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Seven Helpful and Healing Resources for Hurting Women

Part 4 of 4

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Jan 27, 2025
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"If you are a family member or friend of someone in a painful or abusive relationship, what she needs most from you is your patience and presence. Many women attribute much of their healing to a loved one’s willingness to listen without judgment and serve as a compassionate place to process her pain and grieve her reality. Whatever your role in her life, consider familiarizing yourself with—and recommending—these seven helpful and healing resources:"
- Christine M. Crawford

This article is the final installment of a four-part series examining the relationship between abusive marriage and hierarchical gender theology. The first installment explored the dynamics of relational abuse and how hierarchical gender theology entitles and enables irresponsible and destructive men. Part 2 recounted a handful of Christian women’s live…


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