Picture this…
You’ve been following along with a homeschooled young woman’s story for a few years. You tune into her radio show and hear her share vulnerable snippets of her relationship, family, and life experiences. You hear all about her engagement, and a year later say goodbye when she leaves the radio station to get married, moving to a different city.
One year later, you hop on Facebook and notice with a small startle that she’s shared a blog post, titled “Letter to My Former Husband.” The post doesn’t go into a lot of detail, but the gist of it is the two of them are parting ways.
However, that wasn’t the half of it.
And today, for the first time ever, Dabria rips back the curtain and takes you piece by piece into the isolating year of her marriage and what actually went down. Whether you’re here for the tea (and be warned, it is hot), the vulnerable story, or to feel a little less alone, this is an undeniably raw episode as Dabria shares the mounting confusion and hurt that was building to an unimaginable climax, as the next two episodes (The Shattering Part 1 & 2) will reveal.
The ultimate heart of this vulnerable series? The reminder that there is no darkness too great that God can’t redeem.
IMPORTANT: Please be aware, this series is very real. It dives into coercive control, psychological, verbal, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as gaslighting. We recommend reaching out for help if you or someone you know are in a similar situation.
Resources mentioned and/or recommended to check out based on this episode:
-‘State of a Sunflower Soul’ by Dabria Karapita-Parker:
https://dkpcreatives.com/dabrias-book
-Bare Marriage Podcast Episode 246 on Coercive Control:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/242918/episodes/15581985
-Healing the Wounded Heart:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/0801015685/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
-The Great Sex Rescue:
https://www.amazon.ca/Great-Rescue-Sheila-Wray-Gregoire