by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Jun 7, 2023 | Blog, Grief, Narcisstic Abuse, Uncategorized
Widowhood & Narcissistic Abuse: A Series on Survival – Shielded by the Shepherd’s Staff Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord…The depths of doubt and despair (Psalm 130:1) WIDOWHOOD plunges you into the seemingly unyielding abyss of despair. You doubt...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | May 2, 2023 | Blog, Trauma
Henri Nouwen (Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian) wrote, “The great spiritual call of the Beloved Children of God is to pull their brokenness away from the shadow of the curse and put it under the light of the blessing.” We all experience...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Apr 25, 2023 | Blog, Narcisstic Abuse
Psychology Today states, “Narcissists and those with the same toxic traits are naturally attracted to empathetic people with low or no boundaries. These nontoxic individuals are the same ones that rely on internal motivators to reach their goals. Money may be...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Apr 11, 2023 | Blog, Narcisstic Abuse
For better or for worse; for richer or for poorer; until death do us part…these words are not to be taken lightly. Many of us do not take them lightly. We recognize them as a covenant made between two people and God. In this blog post, we will dive deeper into...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Apr 4, 2023 | Blog, Grief
It would be normal for those who have not endured intense and complicated grief from the loss of a spouse to not understand why grief seems to linger through a life-time. With the passage of time, memories of your loved one should have diminished – they do get...
