abuse recovery

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Give them your Shirt and confuse the bully into shame

Give them your Shirt and confuse the bully into shame

Giving the ‘shirt off your back’ is not an invitation to more abuse. It is a subtle expression of self-worth and can confuse and shame the bully. Have you ever tried to challenge someone’s behavior, and it just gets thrown back at you? You may feel like you are being […]

Does 'Turning the other cheek' mean I have to keep taking abuse?

To ‘Turn the other cheek’ mean I have to keep taking abuse?

Harsh words and rough hands can abuse but are we meant to turn the other cheek and accept the abuse. No, we are to grow in dignity. She had given into the bully 365 times too many. She had been cheek-slapped all of the marriage. For him, he had accepted […]