Just a quick post to let you know that Cindy Burrell's latest post Isolation: another weapon in the abuser's arsenal is well worth a read. It discusses the situation where the victim (under pressure from the abuser) cuts herself off from her family of origin. As I read Cindy's post, it occurred to me that… Continue reading Isolating the victim from her family of origin (and the family of Christ)
Category: Children & extended family
Learning to Love My Children After Abuse
I did not grow up feeling loved, validated or cherished by my mother. It is difficult for me to pour these words out because I desire to honor her. She died in 1998, along with my father in a car accident. I believe, with all my heart, that my mother did the very best she… Continue reading Learning to Love My Children After Abuse
