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Want a restory?

Want a restory?

We all want to live better stories, don’t we? I know I do. Part of discerning your new story is looking back on your past and figuring out patterns that were destructive and led you down frustrating paths. And it’s also helpful to celebrate the wins too. Let’s just...

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The Sexy Wife I Cannot Be

The Sexy Wife I Cannot Be

(I recently found out this post is no longer available on the site I originally wrote it for, so I'm posting it here for the sake of those who need it. This post is the impetus for writing Not Marked: Finding Hope and Healing after Sexual Abuse. And it is birthed in...

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I was raped, now I hate sex. Now what?

I was raped, now I hate sex. Now what?

I received this email from someone struggling with sex after rape: When I was in my twenties, I was gang raped by 6 men. I started counseling but stopped. I felt that unless the counselor had ever been raped, how could she possibly understand what I was feeling or how...

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God Can Heal Your Past

God Can Heal Your Past

I grew up in a world where I didn't feel safe. Sexual abuse at age five, three divorces, the death of my father, drug abuse permeating my childhood neighborhood—many of these traumas I kept quiet. For years. I lived under that unwritten, unspoken mandate that to tell...

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