Create Soul Space: Domestic Abuse Support and Healing
Domestic abuse awareness, education, and healing support, with an empathetic Catholic twist.
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Sinking the Titanic: Drowning Under the Waves of a Trauma BondImagine this: It’s the year 1912, and you’re a passenger on a glorious new ship called the Titanic. Everything is grand and dashing. You have your entire future mapped out, and you finally feel secure in your world. You’ve made enough money to purchase a first-class ticket on a…
Spiritual Abuse: Ephesians 5, Coercive Control, and the Domineering PersonalityThere are several types of domestic abuse, many of which I’ve discussed in previous posts (verbal, psychological, sexual, emotional). However, I haven’t yet spoken about an extremely toxic form of manipulation that’s particularly evil because it can cause a person to begin…
Feeling My Mother's Pain: The Effects of Domestic Abuse Within a HouseholdThe wounds of domestic abuse run deep. If you have children and you’re in a toxic relationship, even if they’re not being abused themselves, they’re likely still feeling the repercussions. This isn’t meant as a recrimination or accusation—not at all! I only bring this up because…
Sarcasm as a Weapon: An Insidious Tactic of Verbal Abuse Sarcasm as abuse. This is a topic that doesn’t get written about nearly enough, even though it’s not only very common in toxic relationships, but also very damaging. The lack of information on sarcasm as a weapon of verbal abuse makes the tactic even more confusing, and causes a…
