April Giauque: Escaping the Darkness of Domestic Abuse
All In
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🗓️ 31 July 2019
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
It is difficult to ignore the similarities between April Giauque's description of an abuser's behavior and Satan's efforts to wear us down: isolation, manipulation, control, despair. Regardless of whether you feel held captive in an abusive situation like April or trapped by sin or discouragement, April's story reminds us that there is always hope through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
"It is the worth of who your soul is, what your light is, your worth equals your light. And we were all born with the light of Christ within us. Whether you are a member of the Church or not, all have this light and that is the worth."
Show Notes:
1:33- The beginning of abuse
4:08- Children with special needs
5:38- Everyday life
6:29- Two different types of abusers
8:59- Relationship with God
11:35- Knowing when it was time to leave
13:53- The voice of the adversary
15:18- The biggest fear of a victim
19:14- Saving a marriage
22:52- Looking for evidence of blessings
26:03- Caring for yourself in order to care for others
27:54- Self-esteem vs. self-worth
29:19- Agency amidst abuse
32:40- Life after abuse
35:32- Advice for victims
37:59- What does it mean to be "All In" the gospel of Jesus Christ?
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| 0:00.0 | April Jouke stayed quiet for 12 years after escaping an abusive marriage, but a year and |
| 0:06.0 | a half ago she felt it was time to share her story. |
| 0:09.9 | On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner |
| 0:15.0 | in the United States. |
| 0:17.1 | During one year, the sequelates to more than 10 million women and men. |
| 0:21.6 | One in three women and one in four men have been victims of some form of physical violence |
| 0:27.2 | by an intimate partner within their lifetime. |
| 0:30.6 | April Jouke pulled out her journals and wrote her book, Pin Points of Light, in hopes of |
| 0:35.5 | helping some of these people. |
| 0:37.9 | April Jouke is a survivor of domestic abuse who is now remarried to Scott Jouke. |
| 0:43.5 | Together they have nine children, five of whom have special needs. |
| 0:47.5 | And April now has a master's degree in special education. |
| 0:52.1 | The Center of Disgression is advised as this episode contains April's descriptive yet |
| 0:57.6 | non-explicit account of escaping an abusive marriage. |
| 1:03.6 | This is All-In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question, what does it really mean |
| 1:09.4 | to be All-In the Gospel of Jesus Christ? |
| 1:12.9 | I'm Morgan Jones and I'm grateful to have April Jouke with me today. |
| 1:16.9 | April, welcome. |
| 1:17.9 | Hello, thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:20.7 | Well, I am amazed by your story, which I should tell listeners came to us via an email |
| 1:28.5 | that a ward member of yours sit in and said, April's story is amazing. |
| 1:35.2 | You should talk to her. |
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