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Ms. Abbott is remarried after being abused in her first marriage. She and her husband have seven children and several grandchildren. They are passionate about their church, overseas missions and the fight against human trafficking. They enjoy bike riding and traveling together. Ms. Abbott is also an accomplished painter. She enjoys cross stitching and knitting. One of her greatest joys is helping abuse victims escape from their abusers, and then walking with them through their healing process.

Caroline enjoyed writing fiction as a young girl, but chose a technical degree in college. She worked in the business field until she had children, when she chose to stay home to raise them full-time. She became a Christian soon afterward. Her marriage
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Caroline Abbott When I face writer's block, I simply write whatever first comes to mind about the topic, no matter if I think it is terrible or not. I find it is much…moreWhen I face writer's block, I simply write whatever first comes to mind about the topic, no matter if I think it is terrible or not. I find it is much easier to edit something I've already written than it is to write something good the first time.(less)
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How Can I Know If I Am the Abusive One?

Hello! Today I’d like to tackle a question I often hear from my clients. They wonder who is the abusive one? Them or their partner? Because abusers are so adept at shifting the blame for their actions to their partner, survivors often wonder if THEY are the abusive one.

Below I am sharing a recent post by Domesticshelters.org that addresses this question beautifully. If you have never heard of

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Sweet story

This was a sweet story. I enjoyed seeing a formerly unloved wife realizing her life isn’t over at 64, and she can’t love again.
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What a lovely story. The characters were very real and their struggles authentic. I loved watching each woman come into herself.
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The heroine’s husband announces he is leaving her, and in her shock, she must remake her life. After a few stumbles, she does just that!
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beautiful and heartbreaking

Beautiful story and a glorious ending. A true romance story. I loved the stories of the weddings and Luc’s one of a kind photos.
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I like when 2 stories mirror each other from 2 different eras. Very enjoyable for me, especially since it partly took place in Italy.
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There were parts of the book that felt too long to me, but the ending was unexpected and oh so sweet.
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“Perhaps you expected to feel great as soon as you escaped your abuser, and maybe you did feel a great sense of relief for a while. However, as time has passed, you may be dismayed by the extent of your emotional pain.”
Caroline Abbott, A Journey to Healing After Emotional Abuse

“Leaving - and healing from - an abusive relationship is extremely stressful. Your body may show the signs of the stress. While dealing with your emotions may make sense to you, you may neglect your physical health, not realizing how much your physical health affects your emotional and spiritual health.”
Caroline Abbott, A Journey to Healing After Emotional Abuse

“A pastor who counsels an abuse victim to:
- Submit to her husband
- Pray harder, or
- Be a better wife
can't help her. She should not feel guilty about looking elsewhere for help.”
Caroline Abbott, A Journey through Emotional Abuse: From Bondage to Freedom

“In a verbally abusive relationship, the partner learns to tolerate abuse without realizing it and to lose self-esteem without realizing it. She is blamed by the abuser and becomes the scapegoat. The partner is then the victim.”
Patricia Evans, The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond

“Verbal abuse by its very nature undermines and discounts its victim’s perceptions.”
Patricia Evans, The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond

“Your husband's abuse of you feels "normal" to him. A goal of a abuser treatment program is to teach a healthier normal for the relationship.”
Caroline Abbott, A Journey through Emotional Abuse: From Bondage to Freedom

“Learn to say to the abuser in a firm voice, "Stop it." Do not explain yourself, your needs, or what you mean. Simply call a halt to the abuse, and let that be your final word.”
Caroline Abbott, A Journey through Emotional Abuse: From Bondage to Freedom

“Jesus and Paul knew the Old Testament completely. Their comments about divorce were meant to add to, not replace or change, what was already written in the Old Testament about marriage and divorce.”
Caroline Abbott, A Journey through Emotional Abuse: From Bondage to Freedom

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