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Forgive and Forget, Is That Wise?

By Leslie Vernick | February 9, 2022 |

Morning friend, Loved all the interaction on the blog last week on emotional abuse. It’s so validating to know you are not alone and you are not crazy. Here’s another tactic that abusive individuals often use to guilt trip someone into silence around the offense. “If you forgive, then we can’t talk about it anymore. You have to forget.” Is…

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How Do I Get Past My Guilt Over Marrying the Wrong Man

By Leslie Vernick | December 29, 2021 |

Morning friend, In a few days, we will be into a New Year. What kind of year would you like to create for yourself? (Pause…and answer that question please). You don’t have total control of all of your external circumstances, but you do have a say on how you will see them, handle them, or whether or not you will…

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What Do I Do When Someone Keeps Bringing Up My Sins?

By Leslie Vernick | December 1, 2021 |

Morning friend, Have you been practicing gratitude this week? I hope so. It’s a game-changer when you faithfully practice it. Studies show that we all have limited attention. Watch this video to see an example of what you can miss and not even know it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQmdoK_ZfY  We don’t see everything, even when it’s obvious or right in front of our…

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How Do I Move Past My Past?

By Leslie Vernick | November 3, 2021 |

Morning friend, I was reading in the book of Job and came across this passage: “He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful. And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.” Job 5:15. Three things came to mind as…

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My Husband Is On The Spectrum. I Feel Guilty Leaving.

By Leslie Vernick | October 7, 2020 |

Morning friends, I’ve been practicing living more in the moment lately and I have to tell you it’s freeing. When I can stop worrying about the future or regretting or ruminating about the past, there is a lot to enjoy and be grateful for right now.   For example, I was taking a bath, something I rarely do, but had played…

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Do I Have A Biblical Right To Say No To Sex?

By Leslie Vernick | May 13, 2020 |

Morning friends, Thanks for your participation on the blog. That’s what makes the community. Can you believe I’ve been doing a weekly blog for over 10 years? We’ve made some progress in educating Christians and the church regarding the reality of abuse in marriage. But even on this blog, we still hear from people who believe that it’s more important…

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Even Christian Counselors Need Help

By Leslie Vernick | December 4, 2019 |

Morning friends, I hope you have had a chance to watch my FB live on the statement John MacArthur made, that “Empowered women create weak men.” If you didn’t watch it, you can still see it here.  Once a year I offer my six-month coaching group Empowered to Change for women who want to write a new chapter in their…

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What’s The Difference Between True Guilt and False Guilt

By Leslie Vernick | September 28, 2016 |

Morning friends, I so appreciate this community and the faithful participants who pray for one another and regularly respond with wisdom and compassion. Thanks also for your support in my desire to keep this blog open to fresh air and other people’s perspectives. I told you a while back that I had a big life change coming up and asked…

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Help, I’m Stuck In Guilt And Regret

By Leslie Vernick | June 22, 2016 |

Morning friends, Whew – we’ve been having a great time on FaceBook live for the past two weeks. If you haven’t joined us LIVE yet, come this Thursday, June 23 at 7:30 PM ET for another 30 minutes of teaching and Q & A. We will be learning how to deal with a toxic and destructive person, the very thing…

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