Ten Steps Out of an Emotionally Abusive "Christian" Marriage [254]
Flying Free
Natalie Hoffman
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Getting out of an emotionally abusive marriage is one of the hardest things you could ever do. But the life and healing it can bring after you have finally left the grip of abuse makes this difficult journey worth it.
In today’s episode, I want to outline a ten-step pathway if you or someone you love is considering getting out of an emotionally and spiritually abusive relationship. Come with me as we climb the ladder out of hell.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Natalie Hoffman of Flying Free Now. And you're listening to the |
| 0:09.3 | Flying Free Podcast, a support resource for women of faith, looking for hope and healing from hidden |
| 0:16.4 | emotional and spiritual abuse. |
| 0:21.6 | Welcome to episode 254 of the Flying Free Podcast. |
| 0:27.0 | Today I'm going to combine a couple of different articles on my website into one episode that will lay out a 10-step pathway |
| 0:37.6 | if you or someone you love is considering getting out of an emotionally and spiritually abusive relationship |
| 0:44.8 | because getting out is most likely one of the hardest things you'll ever do in your life. |
| 0:51.8 | So before we get to our steps, our 10 steps, |
| 0:55.4 | I want to point out that if you're anything like I was, |
| 0:59.6 | you may be actually waiting for someone else to come and rescue you. You may think of |
| 1:05.2 | yourself as being powerless and needing the approval of other adults in order to |
| 1:10.5 | make some hard adult choices of your own. |
| 1:13.0 | So you may have done what I did for 22 years, |
| 1:16.0 | and that is to continue to reach out to other people for help. |
| 1:20.0 | Reach out to friends, |
| 1:21.0 | reach out to family members, maybe your church or your pastor, |
| 1:24.6 | someone, anyone, to help rescue you from your marriage. |
| 1:29.1 | And if you believe that divorce is always wrong, |
| 1:32.0 | then you may believe that the only way to be rescued |
| 1:35.2 | is by getting your husband to change. In episode 22 of the Flying Free Podcast, |
| 1:41.8 | I have an episode called, |
| 1:43.6 | but maybe God will do a miracle and change my husband. |
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