Counsel for Life Ending coercive control in your life, Featuring Tabitha Westbrook
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Jun 4, 2025 Tabitha Westbrook, a licensed counselor and author of Body & Soul, Healed & Whole, dives into the toxic effects of sexual trauma and the path to healing. She emphasizes the importance of understanding coercive control in relationships and its impact on women, urging open conversations within church communities. Tabitha offers a practical guide for recovery and advocates for spiritual reconciliation. Her insights inspire listeners to seek support while promoting awareness of available resources for survivors.
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Tabitha's Healing Journey
- Tabitha Westbrook shared her personal journey as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and coercive control in marriage.
- She described how her healing process inspired her new book and ministry to abuse survivors.
Encourage Church Conversations
- Churches must openly discuss sexual trauma and abuse with women to provide healing.
- Tabitha suggests using her book as a resource to start these sensitive conversations safely.
Nature of Coercive Control
- Coercive control is about power, domination, and viewing a partner as property, removing personhood.
- It reflects the heart of Satan's desire for control and demands repentance from perpetrators.
