Archive - Create Soul Space: Domestic Abuse Support and Healing

March 2025

February 2025

Deserving the Gift of Tenderness

One cannot be an authentic gift of self to another if use rather than love is a dynamic within the structure of the relationship.

Feb 26 •

Healing While Staying: When You Can’t (or Don’t Want to) Leave

Is it possible to heal your deep inner gashes and newly-opened wounds while still enmeshed in a toxic marriage?

Feb 21 •

The Contagious Nature of Shame

"All that we do ... is done in response to love and shame competing for our attention." (Dr. Curt Thompson)

Feb 12 •

The Mask Created by Shame

"Only authentic love can restore broken and distorted love." (St. Miriam James Heidland)

Feb 5 •

January 2025

The Problem of Tenderness

More wisdom from St. Pope John Paul II on right--vs. wrong--relationships

Jan 27 •

Catholic Teaching on Domestic Abuse Within Marriage, Part Two

“Married love is too often profaned by excessive self-love.” (Gaudium et spes)

Jan 17 •

Catholic Teaching on Domestic Abuse Within Marriage, Part One

Everything you need to know about the Church's teaching on indissoluble marriage, domestic abuse, and annulment.

Jan 10 •

Finding a Safe Place While Feeling Unsafe

Defeating FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real

Jan 3 •

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