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 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 • 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
Marriage • Sexual abuse What is sexual abuse in marriage? In too many marriages, sex is not a picture of loving mutuality and intimacy but is tainted by domination and manipul... 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 • Sexual abuse How to have a shame-free marriage Shame often makes the person want to hide. In marriage, this only serves to distance the couple from each other. But ... 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
Marriage • Addiction Three ways to know if marriage counselling is for you Every marriage experiences ups and downs, but how do you know when the "downs" require counselling? Here are three sc... 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
Marriage • Sexual abuse 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
Marriage • Pornography (women) 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
Parenting • Sex education 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 • Sexual abuse Help for female sex addicts While sex addiction affects both males and females, the challenges faced by female addicts are greater. Article
Parenting • Divorce 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 Recovery and treatment for sexual addiction There is hope for recovery from sexual addiction. Recovery is a process that occurs over time. 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 • Boundaries Tough love in adult relationships: What it is, what it’s not and how to use it The concept of tough love has been around for a long time – and it’s been misunderstood and misused for just as long.... Article
Life Challenges • Boundaries Codependency: What is it? By general definition, codependency is an adaptive coping mechanism used compulsively by those trying to find persona... 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