30 Years of Domestic Abuse Revealed This On Freedom and Healing - Karen DeArmond Gardner

How many Christian marriages today are steeped in the pain of secret abuse? Karen DeArmond Gardner is a survivor of domestic abuse that lasted over 30 years. She knows firsthand what women need to experience freedom from the lies of abuse. She is a pastoral trauma coach and advocate who provides crisis support for women seeking to break free from abusive relationships. Karen delivers insight and perspective on how spousal abuse can often lurk in the shadows, and how women often blame themselves for something that is not their fault. What does abuse look like? Does God really forbid Christians from getting divorced? Karen breaks down the well-meaning but sometimes damaging pieces of advice women often receive in the church about marriage - and how to think about it with a fresh perspective. TAKEAWAYS The Scripture does not forbid spouses from leaving an abusive marriage Women cannot “influence” abusive spouses out of their behavior Abusers often make their spouses feel like they’re the problem, when nothing could be further from the truth Abused victims often begin to feel responsible for their spouse’s behavior 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODEPop Culture Purge Tour: text TOUR to 55444Hope for Healing book: https://link.amazon/B02goKu5WDomestic Violence in Native Communities: https://bit.ly/3TgZUsC 🔗 CONNECT WITH KAREN DEARMOND GARDNERWebsite: https://anotheronefree.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anotheronefreeInstagram: https://bit.ly/3T3euUz 📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BYWaveguard (get 20% off with code TINA): https://waveguard.com/tinaEcho Technologies (get 10% off with code TINA): https://echowater.com/?ref=TINAMedi-Share: https://www.medishare.com/tina-griffinIGF-1 (get 50% off with auto ship using code TINA): https://getigf1.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOMhttps://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom 📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWShttps://theccmshow.lightcast.com/ 📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDEhttps://counterculturemom.com/download-new-app/ 💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION2025 Recap & 2026 Goals: https://bit.ly/2026CCMMake a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/