Abused Quote by D.S. Mashego

“A few years ago my former church scheduled a retreat for survivors of sexual sin. Organizers wanted to demonstrate to attendees a concept called…

— Wendy Alsup

“A pastor who counsels an abuse victim to: - Submit to her husband - Pray harder, or - Be a better wife can't help…

— Caroline Abbott

“The damage done through abuse is awful and heinous, but minor compared to the dynamics that distort the victim’s relationship with God and rob…

— Dan B. Allender

“Survivors are receiving very poor “counseling” from ministry staff and volunteers who have no professional training in mental health. Church leaders cannot be expected…

— Shannon Thomas

“If you have survived an abuser, and you tried to make things right… If you forgave, and you struggled, and even if the expression…

— Jenna Brooks

“Honoring all ways we survived our childhood abuse is healing. We were amazing and courageous.”

— Jeanne McElvaney

“The abuser sees it as a huge victory to turn an independent survivor into a needy, dependent person who can no longer make decisions…

— Shannon Thomas

Many abused children cling to the hope that growing up will bring escape and freedom. But the personality formed in an environment of coercive…

— Judith Lewis Herman

“One of the reasons a survivor finds it so difficult to see herself as a victim is that she has been blamed repeatedly for…

— Diane Langberg

“When others witness or comment on abusive behaviors, the little voice that the upscale abused wife once heard inside her and ignored or muffled…

— Susan Weitzman

“With gratitude, I have become a healing balm to thousands of people, if not more, who have suffered child abuse, sibling abuse, a dysfunctional…

— Dana Arcuri CTRC

“Any personal growth that comes after abuse is a testimony to the strength of the survivor.   I”

— Shannon Thomas