Marriage • Life Challenges Signs of emotional abuse There are distinct differences between an unhealthy argument with your spouse and actual verbal or emotional abuse. Article
Marriage • Life Challenges Q&A: Is my friend being verbally abused? he reason for this uncertainty is because abusive partners usually show their best side publicly while they abuse the... Article
Marriage • Verbal and emotional abuse Words that bruise: How to know you're in an emotionally abusive marriage What exactly is emotional abuse? How do you recognize it, and what do you do if you discover you’re in a destructive ... Article
Marriage • Life Challenges 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
Marriage • Verbal and emotional abuse What is spiritual abuse in marriage? Spiritual abuse occurs when an oppressor establishes control and domination by using Scripture, doctrine or his “lead... Article
Marriage • Verbal and emotional abuse Healing the wounds of emotional abuse What follows are some general principles, gleaned from professional Christian counsellors, for breaking the cycle of ... Article
Marriage • Verbal and emotional abuse Disappointing, difficult and destructive marriages: What’s the difference? Mislabelling a struggling marriage can cause great harm, not just to the relationship, but also to the individuals in... Article
Marriage • Verbal and emotional abuse 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
Marriage • Verbal and emotional abuse What is financial abuse in marriage? Financial abuse is a way of controlling a person by making her economically dependent or exploiting her resources. Fo... Article
Marriage • Life Challenges The walls I've built to protect myself from you This fortress will not allow me to share my heart with you, or express any affection toward you. It protects me from ... Article
Marriage • Verbal and emotional abuse Words that bruise: Are you emotionally abusive? Experts tell you what emotional abuse is, bring you inside the mind of a perpetrator and shed some light on how to br... Article
Marriage • Life Challenges Gambling's impact on families The far-reaching consequences of compulsive gambling involve the lives of spouses, children, friends, extended family... Article
Marriage • Physical abuse 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
Marriage • Boundaries 8 truths to hold on to in a destructive marriage As we go through these eight truths from Scripture, remember there are many more that reveal God's heart for you, for... Article
Marriage • Life Challenges 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
Marriage • Verbal and emotional abuse Q&A: Spouse makes insensitive comments Sadly, many couples suffer from a perpetual case of individual or mutual heartlessness. That said, we should point o... Article
Marriage • Verbal and emotional abuse Silent storm: When your spouse won't talk Since silence can be used both constructively and destructively in a relationship, it's important to understand if it... Article
Marriage • Life Challenges How to help someone in an abusive relationship Time and time again, I’ve seen that it’s typically not the victims who are standing in line to talk to me after I spe... Article
Marriage • Sexual abuse When husbands are victims of marital abuse Abuse knows no gender and is a weapon effectively wielded by women as well as men. Nonetheless, society often expects... Article
Marriage • Verbal and emotional abuse The damage caused by a wife's need to control As a devoted wife, I just wanted to help my husband become the man he was meant to be. What’s wrong with that? It’s d... Article