by Vicki Garcia | Jun 1, 2024 | Leaving
Let’s look at how many responsibilities you have been carrying. How many are really your responsibility versus others, like your ex-partner or other family members. Now is the time to put down what is not yours to carry. I know this seems difficult and even...
by Vicki Garcia | Jun 1, 2024 | Leaving
God is your strength. Praise him daily. While you are no longer taking on others responsibility, there may be some friction and some puzzled onlookers. Even the kids are wondering who is this new mother of ours. You have probably been teaching them about their...
by Vicki Garcia | Feb 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
Living with domestic abuse can numb you so that you don’t realize what all you have lost. Your aspirations and dreams lie buried under many layers of disappointment, broken promises, emotional wreckage and physical pain inflicted by your partner. You are living...
by Vicki Garcia | Feb 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
The stages of grief are as follows: Shock / Denial. Disbelief and numb feelings Pain / Guilt. Unbearable pain of loss and guilt for burdening others Anger / Bargaining. Insisting to God that he removes the pain or fix the situation. Depression. This may be when you...
by Vicki Garcia | Feb 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
But what if the process is repeatedly interrupted? Picture yourself moving through these stages while living with your abuser. They hurt you again but explain why it’s your fault. You experience stage one, shock, disbelief. The reality of this narcissist, the...
by Vicki Garcia | Feb 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
The Holy spirit now begins to press you into looking up to God. Looking for a way to finish grieving and heal. This is the bravest thing you may ever do. But you are not alone in this. God is always with you and Reach Out Speak Out can be also. We have counselors and...
