freedom and wholeness

Tending the Garden of Freedom and Wholeness

Posted: February 10, 2012 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Darlene Ouimet 61 Comments

I thought it might be fun to publish some of my early writing once in a while here on Emerging from Broken. I found some things I had written in 2007 when I was still coming out of the fog on many things. In this post (written to myself) I was trying to convince myself … Continue reading "Tending the Garden of Freedom and Wholeness"

Church Lies and Religious Abuse

Posted: July 06, 2010 Under: Family By Darlene Ouimet 18 Comments

Layers of Lies on Something Beautiful I received this letter from one of our readers in response to Carla’s amazing post “Groomed to Doubt through Spiritual Abuse” which generated 60 comments and many emails and I found this one so compelling that I asked her permission to post it. In this email, Jeanette touches on some … Continue reading "Church Lies and Religious Abuse"

Psychological and Emotional Abuse ~ How Self Doubt Grows

Posted: February 22, 2010 Under: Self Esteem By Darlene Ouimet 62 Comments

A Lesson in Psychology Do you ever wonder how we arrive at a place where we don’t trust ourselves? Why do we doubt ourselves? Why do we think that someone else must know better than we do, what is best for us even when we are grown up? And before we get to that place … Continue reading "Psychological and Emotional Abuse ~ How Self Doubt Grows"