When I first heard the term “spiritual abuse,” I think somewhere deep down I thought it was some term a therapist trying to sell a book coined. What I learned, however, is that spiritual abuse is real and it’s painful. The fear, anxiety, distrust and trouble with intimacy of all sorts that any kind of … Read More
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Harnessing the ripple
When considering what to name this post, I kept having two vivid, albeit cliched images in my head: harnessing the power of lightning and the ripple effect of a tiny little pebble in an otherwise still pond.
Introducing the spiritual abuse series
We’ve all heard of abuse. Domestic abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, mental or emotional abuse. I think most of us “get” what those terms mean or can assume the basics even if we don’t understand the signs, implications and breadth of the abuse. When I started talking about the term “spiritual abuse,” I got a … Read More
Not always what you think
When I was a kid, I often found myself writing somewhat gory endings to my short stories that were assigned in school. Even the pumpkins in the pumpkin patch faced an ugly death if they acted ugly and prideful. Society would tell you that I suffered some kind of abuse as a child and I … Read More