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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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