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Readers’ Stories of Spiritual Abuse at Teen Missions International

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 10, 2018 | abuse, teenagers

Last week I was talking about the dangers of legalism, and I launched that series by telling a personal story of a missions trip I took with Teen Missions International back in 1986. I talked about how the emphasis was skewed, how the head leaders showed little grace,...

Reader Question: How Do I Admit to Myself that I’m Being Abused?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 30, 2017 | abuse, husbands and dads, Marriage, resolving conflict, Social Issues

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to admit to ourselves when we’re in an abusive marriage. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and before the month was over I wanted to share a letter that I recently received from a reader. Harvey Weinstein and...

On Harvey Weinstein and Owning Someone Else’s Shame

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 13, 2017 | abuse, culture, peace, resolving conflict

I spent the summer when I was 18 as a camp counsellor. I had a group of four of us–two guys, and two girls–who hung out in the evenings when the kids were in bed (others were supervising!) and who did a lot of the games and music together. We were good...

How to Stop the Emotional Abuse Cycle

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 25, 2017 | abuse, communication, resolving conflict

How do you stop emotional abuse? I’ve run a number of posts on emotional abuse lately. Last week I wrote about how men can be victims of emotional abuse, too, and yesterday I ran a post by my friend Natalie on how to recognize emotional abuse. The question then...

How Do You Know if You’re in an Abusive Marriage?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 24, 2017 | abuse, healing, resolving conflict

How do you know if you’re being abused? One of the hardest parts of blogging is reading so many heartbreaking emails and comments that come in from people in truly destructive marriages. I find myself wondering, why do people treat each other this way? And even...

Wifey Wednesday: How Can We Talk About Male Victims of Emotional Abuse?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 16, 2017 | abuse, divorce, libido, resolving conflict

I find it very difficult to blog properly about emotional abuse. Every Wednesday on this blog for almost ten years I’ve talked marriage. And today I want to look at the darker side of some marriages. I’m very passionate about helping women see the truth...