Divine Work: Confronting Silence Around Abuse in Church Communities

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You Shrink So Others Don’t Feel Threatened June 23, 2025
But What Happens When You Stop? The Sign:You minimize your gifts, your pain, your truth—because you’ve been told your full presence makes people uncomfortable.So you soften your words, dim your story, or stay silent—just to avoid conflict or protect fragile feelings. The Healing:You don’t owe anyone a smaller version of yourself.Your brilliance, your grief, your […]
Self-Abandonment: How Survivors Can Come Home to Themselves June 22, 2025
Self-abandonment is one of the most overlooked consequences of surviving abuse, harassment, or assault.It’s what happens when you learn—often in order to survive (poverty, abuse, violence, racism, sexism, misogyny, disability)—that your needs, voice, or pain must come last. For many Survivors, self-abandonment feels normal.You push through exhaustion. You silence your gut feelings.You stay in spaces […]
You Deserve Safety—Even When You’re Just Trying to Keep Going June 22, 2025
Some of us were never told that we deserved to feel safe.We were told to keep going.To be strong.To not make a scene.To forgive.To forget.To move on. So we did.We pushed through exhaustion.We smiled when it hurt.We stayed in places that made us feel small, scared, or unsettled—because we didn’t think we had the right […]