The Cycle of Abuse: What Kept You There (And Why It Was Never Your Fault) If you ever thought “this time it will be different,” only to find yourself back at the beginning, the same place you had been before, you were not failing. You were caught in a...
When Something Feels Wrong in Your Relationship: A Guide When You Knew Something Was Wrong But Could Not Name It There is a particular kind of loneliness in knowing, deep in your spirit, that something is very wrong, but having no language for what it is. You...
What the Bible Really Says About Relationships That Cause Harm Dearest friend, if you have spent any time in church, or in a faith-based community, there is a chance that, at some point, someone handed you Scripture and told you to stay, submit, forgive, try harder,...
How Toxic Relationships Develop: The Slow Slide You Did Not See Coming If someone had told you at the very beginning that you would end up here, feeling confused, exhausted, and like you had somehow lost yourself, you likely would not have believed them. Because at...
The Difference Between a Hard Season and a Harmful Relationship Every romantic relationships has hard seasons. There are months, sometimes years, marked by financial pressure, grief, health crises, distance, miscommunication, and the ordinary friction of two imperfect...