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Barbara Roberts is giving up writing for the public
Barbara Roberts ♦ 27th May 2022 ♦ 93 Comments
I have decided to give up writing for the public. I made this decision about 3 a.m. on Friday 22 April. I had been very depressed and suffering from high anxiety and insomnia for weeks, if not months, before I made the decision. I had also been battling suicide. That night it became really clear …
John MacArthur’s bad shepherding and how churches respond to domestic abuse.
Barbara Roberts ♦ 18th April 2022 ♦ 7 Comments
Saiko Woods has interviewed me about the church’s responsibility to respond to domestic abuse, and how John MacArthur and Grace Community Church (GCC) treated Eileen Gray and David Gray. In the interview, Saiko asked me six questions. I’ve put time stamps for where each question occurs in the video. What contributing factors were involved in …
John MacArthur publicly shamed and excommunicated a mother for refusing to reconcile with her abusive husband
Barbara Roberts ♦ 21st March 2022 ♦ 14 Comments
John MacArthur’s sins are in the news again. And he has not repented. This time he has been exposed for how he and Grace Community Church abused a woman for refusing to reconcile with her abusive husband. Note: this post has updated by adding extra links in the Further Reading and Viewing section at the …
Messages used by psychological abusers — domestic abusers and governments
Barbara Roberts ♦ 7th March 2022 ♦ 23 Comments
In psychological abuse, the abuser conveys messages in order to steer and control the feelings, thinking and behaviour of his target. This article compares messages used by domestic abusers with messages used by governments and corporate media. Understanding the similarities and parallels may help you make sense of the confusion that is around you. We …
Stockholm Syndrome: isolation, perceived acts of kindness, perceived life threat, perceived inablity to escape.
Barbara Roberts ♦ 28th February 2022 ♦ 8 Comments
The Stockholm Syndrome explains why people stay in abusive situations, why people cannot see the evidence that it is an abusive situation, and why victims of abuse can remain irrationally loyal to the abuser. In this article, I have loosely transcribed Meredith Miller’s explanation of the four parameters of Stockholm Syndrome and added a few …
This blog was accidentally suspended by WordPress
Barbara Roberts ♦ 28th January 2022 ♦ 28 Comments
What a week! The automatic spam filter used by WordPress suspended this blog for about 24 hours. I contacted WordPress to ask them why they had suspended the blog. Many hours later they emailed me saying it was an accident and they reinstated the blog. I’ve known for a long time that WordPress’s spam filter …
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