I promised you that we would talk about walking out of denial’s darkness into the light of truth. It’s kind of a paradox, really. We think looking at the truth will bring incredible darkness to our lives, so we avoid the truth. The problem is that … [Read more...]

We all experience denial as part of the grieving process. Recognizing where we are is the only way we can begin to embrace truth, reality, and God’s healing process in our lives. (Next week) we will talk about walking out of denial and into … [Read more...]

There is one other major way women experience denial on the journey—they get busy and stay that way. You’ve probably heard of people who lose a spouse and never cry; they just pour themselves into their jobs or a cause or something, staying … [Read more...]

The third kind of denial women like us on the journey can experience is a bit different. It is not a denial of your husband’s sexual addiction but a refusal to acknowledge the pain and loss his behaviors have brought in your life. In my experience, … [Read more...]

I don’t want to belabor this point, but let me give an illustration from my own life. When I rejoined Troy a month after his abrupt dismissal and departure, I was in a very vulnerable position emotionally. I had just been through a very difficult … [Read more...]