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He Never Hit Me: Annette’s Story of Emotional Abuse, Neglect, and Finding Freedom As a Christian lay divorce recovery leader for the past 25 years, it's been my privilege to hear a lot of stories of committed people of faith who had to leave their destructive...
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Gary Chapman Once Told a Better Version of His Marriage Story. Why Did He Stop? For decades, Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, has been treated as one of the most trusted Christian marriage teachers in America. His books, broadcasts, and interviews...
3 Ways the Trad Wife Ideal Can Make Women Vulnerable to Abuse I understand why the “trad wife” ideal appeals to many Christians, because it appealed to me for most of my life. My faith was sincere and genuine. I was raised by Christian parents who were married for 65...
I’m Having Second Thoughts About Filing for Divorce Yes. It is completely normal to have second thoughts while moving toward divorce—and to keep having doubts for months after you file. In fact, your doubts may reflect how seriously you take marriage, your children,...
Divorce and Child Custody Depositions: How to Prepare (What to Expect) One of my readers recently asked how to prepare for a child custody deposition. If you've never been through one before, it's completely understandable to feel nervous. Fortunately, a deposition is...
A young married pastor recently wrote to me as if I had not weighed the cost of divorce carefully enough. Here's my message to him: Young man, devout Christians in horrific marriages have weighed the costs and benefits of divorce 100 times more than you have. They...
Best Parenting Plan Workbook for High-Conflict Divorce There are many good parenting plan resources, but they do not all serve the same kind of parent. Some parenting plan books are written for parents who are basically reasonable, even if they disagree. Some are...
Dating Safety Screening Important: This tool is based on the 7 antisocial traits. It is a private dating (or premarital) screening questionnaire for identifying patterns of deception, coercion, aggression, irresponsibility, sexual secrecy, lack of remorse, and safety...
Divorce Wasn’t “Easy.” For Many, It Took Years. When policymakers talk about making divorce harder, they often seem to imagine careless people casually walking away from decent marriages. That is not what I see. I recently surveyed 323 respondents in the Life-Saving...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in His Needs, Her Needs Willard F. Harley Jr.’s His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage includes the typical good advice for ordinary, safe marriages: honesty is important, affairs are condemned, fathers should be...