How Trauma Affects Your Relationship Choices

Family, Dating and Relationships
May 26, 2014
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Unhealed trauma from sexual assault and abuse, domestic violence and even situations like bullying can leave you crippled, angry and self-destructive. Yet many of our churches don’t talk about it. A lot of our close friends shy away from engaging in these conversations with us. And most women who have experienced these things don’t know where to find the help or resources to get past them or properly heal.

And so they often make poor relationship choices that keep them in cycles of self-defeat, anger and depression.

I’ve personally seen it and heard about it. Whether I’m in the room while the discussion is happening, or a young lady is telling me about what happened to her. I hear the stories of how the unhealed wounds create a deep-rooted fear of men, other people and relationships. I even hear how those unhealed wounds impact their marriage if they are blessed with a husband. I will never identify the women whose stories I hear or disclose their personal information. I believe in leaving my sisters in Christ with their dignity. But if you’ve experienced a trauma and need a safe place to talk about it, I will offer you that safe place and respect your dignity.

Thursday June 12, 2014 at 7pm, I’ll be covering this topic – how trauma affects you and your relationship choices, and how to immediately start taking steps to heal and move on.