by gbaskerville | Feb 16, 2022 | Adultery and Infidelity, Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples, Myths
This is Myth 7 of 27 Myths about marriage and divorce that aren't likely to be true of people who love God and take their faith seriously. These messages make us worry if we're pleasing God. They contain little accusations that our motives aren't right. They make us...
by gbaskerville | Jan 22, 2022 | Abuse examples, Gaslighting Examples, Safe Churches & Friends
Toxic people crave arguments! They love to challenge you and attack you, because they love being the center of attention. So any time they can tempt you to interact with them, they consider it a big win. They love to suck up your time and attention. They...
by gbaskerville | Dec 31, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples, High-Conflict Divorces, Myths, Safe Churches & Friends
Critique of the Saying, “Marriage is Hard. Divorce is Hard. Choose Your Hard” There’s a meme going around the internet and it starts with the line “Marriage is Hard. Divorce is Hard. Choose Your Hard.” . This maxim annoys me. It was written by some smug person...
by gbaskerville | Dec 30, 2021 | Abuse examples, Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples
3 Reasons You Missed the Red Flags and Got into a Abusive or Unfaithful Marriage It's not your fault. People may accuse you of ignoring the warning signs before the wedding. You might be kicking yourself right now, saying "I should have seen that my...
by gbaskerville | Dec 21, 2021 | Book Reviews, Focus on the Family, Gaslighting Examples
Review of the book "Lies Women Believe" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. Summary: It is not recommended for wives in abusive or destructive relationships. Review of Lies Women Believe Many Christian women, especially Baby Boomers, have been influenced by a Christian book LIES...
by gbaskerville | May 19, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Focus on the Family, Gaslighting Examples, Safe Churches & Friends, Standers
This is a fact check of the article “Is Divorce The Right Answer? 15 Questions Couples Should Ask” by Dr. Angela Bisignano on the Focus on the Family website. WARNING: This article has 5 major factual errors. The author is wrong about many of her claims. She misquotes...
by gbaskerville | May 6, 2021 | Abuse examples, Gaslighting Examples
Toxic people crave arguments! They love to challenge you and attack you, because they love being the center of attention. So any time they can tempt you to interact with them, they consider it a big win. They love to suck up your time and attention. They...
by gbaskerville | Apr 30, 2021 | Adultery and Infidelity, Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Gaslighting Examples, Myths, Standers
5 MYTHS OF DIVORCE THAT DON'T APPLY TO COMMITTED CHRISTIANS (OR TO OTHER DEEPLY RELIGIOUS PEOPLE) Let’s face it, well-meaning friends and family and even counselors give us advice on fixing our marriages: Try harder, pray more, be more agreeable, have more sex. But...
by gbaskerville | Nov 25, 2020 | Abuse examples, Gaslighting Examples, High-Conflict Divorces, Kids and Parental Alienation
Lundy Bancroft is one of the best authors and speakers on the topic of abusive men in romantic relationships and how to know if they've changed. In this video, created and published by relationship coach Sarah K. Ramsey (who has an excellent YouTube channel for women...
by gbaskerville | Nov 3, 2020 | Abuse examples, Adultery and Infidelity, Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples, High-Conflict Divorces
130 Examples of Abuse and Control Overt and Covert Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Financial and Spiritual Abuse and Neglect From the book, The Life-Saving Divorce by Gretchen Baskerville. © 2020 Life Saving Press LLC All rights reserved. No part of this...