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Is Asking For Forgiveness The Most Important Part Of An Apology?
Happy November, friends! Fall seems to rush in like a breath of cool air that invigorates and mobilizes the soul. It is a busy time of year, and from here the busyness can tend to run through to the calendar’s end. Thanks for slowing down long enough to read the LV&Co blog and engage in the community here. Today’s Question:…
What Do I Do When My Spouse Gives Me The Silent Treatment
Morning friends, Ten years ago I answered a question from a woman whose husband had not spoken to her in ten days. More of you have read that answer than anything else I have written on this blog, and women still find it every day by typing some version of her question into a search bar. That tells me how…
My Husband Is Physically Abusive. I’m Afraid. What Do I Do?
Hello Friends, Before October ends, I want to bring back one more question from the archives. We began this Domestic Violence Awareness Month series by talking about recognition. Then we talked about trusting what you’re seeing when the abuse is subtle enough to make you doubt yourself. Today’s question is different. This woman is not wondering whether her husband’s behavior…
Am I Making Up My Abuse?
Hi Friends, Last week I started this October series by naming what emotional and verbal abuse can look like. But recognizing a destructive pattern is not always the same as trusting yourself enough to believe what you’re seeing. That is especially true when the behavior is subtle. There may not be one dramatic incident you can point to. Instead, you…
What Is Emotional and Verbal Abuse?
Morning Friends, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Every year, I want to use this month to help bring some of what happens behind closed doors into the light. Here are some key stats: About 1 in 3 women who are murdered in the U.S. are killed by a husband, boyfriend, or former partner. For men who are murdered, it…
When Your Heart Isn’t Sure: Rebuilding Trust in Your Own Judgment
Morning friend, We have just closed our CONQUER membership with hundreds of women eager to learn how to change their own dance steps to become safe, healthy, and strong. One of the things we often see when a woman has been in an unhealthy or destructive relationship is that she loses trust in her own judgment. Now let me back…
His Map, Your Map: Two Different Journeys
Morning friend, Our CONQUER doors are open. We open our membership twice a year, so if you’ve been waiting to join, now is the time. Click here for more information. We had hundreds of women attend our workshop last week: Is He Changing or Just Pretending? There were lots of questions, lots of tears, lots of ah ha moments, and…
Spiritual Manipulation vs. Discernment: How Can I Discern What is True and Right For Myself?
Hello Dear Friends, September is the season of transition. We’re closing out summer, settling into a new rhythm, and beginning to look toward the final months of the year. And I think it’s a perfect time to prepare not just our calendars, but our hearts for what’s ahead. Fall can be a natural reset point. It gives us an opportunity…
What Happened To You Is Not Who You Are
Hello friends! September is a lovely month for so many reasons. One of those reasons is the month my sister was born! I have been learning more about trusting the process, and acceptance as I walk alongside Stacy through significant health challenges. Her move here to Arizona to live with me has been such a blessing. We haven’t been roommates…