Spiritual Abuse Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Jill Monaco | Christian Speaker, Author, Life Coach

How To Report Abuse By A Priest Or Clergy

Have you been sexually assaulted in your past and never reported it? You may think that too much time has gone by to do anything about it. But that may not be the case. Especially if the abuse was done to a minor. The statute of limitations varies per state. I wanted...

Do You Have A #BraveToo Story?

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I am #BraveToo. Bravery. It’s fun to read about in books or watch on the movie screen. But when YOU’RE called to do something brave … whoa, different story. Vocabulary.com defines brave this way: Courageous, dauntless, perhaps a little bit daring, a person who is...

Detoxing After Working At Harvest Bible Chapel

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If you’re in the Chicagoland area, you most likely have heard about the various issues at Harvest Bible Chapel. This post is for those who have attended there, but it may be helpful for anyone trying to find healing from spiritual abuse. As a professional life coach,...

Healing From Church Hurt

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I hate to admit that I have a lot of experience healing from church hurt. Many of these experiences were actually spiritual abuse. Yet, I didn’t know that at the time. For the purpose of this post, I’m going to focus on church hurt, which may not be abuse. Someone...

#038 Signs of Spiritual Abuse

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Spiritual abuse is rampant among churches. It has become so normal that we have been groomed under the guise of “submission to authority.” But it is actually control, manipulation, and bullying. If you’ve ever been in this kind of situation you most...

#037 A Message To The Bystanders Of Someone Else’s #MeToo Story

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Are you a bystander of #metoo? I wrote a blog post to those who are watching and hurting because of someone going through the #MeToo experience. You, the bystander, can help them or actually hurt them. Unintentionally, of course. I made it into a podcast. I start by...

#036 What I Learned From My #MeToo #ChurchToo Story

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I wrote a blog post My Untold Story of #MeToo #ChurchToo in April 2018 in response to the accusations of abuse by Bill Hybels at Willow Creek. I never intended to share my story – in fact, many of my friends and those at the church I had attended at the time...