by gbaskerville | Oct 30, 2021 | Divorce and Children, Why Do We Divorce?
Bad Fathers are Bad for Children: A Summary of the Jaffee Study This is a summary of the highlights of the Jaffee Study—for marital abuse victims who are weighing options: To stay or to divorce. Bad fathers are bad for kids. Good fathers are good for kids....
by gbaskerville | Dec 15, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, First-person stories, Myths, Safe Churches & Friends, Why Do We Divorce?
What do you say if a dear Christian friend disagrees with your decision to divorce your destructive spouse? . What if they accuse you of making things up? . What if they are ill-informed about the tactics abusers use? . What if they pressure you, saying "holiness over...
by gbaskerville | Aug 23, 2020 | Gaslighting Examples, Why Do We Divorce?, Will I Find Love Again?
Do We Blind Ourselves When We Date? They say "love is blind," and that's often true. We are so enthralled with our new romance, we don't see the worrisome aspects of our partner's character. We love being in love, so when we see troubling red flags we try to...
by gbaskerville | Jul 28, 2020 | Safe Churches & Friends, Why Do We Divorce?
5 Factors (such as Age at Marriage) and the Divorce Rate About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in Evangelical churches in 1998. I write about "life-saving divorces," those divorces that are for very...
by gbaskerville | Mar 2, 2020 | Audiobook, Christians and Divorce, Why Do We Divorce?
https://lifesavingdivorce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/AUDIO-Life-Saving-Divorce-Introduction.mp3 Sign up for the Life-Saving Divorce email list for updates. (You can unsubscribe at any time.) TRANSCRIPT: What's a Nice Christian Girl Like You Doing...
by gbaskerville | Feb 14, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples, Myths, Why Do We Divorce?
Americans love marriage, and deeply religious Americans arguably love it more than anyone. The U.S. has one of the highest marriage rates of any peer country. As a nation we love tales of romance and true love. We lionize the nuclear family. And even though we don't...