helping Catholic women in abusive relationships grow in freedom and faith
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Mary Flores’ Journey from Abuse to Freedom
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In this interview, Mary Flores shares her story from non-profit ministry to marriage and family life to post-abuse recovery.
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Finding Beauty and Healing When You Feel Broken by Abuse
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Brokenness does not always indicate a problem, mistake, or failure. It can simply be an indication of transition, change, and renewal. When we look at ourselves and our relationships, we need to let go of the judgement of others which we’ve internalized. We need to once again see the beauty in brokenness rather than…
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Words for a Wife Betrayed (a poem)
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Oh broken-hearted friend all this suffering is not your fault! You were deceived and abused— your heart crushed by the one whose job was to protect it.
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Descent into Light: new podcast examines abuse within the Catholic Church
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Two religious sisters explore the spiritual abuse they experienced from a trusted priest. Their story highlights not only clerical abuse, but also the culture that allows this abuse to happen, with parallels to abuse within marriages.
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Friend, You Are Beloved (a Poem)
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You are not loved because you are tall or dark or beautiful. You are loved because you are created by the Divine Artist.
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Finding Healing after Separation and Divorce
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Choose to walk towards healing. Here are tips from other women who have walked this path for finding healing as you go through separation, divorce, and annulment.
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How to Build Your Divorce Support Group
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Abuse is difficult. You need people who support you, hear you, love you, and pour into your life. Here’s how you find or build those supports for yourself.
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Book Review: Catholic Annulment, Spiritual Healing by Dennis and Kay Flowers
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Catholic Annulment, Spiritual Healing is a slender, easy-to-read book about annulment that helps demystify why the Church requires this and what applicants can gain from the annulment process.
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Radical Acceptance: finding peace in your relationship with your abuser
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Radical acceptance is understanding that things are not going to get better, your situation isn’t going to improve. Here’s how it can help women in abusive relationships.
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Aimee Says: an AI support for women in abusive relationships
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Aimee Says is an AI support tool for women in abusive relationships. This chat bot identifies abusive patterns, helps draft email / text responses, and offers support.