Terms we Need to Stop Saying

The Harmful Phrases that Keep Being Said Of all the platforms or soapboxes I’ve stood on over the decades of working in this field, victim blaming is by far the most important to me as an educator, therapist, coach, or as a human being walking alongside other human beings who are abused.  A victim of … Read more

A Conversation on Coercive Control

Do we understand the subtle and insidiousness of this behavior? This past week on Instagram Live we opened the discussion of coercive control. In this week’s blog post, we’ll unpack this with more depth to really understand the behavior and how it can be seen in the greater understanding of domestic abuse. Domestic Abuse Laws … Read more

The Human Cost of Infidelity Abuse

In our last post we discussed Infidelity Abuse from a spiritual lens. In this follow up post, we will continue our processing from a costs-based perspective.  As I did last time, there will be a spiritual component to this post alongside neurobiology. Turning the Hearts In the Old Testament the promise of Malachi speaks of … Read more

Infidelity Abuse and Men who Leave

Acknowledging All the Pain As a social scientist and human behaviorist, I don’t often write blogs from a faith-based perspective, but it feels like the right time to address this topic in this light. I am not going to mince words as I write this post. If a more spiritual topic is not right for … Read more