Survivor Stories
“He lifted me out of the pit of despair… He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.” Psalm 40:2Latest Survivor Stories
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“Serena” Finds Peace by Stepping into the Truth
As told by "Serena," written by Lauren Rose My husband and I had a short dating and engagement period before marriage, a total of nearly a year. During that year, I noticed a few red flags – jealousy, control over friendships, a lack of empathy, and communication...
Hermosa Mariposa Breaks Free
As told by "Hermosa Mariposa" and written by Lauren Rose When I first met my soon-to-be husband, he seemed to be very loving and caring, and everything I ever wanted in a husband, but looking back, now I see that “care” was the beginning of control. He told me that I...
Meet Brooke, Part 2: Escaping the Darkness
Written by: Brooke ---Continued from Part One: Coming to the Light--- One evening a couple of weeks before Christmas, I was eight months pregnant and crying out to God again, asking Him for faith to help me believe and act on the truth that He would provide for my...
Meet Brooke, Part 1: Coming to the Light
Written by: Brooke My story begins with a deep, unexplainable desire to be loved. After spending two years in an emotionally abusive dating relationship with a man I was engaged to and living with, I decided I did not want to spend the rest of my life with this person...
The Mind-Body Connection – Psychological Abuse is Physical Abuse!
Guest Author: Eva Priest The disclosure of my abuse has been met with varying degrees of compassion. One clergyman responded, “Let me ask you this: was it physical?” His question stung. I was bewildered. He seemed more concerned with the theological justification or...
A Letter from a Survivor
Marriage is highly valued! But this marriage might take my life! The image that God has created in me was almost gone.
Meet Melody
This year I celebrated my 40th birthday full of joy and gratitude! The day marked a milestone for me in reaching goals that seemed unattainable not so long ago. I am a survivor of domestic abuse; yet, through the love and support of many people, including Called to...
Meet Kristen – Christmas Holidays, a Domestic Abuse Rescue, and a New Song of Redemption!
She always felt something was broken within her that made her unlovable…until a Christmas redemption occurred!
Meet Meghan – Christmas Fairytale, Christmas Nightmare, to Christmas Peace!
…what I thought began as a Christmas fairytale marriage was ending as a Christmas nightmare.