by Aubri Black | Aug 23, 2018 | Abuse, Relationships
Did you know that abuse happens in Christian relationships at the same rate as non-Christian relationships? Sometimes young women think that if they date and marry a Christian guy, he will be “safe” but that is not statistically true. Did you know that...
by Aubri Black | Aug 17, 2018 | Life, Relationships
Imagine for a moment that you are going through a hard time and feeling a lot of emotion when someone says to you: Get over it. How does that make you feel? Now imagine any time you share something you care about or are upset by, and someone says: get over it. That...
by Aubri Black | Jul 19, 2018 | Abuse, Relationships
I don’t like referring to myself as a wife. Even though I am one (#remarried). I’ve considered adding “wife” to my social media bio, but I can’t bring myself to do it. After leaving an abusive marriage, the thought of ever calling myself a wife was like: hell no. The...
by Aubri Black | Jun 15, 2018 | Abuse, Relationships
Abusive relationships are more common than you think; however, many people don’t call them that or don’t know that is what they are. Some find the word abusive too harsh, while others don’t know how to define abuse, to begin with. Some of the things that...
by Aubri Black | May 17, 2018 | Abuse, Relationships
HERO VS. VILLAIN THINKING Those who hold an abusive belief system have a certain way of looking at the world. When I say abusive, I am talking about anyone who does what they do to have power and control over someone else. And this behaviour isn’t always obvious. In...
by Elise Cuddeford | Nov 13, 2017 | Abuse, Relationships
Possibly the most hurtful part of my sexual assault was the church that failed me in the aftermath. A place that had been my home, people who had professed friendship, kinship, sisterhood, and family left me as so much collateral damage. I get it, I do. I know I...
