Life Challenges • Physical abuse Q&A: My husband is verbally and physically abusive. What should I do? No man has the right to hit his wife. No wife deserves to receive this kind of treatment at the hands of a man who ha... Article
Life Challenges • Physical abuse The impact of family violence on children Abuse in the home is even more damaging than divorce because it places the child at risk, promotes violence as a way ... Article
Life Challenges • Physical abuse Why an abused spouse won't leave Unfortunately, when we ask, “Why doesn’t she just leave?”, we lose sight of the criminal and the crime and begin to p... Article
Life Challenges • Physical abuse How to help a domestic violence victim Listen to her story and validate her feelings. Be aware that she may not see herself as an “abused woman.” Read more. Article
Life Challenges • Marriage When COVID-19 isolation increases the risk of marital abuse Focus on the Family Canada wants you to know that if you are dealing with this in your own home, or you know someone ... Article
Life Challenges • Boundaries Why are boundaries a big deal? To help your understanding of boundaries, let’s look at some ways that boundaries may be crossed inappropriately. Article
Life Challenges • Addiction Gambling's impact on families The far-reaching consequences of compulsive gambling involve the lives of spouses, children, friends, extended family... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage How to know when your marriage is in trouble Marriage problems vary in complexity, and most problems won’t need the help of a professional counsellor to solve. Ho... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage Q&A: Haunted by the past If you’re suffering from the fallout of your sexual past, here are some things you should bear in mind. Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Teens and dating violence Here are a few of the warning signs to help parents and teens recognize abuse in a dating relationship. Article
Life Challenges • Verbal and emotional abuse Emotional and verbal abuse If the abuse is severe and occurring within the marriage relationship, it’s time to take bold steps and assert Biblic... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Valentine's Day as a single parent Sadness and loneliness were strangers to me now. There was no desperate longing for flowers or to be embraced by a ma... Article
Life Challenges • Sexual abuse Help for female sex addicts While sex addiction affects both males and females, the challenges faced by female addicts are greater. Article
Life Challenges • Verbal and emotional abuse Signs of emotional abuse There are distinct differences between an unhealthy argument with your spouse and actual verbal or emotional abuse. Article
Life Challenges • Sexual abuse The impact of addiction on the family of origin We can break the generational cycle of unhealthy family systems so that we can create our own healthy family system, ... Article
Life Challenges • Verbal and emotional abuse 11 telltale signs you're in a misogynistic relationship How do you know if you are in a misogynistic relationship? Here are a few telltale signs and four types of misogynist... Article
Life Challenges • Justice When you need to take action to protect your grandkids When parents fail to do what is in the best interest of a child’s physical or emotional health, then we, as grandpare... Article
Life Challenges • Drugs Treatment for drug addiction The disease of drug addiction can be put into full remission with treatment, but first the drug addict must come out ... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage How to know if you're in an emotionally abusive relationship Three types of emotional abuse can be difficult to recognize: gaslighting, retaliation and projection. Article
Life Challenges • Sexual abuse Understanding sexual addiction Sexual addiction provides this escape through sinful sexual activity that ultimately spirals out of control, eventual... Article