invalidation Archives - Emerging from Broken

Official Notice to Oppressors, Abusers and Perpetrators

Posted: January 10, 2012 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Darlene Ouimet 106 Comments

When someone convinces you that you are "nothing" without them so they can take credit for the ideas and gifts that you bring to the table, that is psychological abuse. This happens often when the associate is a person with positional power, such a a therapist, dr. lawyer, priest or pastor or anyone who thinks that they have more value than you do.

Emotional Healing ~ The Courage to Tell

Posted: November 14, 2010 Under: Self Esteem By Darlene Ouimet 21 Comments

When I decided to tell the Chris Story ~ the story about how Prince Charming was a Murder Suspect, I intended to write one post. I intended to keep the focus about my belief system, and highlight the fact that I missed and or ignored the red flags because of learned unworthiness issues resulting from … Continue reading "Emotional Healing ~ The Courage to Tell"

Forgive the Abusers? A bit of a Rant

Posted: October 28, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Darlene Ouimet 258 Comments

A whole book could be written about this subject. There is so much “baggage” around the whole concept of forgiveness that I hesitate to even go there, however…. there have been a few discussions lately on the facebook page for Emerging from Broken; some to do with my last post “Emotional Healing and the Will … Continue reading "Forgive the Abusers? A bit of a Rant"