Written by Lauren Rose, as told by "Jessica" When I first met Charles, I was coming off a very recent, very messy breakup with a college boyfriend who had been physically abusive to me during our two-year relationship. Charles was clearly very well educated (having...
Written by Lauren, as told by Laurie By the time I was born, my mom had already been married to, and lived with, my abusive dad for over three years. The abuse she experienced was related to control: he was never satisfied with her, and wanted to recreate her in an...
Part Two: as told by “Christine,” written by Lauren Rose Remember Part One: "Christine" whose church introduced her to love after abuse? In the first part of her previous story, she asked her pastoral care pastor, "How can someone understand covenant love when the...
As told by Elise; written and introduction by Lauren Rose Elsie grew up in a violent home. She has seen first-hand, the far-reaching impacts of domestic abuse on multiple generations. It doesn’t just affect one family, but it trickles into each subsequent generation’s...
As told by Junia and "Hannah,” written by Lauren Rose Both Junia and "Hannah" found themselves in authoritarian organizations (Sovereign Grace Ministries “SGM” and Institute in Basic Life Principles “IBLP”) that used their desire to honor God as a tool to groom them...
As told by "Christine," and written by Lauren Rose I separated from my husband three times because of the abuse, but I was blessed that God placed me in churches that rallied around my children and me at each of those times. This is still amazing to me, considering...