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Author Archives: Fessup
How Churches Betray Women of Faith
I speak with Janice Selbie, religious trauma counselor, about how victims must reject toxic beliefs to escape religious domestic violence
Making the Best of a Bad Situation with God: Jannice D’s Story
Visual impairment did not keep this woman from escaping religious domestic abuse.
Abigail, Winner of the 2022 RBB Thriver Award
Here is Abigail’s story, the first grant winner who is not in the U.S. You will read about how abuseContinue reading “Abigail, Winner of the 2022 RBB Thriver Award”
Do It For the Kids
Churches encourage a father in the home, no matter how safe he is for the family. Domestic abuse parents must remember the harm to children the results from this view.
Which Spin Cycle Are You In?
Confusion is a tool of coercive control Learn some of the levels used by religious abusers and a resource to stop the spin cycle.
Some Beliefs Can Be Deadly
If not defined in real life, faith concepts can be twisted to destroy by those seeking power and control and hiding behind the name of God.
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A Fearful Faith
Easter and Spring support faith in the power of life, not subjugation. Churches must claim full resurrection for victims in their midst.
The Church on the Power and Control Wheel
Most churches don’t realize they can re-injure domestic abuse victims by using 4 of the 8 tactics found on the Power and Control Wheel.
Am I to Blame for Being Abused?
Are you a scapegoat? Someone blamed for everything in the relationship?