [Episode 289]
Aug 13th, 2024 — Hard Relationships With Our Parents and Our Adult Kids [Episode 288]
Aug 6th, 2024 — Abusive Bible Counselors [Episode 287]
Jul 30th, 2024 — Confession, Repentance, and Guilt, OH MY! [Episode 286]
Jul 23rd, 2024 — When the Abuse Survivor Has an Affair: Interview with Susan Estringel [Episode 285]
Jul 16th, 2024 — God Doesn't Hate ALL Divorce [Episode 284]
Jul 12th, 2024 — Christian Women Don't Need Permission to be the Leader in Their Own Life
Jul 9th, 2024 — A Closer Look at Spiritual Abuse: Interview with Dan Koch [Episode 283]
Jul 2nd, 2024 — Emotional and Spiritual Abuse Survivor Q&A [Episode 282]
Jun 25th, 2024 — Forgiveness After Trauma [Episode 281]
Jun 18th, 2024 — Projective Identification in Abusive Relationships [Episode 280]
Jun 11th, 2024 — Her Rites: Women's Sacred Journey [Episode 279]
Jun 4th, 2024 — What I'm Reading, Listening to, and Thinking About [Episode 278]
May 28th, 2024 — What the Healing Journey Looks Like [Episode 277]
May 21st, 2024 — Teaching Children the CBT Model Tool [Episode 276]
May 14th, 2024 — Is Your Church Safe? [Episode 275]
May 7th, 2024 — The One About Bill [Episode 274]
Apr 30th, 2024 — How to Reframe and Recover From an Abusive Sermon [Episode 273]
Apr 23rd, 2024 — A Story that Perfectly Describes Emotional Abuse [Episode 272]
Apr 16th, 2024 — Holy Ghosted: Spiritual Anxiety and Religious Trauma [Episode 271]
Apr 9th, 2024 — Reframing Nasty Things People Say to Victims [Episode 270]
Apr 2nd, 2024 — Do Marriage Intensives Help to Heal Abusive Marriages? [Episode 269]
Mar 26th, 2024 — Does an Abuser Know They Are Abusive? [Episode 268]
Mar 19th, 2024 — Excommunication Series: Janet's Story [Episode 267]
Mar 12th, 2024 — Excommunication Series: Valerie's Story [Episode 266]
Mar 5th, 2024 — Excommunication Series: Marieda's Story [Episode 265]
Feb 27th, 2024 — Is Teaching Boundaries Victim Blaming? [Episode 264]
Feb 20th, 2024 — Now Available: All the Scary Little Gods [Episode 263]
Feb 13th, 2024 — Deconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Yourself [Episode 262]
Feb 6th, 2024 — All the Scary Little Gods: More Insider Scoop on My New Book [Episode 261]
Jan 30th, 2024 — Doesn't the Bible Say to Remove the Log From Your Own Eye? [Episode 260]
Jan 23rd, 2024 — The Symbolism on the Cover of All the Scary Little Gods [Episode 259]
Jan 16th, 2024 — Strategies to Deal with Toxic Communication Cycles [Episode 258]
Jan 9th, 2024 — When You Are Lonely and Sad in Your Christian Marriage [Episode 257]
Jan 5th, 2024 — BONUS EPISODE: New Beliefs for Christian Women in Emotionally and Spiritually Abusive Marriages
Jan 2nd, 2024 — How to Change Yourself While Still Stuck in an Emotionally Abusive Marriage [Episode 256]
Dec 26th, 2023 — Marriage Intensives Can Deepen an Emotional Abuse Victim's Trauma
Dec 26th, 2023 — Interrupting the Abuse Cycle [Episode 255]
Dec 19th, 2023 — Ten Steps Out of an Emotionally Abusive "Christian" Marriage [Episode 254]
Dec 12th, 2023 — What if My Husband Removed My Access to Money, a Phone, and More? [Episode 253]
Dec 5th, 2023 — How Can I Be a Good Mom in an Emotionally Abusive Marriage? [Episode 252]
Nov 28th, 2023 — Answers to Six Emotional Abuse Survivor Questions [Episode 251]
Nov 21st, 2023 — Survivor Story: Stacie [Episode 250]
Nov 20th, 2023 — The Shoe Always Drops
Nov 14th, 2023 — I Don't Consider Myself to be a Victim, so How Do I Accept the Reality of my Abusive Relationship? [Episode 249]
Nov 7th, 2023 — Untwisting Scriptures About Brokenness and Suffering: Interview with Rebecca Davis [Episode 248]
Oct 31st, 2023 — How to Tell Your Kids You're Getting Divorced [Episode 247]
Oct 24th, 2023 — Survivor Story: Shelly [Episode 246]
Oct 17th, 2023 — Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn: Religion and Trauma Responses [Episode 245]
Oct 10th, 2023 — Help! I Love My Abusive Husband So Much! [Episode 244]
Oct 3rd, 2023 — What an Emotional Abuse Survivor Needs [Episode 243]
Sep 26th, 2023 — What About When People Don't Validate My Experience of Abuse? [Episode 242]
Sep 19th, 2023 — What to Do When Our Kids Disapprove of Us [Episode 241]
Sep 12th, 2023 — Survivor Story: Married by Myself [Episode 240]
Sep 5th, 2023 — Love is Everything: Sneak Peek Part Four [Episode 239]
Aug 29th, 2023 — Fight for Freedom: Sneak Peek Into My New Book Part Three [Episode 238]
Aug 22nd, 2023 — The Food Fight Inside Us: Sneak Peek Into My New Book Part Two [Episode 237]
Aug 15th, 2023 — We All Need an Empathetic Witness: Sneak Peek Into My New Book Part One [Episode 236]
Aug 8th, 2023 — Bad Advice Christians Offer Emotional Abuse Victims [Episode 235]
Aug 1st, 2023 — A Story About Letting Go [Episode 234]
Jul 25th, 2023 — Raising Resilient Kids Even if Your Co-parent Is Destructive: Interview with Jessica Nagy [Episode 233]
Jul 18th, 2023 — Dealing With Grief When Waking up to Emotional Abuse [Episode 232]
Jul 11th, 2023 — How Cognitive Dissonance Can Be a Sign of Healthy Growth [Episode 231]
Jul 4th, 2023 — What if My Christian Husband Says My Body Belongs to Him? [Episode 230]
Jun 27th, 2023 — Do Christian Women Ever Get Out of Their Abusive Marriage and Thrive? [Episode 229]
Jun 20th, 2023 — Rising Above Narcissistic Abuse [Episode 228]
Jun 13th, 2023 — How Understanding Your Personality Can Help You Get Unstuck in Your Life Part Two: Interview with Stacey Wynn on the Enneagram [Episode 227]
Jun 6th, 2023 — How Understanding Your Personality Can Help You Get Unstuck in Your Life Part One: Interview with Becky on Myers-Briggs [Episode 226]
May 30th, 2023 — Will God Punish Me if I Get a Divorce? [Episode 225]
May 23rd, 2023 — I'm So Confused! Is This Really Abuse? [Episode 224]
May 16th, 2023 — Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up: Interview with Sheila Wray Gregoire [Episode 223]
May 9th, 2023 — Decluttering in a Toxic Environment: Interview with Dawn Madsen [Episode 222]
May 2nd, 2023 — Unraveling Purity Culture's Effects on Your Marriage: Interview with Dr. Camden Morgante [Episode 221]
Apr 25th, 2023 — Dealing with Fear During Divorce: Interview with Wendy Hernandez [Episode 220]
Apr 18th, 2023 — Eight Steps to Getting a Divorce: Understanding the Divorce Process [Episode 219]
Apr 11th, 2023 — 7 Ways to Financially Prepare for Divorce: Interview with Rhonda Noordyk [Episode 218]
Apr 4th, 2023 — Help! My Church is Going to Kick Me Out Unless I Submit to Their Authority and Go Back to My Abuser! [Episode 217]
Mar 28th, 2023 — From Survivor to Psychotherapist: Interview with Yvette Stone [Episode 216]
Mar 21st, 2023 — Do Marriage Intensives Work? [Episode 215]
Mar 14th, 2023 — Understanding Reactive Abuse and Reabuse: Interview with Annette Oltmans [Episode 214]
Mar 7th, 2023 — Won't Abusers Get Away With Everything if We Believe God's Love is Unconditional? [Episode 213]
Feb 28th, 2023 — Setting Boundaries with Adult Children [Episode 212]
Feb 21st, 2023 — An Adult Child of Divorce Answers Survivor Questions [Episode 211]
Feb 14th, 2023 — A Man Who Admits to Being Abusive Asks "How Do I Fight For My Wife?" [Episode 210]
Feb 7th, 2023 — A Groundbreaking Therapy that Fosters Healing and Connection with Self, God, and Others: Interview with Jenna Riemersma [Episode 209]
Jan 17th, 2023 — Help! My Husband Twists Words to Confuse Me, and I Feel Guilty and Full of Shame [Episode 206]
Jan 10th, 2023 — Where Does My Help Come From? Interview with Keith Giles [Episode 205]
Jan 3rd, 2023 — Why We Get Stuck and How to Unstick Ourselves: Interview with Britt Frank [Episode 204]
Dec 20th, 2022 — Celebrating the Holidays When Life Is Blowing Up - Part Two [Episode 202]
Dec 13th, 2022 — Celebrating the Holidays When Life Is Blowing Up - Part One [Episode 201]
Dec 6th, 2022 — 200th Episode Celebration: The State of the Christian Survivor and Advocate Community [Episode 200]
Nov 29th, 2022 — How Many Years Does a Christian Wife Owe Her Abusive Husband? [Episode 199]
Nov 22nd, 2022 — Why Don't I Feel Close to God? Interview with Krispin Mayfield [Episode 198]
Nov 15th, 2022 — A Story About Your Internal Family [Episode 197]
Nov 8th, 2022 — How Far Should I Go to Give My Emotionally Abusive Husband a Chance to Change? [Episode 196]
Nov 1st, 2022 — My Abusive Husband Says I’m Unbiblical Unless I Reconcile with Him [Episode 195]
Oct 25th, 2022 — What Role Does Fear Play in Our Religion and Our Relationships? [Episode 194]
Oct 18th, 2022 — Stop Waiting for Your Husband to Die So You Can Live [Episode 193]
Oct 11th, 2022 — Confronting Religious Trauma and Reconstructing Faith: Interview with Dr. Tiffany Yecke Brooks [Episode 192]
Oct 4th, 2022 — Why Self-Leadership is More Effective Than Being Held Accountable [Episode 191]
Sep 27th, 2022 — What if I Want a Divorce but My Abusive Husband Doesn't? [Episode 190]
Sep 20th, 2022 — I’m Afraid of My Christian Husband’s Criticism and Disapproval [Episode 189]
Sep 13th, 2022 — When Your Ex-Husband Tries to Use Your Kids to Control You After the Divorce [Episode 188]
Sep 6th, 2022 — Will Divorce Ruin My Kids and Their Opportunities in Life? [Episode 187]
Aug 30th, 2022 — Why Being Rejected by Your Church and Family Hurts So Bad [Episode 186]
Aug 23rd, 2022 — How to Know If Your Christian Dating Relationship is Toxic [Episode 185]
Aug 16th, 2022 — The Wife with Boundaries: Changing the Conversation on Biblical Submission [Episode 184]
Aug 9th, 2022 — 12 Life-Changing Beliefs That Will Unhook You From Abuse Part Three [Episode 183]
Aug 2nd, 2022 — 12 Life-Changing Beliefs That Will Unhook You From Abuse Part Two [Episode 182]
Jul 26th, 2022 — 12 Life-Changing Beliefs That Will Unhook You From Abuse Part One [Episode 181]
Jul 19th, 2022 — Understanding Three Sources of Anger (and why the source matters) [Episode 180]
Jul 12th, 2022 — We Need a Sexual Reformation in the Church: Interview with Author Aimee Byrd [Episode 179]
Jul 5th, 2022 — Does the Bible Say I Can't Take my Abuser to Court in Order to Divorce Him in 1 Corinthians 6:1-10? [Episode 178]
Jun 28th, 2022 — How You and Your Faith Community Got Hoodwinked by an Abuser [Episode 177]
Jun 21st, 2022 — Using Art to Heal from Narcissistic Abuse: Interview with Art Therapist Jennifer Kramer [Episode 176]
Jun 14th, 2022 — I Don’t Want to Look Like a Bad Christian if I Leave My Abusive Marriage [Episode 175]
Jun 7th, 2022 — Should Abused Christian Wives Stay and Suffer Like Job? [Episode 174]
May 31st, 2022 — What Does It Mean to Find Yourself After Getting Out of an Abusive Relationship? [Episode 173]
May 24th, 2022 — Protect Yourself From Financial Abuse with Attorney Lisa Zeiderman [Episode 172]
May 17th, 2022 — We Are Like the God We Worship [Episode 171]
May 10th, 2022 — Does the Bible Say I Have to Give My Abusive Husband Sex on Demand? [Episode 170]
May 9th, 2022 — What Does the Bible Say About Emotional Abuse? 18 Verses About Domestic Violence
May 8th, 2022 — 7 Things Your Emotionally Abusive Husband Does When You Set Boundaries
May 3rd, 2022 — Different Ways Emotional Abusers Don't Take Responsibility for Their Behavior [Episode 169]
Apr 26th, 2022 — The Worst Things People Say to Justify, Minimize, and Excuse the Abuse You’ve Experienced [Episode 168]
Apr 19th, 2022 — Am I Responsible for Fixing My Husband? [Episode 167]
Apr 15th, 2022 — How Writing Will Help You Figure Out Your Confusing and Painful Marriage
Apr 12th, 2022 — How Churches Can Help Abuse Victims (And How They Often Hurt Them Instead) [Episode 166]
Apr 10th, 2022 — Misogyny: An Epidemic From Hell
Apr 5th, 2022 — How Do I Know What Is Real or True When My Husband Gaslights Me? [Episode 165]
Apr 1st, 2022 — Was it Really That Bad? And Maybe He'll Change?
Mar 29th, 2022 — How Not to Be an Ass: Interview with Author Andrew Bauman [Episode 164]
Mar 22nd, 2022 — The One About God and Religion and Hell [Episode 163]
Mar 15th, 2022 — What If I Had an Affair While I Was Married to My Abusive Husband [Episode 162]
Mar 8th, 2022 — The Woman They Could Not Silence: Interview with Author Kate Moore [Episode 161]
Mar 1st, 2022 — An Emotional Recovery Tool That Changes Everything [Episode 160]
Feb 22nd, 2022 — Ten Thoughts Confident Women Think When Their Husbands Act Like Jerks [Episode 159]
Feb 15th, 2022 — How Will I Know When Enough Is Enough and I Can Walk Away? [Episode 158]
Feb 11th, 2022 — It's Normal to Be Sad When Losing an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
Feb 8th, 2022 — How Do You Break the Cycle of Emotional and Spiritual Abuse? [Episode 157]
Feb 1st, 2022 — What Are the Biblical Grounds for Divorce? (And Other Questions!) [Episode 156]
Jan 21st, 2022 — When You Lose Your Church Family
Jan 18th, 2022 — When Wolves Play Dress Up [Episode 154]
Jan 11th, 2022 — Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse [Episode 153]
Dec 28th, 2021 — Making Health and Fitness Easier for Survivors [Episode 151]
Dec 21st, 2021 — A Teen's Perspective on Divorce During the Holidays [Episode 150]
Dec 14th, 2021 — How Do I Get My Kids to Believe and Understand That I'm a Victim of Emotional Abuse? [Episode 149]
Dec 7th, 2021 — Managing the Holiday Blues [Episode 148]
Nov 30th, 2021 — Changing Your Role (Chapter Eight of Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage) Part Two [Episode 147]
Nov 23rd, 2021 — Changing Your Role (Chapter Eight of Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage) Part One [Episode 146]
Nov 16th, 2021 — Dealing with Difficult People During the Holidays [Episode 145]
Nov 9th, 2021 — Doing Deep Internal Healing Through Spiritual Process Groups [Episode 144]
Nov 2nd, 2021 — Three False Beliefs My Abusive Relationship Gave to Me [Episode 143]
Oct 26th, 2021 — Four Barriers That Keep Women From Leaving Abusive Relationships [Episode 142]
Oct 19th, 2021 — When All Your Thoughts Are Despairing and Hopeless [Episode 141]
Oct 12th, 2021 — How to Achieve Financial Independence After Abuse [Episode 140]
Oct 5th, 2021 — But Didn't I Promise to Stay in Sickness and in Health? What About Mental Illness? [Episode 139]
Sep 28th, 2021 — Finding Joy Even When Life Hurts [Episode 138]
Sep 21st, 2021 — Does God Love You Less Because Your Marriage Is Bad? [Episode 137]
Sep 14th, 2021 — How Do I Make an Exit Plan? [Episode 136]
Sep 7th, 2021 — Is the Bible Against Women? [Episode 135]
Aug 31st, 2021 — What You Can Do When Your Christian Husband Bullies You Part Two [Episode 134]
Aug 24th, 2021 — What You Can Do When Your Christian Husband Bullies You Part One [Episode 133]
Aug 17th, 2021 — Survivor Story: Marie [Episode 132]
Aug 10th, 2021 — What I Would Preach to the Modern Day Preachers (if they would listen...) [Episode 131]
Aug 3rd, 2021 — What You Need to Know When You Leave [Episode 130]
Jul 27th, 2021 — Why Hanging on to Hope in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship Doesn't Work [Episode 129]
Jul 20th, 2021 — Is the Cost to Leave an Abusive Marriage Worth It? [Episode 128]
Jul 13th, 2021 — My Three Biggest Mistakes When Getting Away From Emotional Abuse Part Two [Episode 127]
Jul 6th, 2021 — My Three Biggest Mistakes When Getting Away From Emotional Abuse Part One [Episode 126]
Jun 29th, 2021 — How Pretending and Fear Keep You Stuck in Abuse Cycles (and What Sets You Free) [Episode 125]
Jun 22nd, 2021 — Emotional Abuse Survivor Q&A [Episode 124]
Jun 15th, 2021 — The Big Problem with Christian Marriage Counseling [Episode 123]
Jun 8th, 2021 — Is it Possible to Stay Well in an Abusive Marriage? [Episode 122]
Jun 1st, 2021 — Finding Your Personal Style After Years of Emotional Abuse [Episode 121]
May 25th, 2021 — Finding a Healthy Partner After Divorce [Episode 120]
May 18th, 2021 — How I Encouraged an Abusive System with My Silence and Submission [Episode 119]
May 11th, 2021 — Why Relationships Are Complicated for Survivors and How to Unhook from Relationship Drama [Episode 118]
May 4th, 2021 — Consent in Christian Marriage: Why Your "No" Feels Confusing [Episode 117]
Apr 27th, 2021 — Can Emotionally Abusive Marriages Be Restored? [Episode 116]
Apr 20th, 2021 — How to Become Toxic Person Proof [Episode 115]
Apr 16th, 2021 — To Forgive Doesn't Automatically Mean To Reconcile
Apr 13th, 2021 — Staying Connected to Our Kids Post-Divorce [Episode 114]
Apr 13th, 2021 — Who Burned the House Down?
Apr 6th, 2021 — Building Resilience in Children Who Have Experienced Coercive Control [Episode 113]
Apr 6th, 2021 — Where Does God Fit Into My Toxic Marriage?
Mar 30th, 2021 — Practical Help for Christian Women in Confusing and Painful Marriages [Episode 112]
Mar 23rd, 2021 — Has God Abandoned Emotional Abuse Survivors in the Church? [Episode 111]
Mar 16th, 2021 — Untwisting the Bible on Authority and Patriarchy [Episode 110]
Mar 9th, 2021 — Is it My Fault Our Marriage Is Bad? [Episode 109]
Mar 9th, 2021 — How to Leave an Emotionally Abusive Relationship: 10 Steps
Mar 5th, 2021 — Five Ways to Respond to Emotional and Verbal Abuse from Your Partner
Mar 2nd, 2021 — The Great Sex Rescue [Episode 108]
Feb 23rd, 2021 — If There Is a Loving and Powerful God, Why Does He Allow Abuse? Part Two [Episode 107]
Feb 16th, 2021 — Interview with Judge Tim Fall on Fairness for Victims of Abuse [Episode 106]
Feb 9th, 2021 — If There Is a Loving and Powerful God, Why Does He Allow Abuse? Part One [Episode 105]
Feb 2nd, 2021 — How Do I Heal After Abuse and Sexual Betrayal? [Episode 104]
Jan 26th, 2021 — Christian Women Who Care About Other Christian Women [Episode 103]
Jan 19th, 2021 — What Life Can Look Like for Christian Women After a Divorce [Episode 102]
Jan 13th, 2021 — How Do I Deal with Emotional Triggers? [Episode 101]
Jan 7th, 2021 — Why Does My Husband Lie All the Time?
Jan 6th, 2021 — Wisdom for Survivors: The Best of the Flying Free Podcast [Episode 100]
Dec 30th, 2020 — How Do You Deal with the Pain of Being Rejected by Your Family? [Episode 99]
Dec 23rd, 2020 — How Do I Support My Adult Children Who Grew Up In A Spiritually and Emotionally Abusive Home? [Episode 98]
Dec 16th, 2020 — How Writing Your Story Will Help You Heal From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse [Episode 97]
Dec 11th, 2020 — When Christian Friends Spiritually Abuse and Mistreat You
Dec 9th, 2020 — You Are Not Responsible for Your Husband's Behavior [Episode 96]
Dec 2nd, 2020 — My Husband Changed After We Got Married [Episode 95]
Nov 25th, 2020 — Parenting Small Children in an Emotionally Destructive Home [Episode 94]
Nov 18th, 2020 — Do Gender Roles Contribute to Emotional Abuse in the Home and Church? [Episode 93]
Nov 12th, 2020 — Seven Deal Breakers in Christian Dating Relationships
Nov 11th, 2020 — What is Gaslighting in a Toxic Narcissistic Relationship? [Episode 92]
Nov 6th, 2020 — When Your Emotionally Abusive Husband Doesn't Take Responsibility
Nov 4th, 2020 — But I Don't Want to Hurt Anyone! [Episode 91]
Oct 30th, 2020 — Are You In Charge of Making Everyone Else Happy All the Time?
Oct 28th, 2020 — How Do I Know if a Church or Person Is Safe for Me? [Episode 90]
Oct 21st, 2020 — Why Do I Feel Like I'm Going Crazy in My Marriage? [Episode 89]
Oct 15th, 2020 — Why Foolproofing Your Life Will Save Your Life
Oct 14th, 2020 — Protecting Yourself Financially During Divorce [Episode 88]
Oct 7th, 2020 — What Is Emotional Manipulation? [Episode 87]
Sep 30th, 2020 — When Your Abusive Husband Is a Pastor [Episode 86]
Sep 23rd, 2020 — Am I the Problem in My Marriage? [Episode 85]
Sep 16th, 2020 — How to Prepare for Your Custody Case [Episode 84]
Sep 10th, 2020 — What Works (and What Doesn't) When it Comes to Healing From Emotional Abuse?
Sep 9th, 2020 — Trusting God While Making Your Own Adult Choices in Your Controlling Marriage [Episode 83]
Sep 3rd, 2020 — Why Your Marriage Makes You Feel Crazy in the Head
Sep 2nd, 2020 — I'm Always Walking on Eggshells in My Christian Marriage! [Episode 82]
Aug 27th, 2020 — Why Christian Women Are Conditioned to be People Pleasers (And How They Can Break Free!)
Aug 26th, 2020 — How Do I Forgive Someone Who Keeps Hurting Me? [Episode 81]
Aug 19th, 2020 — When God and the Bible are Weaponized Against Christian Women [Episode 80]
Aug 12th, 2020 — A Christian Woman's Job Isn't to Make Everyone Happy [Episode 79]
Aug 5th, 2020 — Are You Married to a Quiet Covert Abuser with a Hidden Lifestyle? [Episode 78]
Jul 31st, 2020 — Christian Wife Submission: Should wives submit no matter what?
Jul 29th, 2020 — Am I Codependent Just Because I'm Choosing to Stay with an Emotionally Abusive Partner? [Episode 77]
Jul 22nd, 2020 — The Ways Religion Kills People [Episode 76]
Jul 16th, 2020 — When You're the Mom of a Child with Borderline Personality Disorder
Jul 15th, 2020 — When You Are Rejected by Family, Friends, and Church [Episode 75]
Jul 9th, 2020 — Your Emotionally Abusive Husband Doesn't Get to Define You
Jul 8th, 2020 — When Your Christian Husband Yells at You All the Time [Episode 74]
Jul 2nd, 2020 — Learning How to Use Your Voice in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
Jul 1st, 2020 — Can Emotional Abuse Survivors Ever Learn to Completely Trust Again? [Episode 73]
Jun 24th, 2020 — Five New Ways for Christian Wives to Think About Their Destructive Marriage [Episode 72]
Jun 17th, 2020 — Is It Rebellious for Christian Women to Say No? [Episode 71]
Jun 10th, 2020 — When Giving the Silent Treatment Is Emotional Abuse [Episode 70]
Jun 3rd, 2020 — Setting Boundaries With a Husband Who Blames You for Everything [Episode 69]
Jun 1st, 2020 — How Leaving an Emotionally Abusive Relationship is Like Giving Birth
May 27th, 2020 — The Link Between Narcissism and Legalism in the Church [Episode 68]
May 25th, 2020 — How Abusers Groom Their Victims (and Everyone Else)
May 20th, 2020 — Can Christians Be Narcissists? [Episode 67]
May 18th, 2020 — Love, But Don't Let Yourself Be Manipulated
May 13th, 2020 — Should a Christian Wife Submit to an Abusive Husband? [Episode 66]
May 11th, 2020 — How Do I Figure Out What Is Wrong in My Christian Marriage?
May 6th, 2020 — God Loves You More Than He Hates Divorce [Episode 65]
May 4th, 2020 — Who Will Rescue Me From Emotional Abuse?
Apr 29th, 2020 — How to Respond to Emotional Abuse Tactics [Episode 64]
Apr 27th, 2020 — When Christian Women Hurt Christian Women
Apr 22nd, 2020 — Can a Christian Get a Divorce? [Episode 63]
Apr 20th, 2020 — Sometimes Loving Means Leaving
Apr 15th, 2020 — Seven Things an Abuser Does When You Set Boundaries [Episode 62]
Apr 13th, 2020 — When "Dying to Self" Isn't Spiritual or Healthy
Apr 8th, 2020 — Abused by Husband and Rejected by Church [Episode 61]
Apr 6th, 2020 — Stop Telling Real Victims They Have a Victim Mentality
Apr 1st, 2020 — Are We "Tearing Down Our House" When We Set Healthy Boundaries? [Episode 60]
Mar 25th, 2020 — Hope and Healing After Trauma [Episode 59]
Mar 23rd, 2020 — Finding Peace When You've Lost Control
Mar 18th, 2020 — Exchanging an Abusive Faith for a True and Simple Faith [Episode 58]
Mar 11th, 2020 — Nothing I Do Makes My Husband Happy [Episode 57]
Mar 9th, 2020 — Why You're Probably Not Codependent (And You've Got Super-Powers Instead!)
Mar 4th, 2020 — Questions Christians Have About Rebuilding Life After Divorce [Episode 56]
Feb 26th, 2020 — Help Your Kids Overcome Trauma from Abuse and Divorce [Episode 55]
Feb 24th, 2020 — How Emotional and Spiritual Abuse Prevents Women From Growing Up (and the Two Mind Shifts You Need to Change That!)
Feb 19th, 2020 — Rebuilding Your Self-Esteem After Divorce [Episode 54]
Feb 16th, 2020 — Sometimes Good Christians Get Divorced
Feb 12th, 2020 — The Beliefs That Keep Christian Women Stuck in Abusive Marriages [Episode 53]
Feb 10th, 2020 — How Can I Be a Good Mom in an Emotionally Abusive Marriage?
Feb 5th, 2020 — When Your Pastor Says You're Not Being Abused if You Don't Have Bruises [Episode 52]
Jan 29th, 2020 — Can My Alcoholic Husband Change? [Episode 51]
Jan 22nd, 2020 — When Abuse and Our Faith Are Tangled Up Together [Episode 50]
Jan 15th, 2020 — Emotional Abuse: When You Have All the Responsibility and None of the Freedom [Episode 49]
Jan 8th, 2020 — I Feel Guilty Because Even Though He's Changing, I Still Want to Leave [Episode 48]
Jan 1st, 2020 — Practical Tips for Facing the New Year with Hope [Episode 47]
Dec 27th, 2019 — Why God Doesn't Rescue You From Your Bad Marriage [Episode 46]
Dec 17th, 2019 — The Abuser God Is the Ultimate Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Dec 10th, 2019 — How Our Female Bodies Reflect God's Glory [Episode 45]
Dec 5th, 2019 — What Modern Preachers Would Tell God When He Divorced Israel
Dec 2nd, 2019 — The Holidays Make Separation and Divorce Even Worse [Episode 44]
Nov 27th, 2019 — When You're Separated, and You Cry Your Way Through Christmas
Nov 25th, 2019 — When Your Husband and Pastor Demand Reconciliation and Forgiveness [Episode 43]
Nov 11th, 2019 — How Do I Find a Good Man and a Good Church? [Episode 42]
Nov 8th, 2019 — How Christians Defend Their Favorite Abusers on Social Media (And How You Can Respond)
Nov 6th, 2019 — Wes Feltner's Character is Exposed in His Sermon and His Abusive Response
Oct 30th, 2019 — The Intersection Between Abuse and Pornography [Episode 41]
Oct 29th, 2019 — How Do I Trust God with My Kids?
Oct 24th, 2019 — Calling the Church to Compassion [Episode 40]
Oct 22nd, 2019 — Crazy Conversations That Are Emotionally Abusive
Oct 16th, 2019 — I Can't Stop Hoping He Will Change His Abusive Behavior [Episode 39]
Oct 1st, 2019 — When You Are Betrayed by Your Church, Family, and Friends [Episode 38]
Sep 25th, 2019 — Help! I'm Starved for Affection! [Episode 37]
Sep 18th, 2019 — Why is My Husband So Mean to Me? [Episode 36]
Sep 11th, 2019 — Shame Busting Your Divorce [Episode 35]
Sep 6th, 2019 — The Gray Rock Method for Emotional Abuse Victims
Sep 4th, 2019 — Breaking Destructive Relationship Patterns You Learned in Your Family of Origin [Episode 34]
Aug 28th, 2019 — Practical Tips For Christian Single Women After Divorce [Episode 33]
Aug 21st, 2019 — Narcissistic Abuse in Your Family of Origin [Episode 32]
Aug 14th, 2019 — What if I'm a Narcissist and Not a Victim? [Episode 31]
Aug 11th, 2019 — Why the Church Rejects Emotional Abuse Victims (and What You Can and Can't Do About It!)
Aug 7th, 2019 — Take Back Your Life and Recover After Emotional Abuse [Episode 30]
Aug 2nd, 2019 — Why the Marriage Books Don't Work When You Are in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
Jul 31st, 2019 — Learning to Love the Bible Again After You've Been Spiritually Abused [Episode 29]
Jul 17th, 2019 — Sometimes Divorce Is a Gift of Mercy [Episode 28]
Jul 10th, 2019 — If I Leave My Abusive Marriage Am I Giving Up On the Power of God to Change My Husband? [Episode 27]
Jul 7th, 2019 — A Letter From an Abuser Who Wants to Keep His Wife Under His Thumb
Jul 5th, 2019 — This Is What Covert Hidden Abuse Looks Like [Episode 26]
Jun 26th, 2019 — Three Reviews of the Flying Free Sisterhood Community [Episode 25]
Jun 24th, 2019 — How I Made Peace with Letting Go of My Family of Origin
Jun 20th, 2019 — How to Help Kids Heal From the Effects of Emotional Abuse in the Home [Episode 24]
Jun 13th, 2019 — Co-Parenting with an Emotionally Abusive Man [Episode 23]
Jun 7th, 2019 — But Maybe God Will Do a Miracle and Change My Husband! [Episode 22]
May 30th, 2019 — Why the Church is Often the Most Dangerous Place for an Domestic Abuse Survivor to Get Help [Episode 21]
May 24th, 2019 — The Difference Between a Normal Marriage and an Emotionally Abusive Marriage [Episode 20]
May 17th, 2019 — Is Self-Care Selfish, or Is It a Sacred Duty? [Episode 19]
May 10th, 2019 — When Your Older Kids Side with Their Abusive Father [Episode 18]
May 7th, 2019 — When Christians Say Your Marriage Is Bad Because You Don't Respect Your Husband Enough
May 2nd, 2019 — Is it Your Christian Duty to Surrender to Emotional Abuse in Your Marriage? [Episode 17]
Apr 29th, 2019 — The Smear Campaign Abusive Churches and Husbands Launch Against Christian Women
Apr 25th, 2019 — I Can't Be Perfect Enough for My Husband [Episode 16]
Apr 18th, 2019 — During Separation, How Do I Cope With an Overwhelming Workload and No Support? [Episode 15]
Apr 17th, 2019 — A Thank You Letter to the False Church (and one for the True Church too)
Apr 9th, 2019 — Christian Women, You Don't Need Permission to Make Your Own Decisions [Episode 14]
Apr 3rd, 2019 — What Happens When You Set Boundaries with an Emotional Abuser? [Episode 13]
Apr 1st, 2019 — The Most Effective Spiritual Abuse Involves a Lot of Truth and a Little Lie
Mar 26th, 2019 — How to Set Healthy Boundaries to Keep Yourself Safe [Episode 12]
Mar 19th, 2019 — How Do I Know If I'm Doing the Right Thing by Leaving My Emotionally Abusive Husband? [Episode 11]
Mar 11th, 2019 — What Christian Women Need to Look for in a Counselor [Episode 10]
Feb 20th, 2019 — What Does the Bible Say About Divorce and Remarriage? [Episode 9]
Feb 13th, 2019 — Waking Up to Emotional Abuse so You Can Focus on Healing [Episode 8]
Feb 12th, 2019 — When the Queen Gets Rejected (A Story to Help You See Who You Really Are!)
Feb 6th, 2019 — The One Thing Every Healthy Relationship Must Have (and Why!) [Episode 7]
Jan 29th, 2019 — What Do You Do If You're Married to a Fool? [Episode 6]
Jan 23rd, 2019 — How Do I Know if My Church is Spiritually Abusive? [Episode 5]
Jan 16th, 2019 — Is Suffering One of God's Purposes in Marriage? [Episode 4]
Jan 9th, 2019 — Misogynist Theology Causes Emotional and Spiritual Abuse in Homes and Churches [Episode 3]
Dec 29th, 2018 — How Can You Still Honor Yourself in an Abusive Marriage? [Episode 2]
Dec 29th, 2018 — How Can You Tell if Your Abusive Partner Has Changed? [Episode 1]
Dec 13th, 2018 — How Complementarianism Causes Abuse in Churches and Homes
Nov 30th, 2018 — Does God Want Me to Stay in or Leave My Emotionally Abusive Marriage?
Nov 21st, 2018 — Divorced or Separated During the Holidays? Four Truths to Give You Hope
Nov 14th, 2018 — Why Partnership Is the Key to a Healthy Marriage (and what to do if you don't have one!)
Oct 10th, 2018 — Three Myths About Self-Care for Christian Women
Sep 30th, 2018 — How Tolerating the Disapproval of People Sets You Free
Sep 20th, 2018 — Learn to Advocate for Yourself (and How This is Key to Your Healing!)
Sep 16th, 2018 — How Fake Christianity (False Piety) Destroys People's Lives
Jun 11th, 2018 — The Crazy Things Your Pastor or Bible Counselor Told You to Do In Your Abusive Relationship
May 1st, 2018 — Message to a Baptist Church: You Preached Death to the Hearts of One Hundred Women Today
Apr 26th, 2018 — You Have Ten Strengths That Will Help You Find Freedom from Emotional Abuse
Apr 19th, 2018 — How Do Abusive Men Pick Their Victims?
Apr 12th, 2018 — Three Things I'd Do Differently When Leaving My Emotionally Abusive Marriage
Apr 6th, 2018 — Divorce is Like Death (But There's Life on the Other Side)
Mar 29th, 2018 — How to Know if Your Christian Marriage Crosses the Line From Normal to Abusive
Feb 25th, 2018 — Bethlehem Baptist Church Is Not Safe for Emotionally Abused Women
Feb 17th, 2018 — Desiringgod.org Blames Women for "Marriages Made in Hell"
Jan 25th, 2018 — Covert Emotional Abuse: What It Is and How to Identify It
Jan 3rd, 2018 — Why Emotional and Spiritual Abuse Cause C-PTSD
Dec 19th, 2017 — Complementarian vs. Egalitarian
Nov 16th, 2017 — Dealing with Anger Over Hurt (and What Forgiveness Is Really About!)
Oct 26th, 2017 — A Story about Sheep, Wolves, Hired Hands, and a Shepherd
Apr 23rd, 2017 — How Do I Enforce Boundaries with My Husband?
Apr 22nd, 2017 — Does Decision Making Paralyze You?
Mar 20th, 2017 — The Secret to Tolerating Disapproval
Mar 12th, 2017 — 11 Signs Patriarchy Is Harming Your Life
Feb 15th, 2017 — How Will You Know Your Christian Marriage is Over?
Feb 9th, 2017 — Ten Christian Women Who Got Out of Their Emotionally Abusive Marriages
Jan 7th, 2017 — 7 Steps to Identifying and Healing from an Emotionally Abusive "Christian" Marriage
Jul 24th, 2016 — When You are Erased
Apr 15th, 2016 — Why It's Normal for Emotional Abuse Targets to be Angry
Mar 11th, 2016 — Rushing Reconciliation is Rarely Rewarding
Mar 8th, 2016 — How Can You Tell if Someone is Really Sorry?
Apr 3rd, 2014 — Living with a Self-Centered Husband
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Feb 17th, 2015 7:13 am — "Karen" writes: As a mom of an unmarried 20-something da[...]
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Feb 18th, 2015 2:18 pm — "Mama" writes: True!
Feb 18th, 2015 2:26 pm — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: I think the push for a commitment is per[...]
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Feb 18th, 2015 5:05 pm — "marc" writes: What you are saying here is ‘is he a h[...]
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Feb 18th, 2015 6:17 pm — "Ally" writes: As a mother of two young daughters, I’[...]
Feb 18th, 2015 7:21 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I am so sorry, Ally. Waking up to this i[...]
Feb 18th, 2015 7:23 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: If you each send me an email – I’ll [...]
Feb 18th, 2015 7:23 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: You make no sense, Marc. I smell a rat.
Feb 18th, 2015 7:25 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Yes. Oh yes. That’s a thing.
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Feb 18th, 2015 10:52 pm — "Doug" writes: I am a good person. I am generous, feel [...]
Feb 18th, 2015 11:41 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: You’re so humble, too. I can’t imagi[...]
Feb 18th, 2015 11:43 pm — "Deborah" writes: Communication that involves the woman be[...]
Feb 18th, 2015 11:50 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I’m so sorry, Deborah. It’s excrucia[...]
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Feb 19th, 2015 7:50 am — "Lynn" writes: This is very, very good. I would add to [...]
Feb 19th, 2015 7:57 am — "Lynn" writes: Oh, the pain of having scripture thrown [...]
Feb 19th, 2015 8:29 am — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: So true Debby. I had no dad around so I [...]
Feb 19th, 2015 8:37 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I’m speechless.
Feb 19th, 2015 8:39 am — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: Yep, got that loud and clear. The excuse[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 8:43 am — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: If you are these things Doug, then women[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 9:36 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Lisa, if Dougie truly is as perfect as h[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 10:10 am — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: Thanks Natalie, I know. His comment and [...]
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Feb 19th, 2015 1:46 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: My audience is Christian women, so the a[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 3:40 pm — "Doug" writes: Thank you. Actually, I do not point it o[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 3:41 pm — "anon" writes: What do I do if I have married someone w[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 4:17 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Are your children safe spiritually, emot[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 5:09 pm — "JW" writes: I am on my second marriage, this one als[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 5:49 pm — "Carrie" writes: It’s great to see the signs, but somet[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 6:49 pm — "Sherry" writes: This was an excellent read. I am divorci[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 7:52 pm — "Brandy" writes: Ryan, God loves you. He knows your heart[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 8:24 pm — "Adele" writes: Excellent article. Wish I had this infor[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 8:30 pm — "tom" writes: Ryan, here are some stories that might h[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 8:41 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Women “pull abuse” from you? Are you[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 8:48 pm — "Ryan" writes: The fact that you started your post with[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 9:00 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: BINGO! Well put, Ryan.
Feb 19th, 2015 10:06 pm — "Linda Nicola" writes: Do you feel if you were a better person,[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 10:33 pm — "Susan Clark" writes: Both Focus on the Family and Family Life[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 10:53 pm — "Virginia Knowles" writes: Natalie, I did a series of stories on wo[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 10:54 pm — "Doug" writes: I must say that I have looked for assist[...]
Feb 19th, 2015 10:57 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Abuser tactic example: pity play
Feb 19th, 2015 11:45 pm — "Erin" writes: I’m amazed at how you were able to art[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 12:05 am — "Kari" writes: These are good points, but I do wonder i[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 1:43 am — "Saoirsewoman" writes: Would your oversight of your sons be equ[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 1:57 am — "Saoirsewoman" writes: I think, Marc, that the combined evils o[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 1:58 am — "Saoirsewoman" writes: You’re good, Natalie! Really good, LOL. :D
Feb 20th, 2015 2:02 am — "Saoirsewoman" writes: Oh, I can’t wait to ask my husband, wh[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 2:03 am — "Saoirsewoman" writes: Oh, the Mansplaining! Imagine if Marc an[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 2:05 am — "Saoirsewoman" writes: Oh yes, Lundy Bancroft indeed. There’s[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 2:10 am — "Saoirsewoman" writes: Hi Ally, one thing I want to encourage y[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 2:23 am — "Saoirsewoman" writes: Hi Tiffany, in one respect you don’t f[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 2:39 am — "Deborah" writes: Just wanted to say thank you for this post.
Feb 20th, 2015 3:01 am — "spacegal2003" writes: You say that you are a good person, yet [...]
Feb 20th, 2015 6:46 am — "Jenna" writes: Completely spot-on. Wish I’d had this [...]
Feb 20th, 2015 9:47 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: You’re welcome, Deborah. Thank you for[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 9:48 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Lol!
Feb 20th, 2015 9:51 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: As you can see – I have a hard time re[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 9:52 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: ;)
Feb 20th, 2015 9:53 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I’m going to address this exact issue [...]
Feb 20th, 2015 9:55 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I’m so glad you found it. God loves yo[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 10:02 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Oh my – no. You were wise to get out o[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 10:36 am — "Ainslee" writes: What a great read! I was in one of “th[...]
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Feb 20th, 2015 1:41 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I’m glad you found my site. I can pers[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 1:44 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: The book of Proverbs is full of referenc[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 1:55 pm — "Toni" writes: Please, dear sister, get help for yourse[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 5:13 pm — "debby" writes: I, too, fell for the “suffer for the s[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 5:29 pm — "Carol" writes: And Job’s attacks came from Satan. My [...]
Feb 20th, 2015 7:40 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: God has made you a strong warrior prince[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 8:05 pm — "Toni" writes: I’m so glad you got free, too, Debby!
Feb 20th, 2015 8:10 pm — "Anne" writes: I know some will not like this, and in n[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 8:18 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Yes, what you are saying is absolutely t[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 8:24 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Let me add that your point about the wro[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 9:55 pm — "Kari" writes: To add to my first comment, staying in a[...]
Feb 20th, 2015 11:37 pm — "DM" writes: I was in an abusive relationship before [...]
Feb 20th, 2015 11:57 pm — "Doug" writes: I will say a few things on this. For sta[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 12:34 am — "Cate" writes: Thank you for all this information and i[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 12:34 am — "Emilie" writes: My husband embodied ALL of these… I’[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 1:48 am — "K" writes: Does he exhibit signs of anything you’[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 7:54 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: You are not crazy Emilie! I am praying f[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 9:14 am — "Lynn" writes: Doug, obviously I don’t know you, so t[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 10:33 am — "Ida" writes: Clue into the way he talks about his ex-[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 12:09 pm — "Amanda" writes: So what do you do when you find out this[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 1:42 pm — "Karen Sommers" writes: Is it ok if I print this off? I’d real[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 4:13 pm — "Doug" writes: Thank you, I will check that site out. B[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 6:43 pm — "Emily" writes: another big red flag on the “abuser al[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 8:56 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Absolutely! :)
Feb 21st, 2015 8:59 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I’m so sorry, Amanda. It can be a shoc[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 9:07 pm — "tom" writes: Odd how you can question what I felt, bu[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 11:37 pm — "Lisa" writes: I read this list and my goodness was I e[...]
Feb 21st, 2015 11:50 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I don’t write articles because people [...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 12:15 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Poor Tom. Did you think I was only quest[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 8:14 am — "Lynn" writes: One thing I’ve learned over the years [...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 8:17 am — "Lynn" writes: Responding to my own post to note that m[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 8:21 am — "Lynn" writes: I read about a year ago that if a man ev[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 10:11 am — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: Too right Lynn! When I was first married[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 10:32 am — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: Hi Mel, I have been thinking about this [...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 11:49 am — "Savannah" writes: Thank you so much for this post. I’m i[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 1:54 pm — "Ruth" writes: This is a great forum. I am a living vic[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 2:51 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Oh Ruth. I am so sorry for all that you [...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 2:55 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Dear Savannah, my heart goes out to you.[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 4:09 pm — "Elizabeth" writes: Tom, The way you say your ex-girlfriend [...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 4:25 pm — "Elizabeth" writes: Just a side note to my comment: I don’[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 9:03 pm — "Ruth" writes: Thank you Natalie – but I sure had a l[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 9:24 pm — "Ruth" writes: Dear Savannah, it’s hard to understand[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 9:53 pm — "Kari" writes: I understand that your intentions in pos[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 11:39 pm — "Lisa" writes: I love how your comment towards me is ma[...]
Feb 23rd, 2015 8:00 am — "debby" writes: This is what bullies do. They don’t pi[...]
Feb 23rd, 2015 9:07 am — "Marie" writes: There is one thing on this list that is [...]
Feb 23rd, 2015 9:35 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Unfortunately for many in Christian marr[...]
Feb 23rd, 2015 9:35 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Thank you for your prayers, Lisa. I’m [...]
Feb 23rd, 2015 10:02 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Amen.
Feb 27th, 2015 4:15 pm — "Rob" writes: Natalie, thanks so much for this post. M[...]
Feb 27th, 2015 6:13 pm — "Lisa" writes: Just wanted you to know that I am prayin[...]
Feb 27th, 2015 6:40 pm — "Laurie" writes: Thank you! This pretty much describes my[...]
Feb 27th, 2015 11:38 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I haven’t seen anyone find success in [...]
Feb 27th, 2015 11:50 pm — "debby" writes: Rob, speaking as a woman married to one [...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 9:05 am — "Roger" writes: I think you have some valid points but i[...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 10:18 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: 1. You totally missed it. 2. Your commen[...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 10:48 am — "debby" writes: I don’t have a lot of time but I did w[...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 10:49 am — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: Hi Roger, I just want to point out the t[...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 10:50 am — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: Ah, putting it all back on you and the f[...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 10:59 am — "Kari" writes: The fact is, we live in a patriarchal so[...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 11:35 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I love this. :)
Mar 2nd, 2015 8:18 pm — "Sherry" writes: Hi Roger, Your comment is almost word-fo[...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 8:21 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I’m kinda hoping it DOES. (Dearie me, [...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 8:59 pm — "Lynn" writes: For a long time I was angry that my ex i[...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 11:45 pm — "Virginia Knowles" writes: What I hope for him is to know, express,[...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 11:45 pm — "Virginia Knowles" writes: Sorry, that was meant as a reply to Nata[...]
Mar 6th, 2015 2:11 pm — "Stillblessed" writes: The first list, beginning with “super-[...]
Mar 16th, 2015 10:16 pm — "sherry" writes: I have a wonderful marriage, 41 years. O[...]
Mar 17th, 2015 8:36 pm — "Ally" writes: Ladies, I want to thank you so much for [...]
Mar 17th, 2015 9:49 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Praying for you tonight, Ally. I’m sor[...]
Mar 31st, 2015 1:52 pm — "nylse" writes: This is the most important factor that w[...]
Mar 31st, 2015 10:56 pm — "what to do?" writes: I’ve been in a passive-aggressive, emo[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 7:07 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I’m so sorry. Have you read Foolproofi[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 9:01 pm — "Toni" writes: I was in a similar situation for 21 year[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 10:08 pm — "what to do?" writes: I have, Natalie, and found it to be trem[...]
Apr 1st, 2015 10:14 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Yes. That’s why I had to separate. Aft[...]
Apr 8th, 2015 2:27 pm — "bonnie" writes: He starts fights when you mention benign[...]
Apr 16th, 2015 1:10 pm — "Tom" writes: Doug, Instead of starting with “I am a[...]
Jun 3rd, 2015 9:07 pm — "G.L." writes: Interesting article, but sometimes the g[...]
Jun 3rd, 2015 10:14 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: This article was written for women.
Jun 25th, 2015 9:28 am — "Laura" writes: Yes! I agree, Kari! It’s very encourag[...]
Jun 25th, 2015 4:27 pm — "Rachel" writes: Then there are the abusers who don’t e[...]
Jun 25th, 2015 5:37 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Smart cat.
Jun 25th, 2015 10:50 pm — "lady behind the mask" writes: Oh how true! Even if they’re willing t[...]
Jun 26th, 2015 6:51 am — "Kathy Maronic" writes: One more terribly sad item. A man truly [...]
Jun 26th, 2015 1:15 pm — "Cindy" writes: I haven’t seen my beautiful daughter i[...]
Jun 26th, 2015 4:03 pm — "tom" writes: Joy, can you provide scientific proof fo[...]
Jun 26th, 2015 4:21 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Domestic gay relationships come into pla[...]
Jun 26th, 2015 4:21 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Oh dear…
Jun 26th, 2015 4:24 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: My heart aches for you. Father in heaven[...]
Jun 26th, 2015 4:55 pm — "tom" writes: “Domestic gay relationships come into [...]
Jun 26th, 2015 5:09 pm — "tom" writes: “These studies refute the myths that o[...]
Aug 25th, 2015 2:20 am — "Single is Fine" writes: 1 Corinthians 7 says in verses 10 and 11[...]
Aug 26th, 2015 9:15 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Thank you for sharing a part of your tes[...]
Aug 27th, 2015 2:07 am — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: Single is fine – thank you so much for[...]
Aug 27th, 2015 2:31 am — "Lisa Whitehead" writes: Praying for Sarah and will continue to d[...]
Sep 6th, 2015 4:19 am — "Deb Ferrell" writes: Great article but would like to add if c[...]
Oct 19th, 2015 6:07 am — "C" writes: This is about 90% of what I experienced [...]
Oct 19th, 2015 6:50 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: Yup. I’m glad you got out. Thank you f[...]
Oct 26th, 2015 10:09 pm — "alyssa" writes: How interesting…looking at this list o[...]
Oct 30th, 2015 11:53 pm — "Liz" writes: Thank you so much for this article, this[...]
Oct 31st, 2015 7:01 am — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: I’m actually working on a handout for [...]
Nov 6th, 2015 8:29 pm — "Abigail" writes: Dear Mel, This is a sermon from a Baptis[...]
Nov 8th, 2015 7:18 pm — "Liz" writes: Fabulous! Thank you. I was just trying t[...]
Nov 9th, 2015 6:22 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: This sermon is excellent. Thank you so m[...]
Nov 9th, 2015 7:39 pm — "Natalie Klejwa" writes: For now, here is a link to download the [...]
Mar 9th, 2017 12:46 am — "Joy" writes: You are sooo spot on. Wish I’d read th[...]
Mar 9th, 2017 10:34 pm — "Sherry" writes: How does he treat his Mom, with respect [...]
Mar 9th, 2017 10:37 pm — "Sherry" writes: The link did not work, but I would love [...]
May 29th, 2017 10:47 am — "NG" writes: This is a good list of some of the obvio[...]
May 29th, 2017 3:36 pm — "Natalie Anne" writes: We’re not talking about an average rel[...]
May 30th, 2017 2:27 am — "NG" writes: I do get it that we’re talking of a pa[...]
May 31st, 2017 2:29 pm — "Natalie Anne" writes: Right. But again, we are talking about a[...]
Sep 27th, 2017 12:42 am — "Jady" writes: That was an amazing & spot on article!!
Sep 27th, 2017 12:45 am — "Jady" writes: My x husband was very critical of me & d[...]
Sep 28th, 2017 10:43 am — "Sue" writes: I just called the church and spoke to a [...]
Sep 29th, 2017 3:49 pm — "Millie" writes: “A man truly abused or mistreated by h[...]
Oct 7th, 2017 9:04 am — "Eleanor Sherman" writes: I find it extremely important to examine[...]
Oct 8th, 2017 2:06 pm — "Natalie" writes: Good advice!! In cases of child abuse, i[...]
Jan 9th, 2018 4:09 pm — "mary" writes: I have been through all of this. It does[...]
Feb 18th, 2018 3:45 am — "Madeleine" writes: My ex husband fits into all of the above[...]
Apr 8th, 2018 11:12 pm — "Rebecca" writes: Hi again Natalie, well guess what my ex-[...]
Jan 19th, 2019 7:51 am — "Kate" writes: My h treated his mom and parents extreme[...]
Mar 2nd, 2019 5:24 am — "If it happened to me it can happen to anyone" writes: “Nobody will have ALL of these traits.[...]
Mar 3rd, 2019 4:03 pm — "Natalie Hoffman" writes: Thank you for giving some real life exam[...]
Nov 12th, 2019 1:28 pm — "Andi" writes: I want to add to the part about being ch[...]
May 23rd, 2020 3:15 pm — "Rachel" writes: Wow, i feel like we dated the same perso[...]
Nov 12th, 2020 8:45 pm — "Terri" writes: “These studies refute the myths that o[...]
Nov 12th, 2020 8:50 pm — "Terri" writes: It’s honest and transparent to give cr[...]
Feb 20th, 2021 9:14 am — "Elizabeth" writes: Yes. Exactly. I thought the same thing w[...]
May 19th, 2021 11:28 am — "Carollynn" writes: Rob, rather than trying to convince her [...]
Sep 26th, 2021 2:00 pm — "Merrie" writes: Strong disagree. I’m in a solid marria[...]
Nov 2nd, 2021 7:18 pm — "Amy" writes: here’s the link: https://gracecedarvil[...]
Jan 30th, 2022 1:03 pm — "Annette Lawson-Landry" writes: I love your Love for Women who want to g[...]
Jun 17th, 2022 9:44 pm — "Jo" writes: It’s like there is a secret narcissist[...]
Jun 17th, 2022 9:45 pm — "Jo" writes: Same!!! ❤️
Jun 19th, 2022 6:33 pm — "Caren Smith" writes: Yes! Thank you for sharing your story & [...]
Jan 23rd, 2023 6:10 pm — "Vickie Wyner" writes: Thank you Natalie, for 7 years I have de[...]
Jun 18th, 2023 2:26 pm — "Ella Turnley" writes: Thank you Jesus I’m fasting and prayin[...]
Sep 14th, 2023 8:46 pm — "Mj" writes: Thank you for this My ex-bf is exactly t[...]
Jul 1st, 2024 8:06 am — "Elizabeth Stein" writes: Thank you for this article! I know it is[...]
Jul 1st, 2024 8:51 am — "Natalie Hoffman" writes: Hello Elizabeth! Thank you for your comm[...]
Nov 3rd, 2024 11:59 pm — "Bobbi" writes: So true. Narcissistic abusers will often[...]
Mar 27th, 2025 1:54 pm — "Jessica" writes: I wonder if the word Christian should be[...]
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