The Strength and Dignity Podcast with Melissa Bromley

What is emotional intelligence, and how does it apply to our Christian walk? Is it something that we, as Christians, should be concerned with? I would venture to say YES! If you haven't yet heard the term emotional intelligence, get ready to learn some new and exciting information.

What I love about this topic, is how it highlights so much of God's design of us, and the thought He put into us, as His precious cre...

What makes an abuser abuse? This is a question that we often ask ourselves when trying to understand our own abusive situations.  We don't understand the mindset of the person who is hurting us. 

Many factors can come into play, from how a person grew up, to mental illness. We can analyze all day long, but perhaps God has a much simpler answer to this question. 

Beyond that, sometimes, we can get so caught up...

What is Narcissistic Abuse, and what makes it different than regular abuse? The term gets thrown around rather loosely these days, and many people don't quite understand what it is, or what makes it as damaging and traumatic as it is. In recent years, there has not only been a rise in the use of the word "narcissist" but also in narcissism itself.  Unfortunately, it has left some scratching their heads, while others ...

We've heard, so often, that God hates divorce.. and though that may be true, it is certainly not the only thing that God hates. So why are so many of the other things that God hates ignored for the sake of keeping a marriage intact? Does God want abused women to stay with their abusers, for the sake of a marital covenant that has already been defiled by the very nature of the abuse? I believe that God's character paints a...

If you've ever been in an abusive marriage, then you have struggled with the question of whether you should remain in the marriage or leave. If you are a Christian woman, the inner battle is far more intense. We have often been admonished as to how "God hates divorce." We've been given all sorts of victim-blaming and shaming advice. And, of course, we want to keep our marriages intact. Perhaps we even still have...

The question of whether our abuser can change is a question that we wrestle with, often, as we navigate the storms of abuse. We believe in a God of miracles, and of the impossible, so it's difficult to accept that we might be hanging on to a lost cause. 

It is important to understand that the abilities of God are not what is really in question.  God is always able. We know this to be true. However, we must not forget ...

Many women struggle to know whether or not they are, in fact, living in abuse. More accurately, they allow doubt to overshadow what they likely already know inside. If a woman isn't being physically beaten, she questions whether the mistreatment she has experienced qualifies as bonafide abuse. Christian women grapple with these questions and doubts, all the more, as the church, very often, contributes to our doubts by not givi...

After being abandoned by my first husband, and left to raise our child alone, I waited and prayed for the right Christian man. It seemed as though my prayers had been answered. After marrying the man of my dreams, my dream quickly became a nightmare, shortly after moving myself and my daughter into his home. 

Though I had never seen signs of abuse before our marriage, my experience with this man changed drastically afterwa...