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 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 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
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 • 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
Life Challenges • Sexual abuse 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
Life Challenges • Sexual abuse The power dynamics of abusive relationships In a nutshell, abuse involves a person with more power over another person, exercising that power to get their own se... 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 Setting boundaries to create safety: Healing an emotionally abusive relationship If abuse is present, boundaries are often absent, unclear or disrespected. Learning how to set boundaries and uphold ... 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 • 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 • Trauma Defining and understanding trauma Not all traumatic experiences are equal, but the way the body reacts to trauma is similar in every situation. Let’s b... 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
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
Marriage • Trauma 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 • 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