by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Jun 27, 2023 | Blog, Grief, Narcisstic Abuse
Widowhood & Narcissistic Abuse: A Series on Survival – Shielded by a Shepherd’s Staff Widowhood and Financial Turmoil While widowhood opens up a Pandora’s Box of uncertainty and unpreparedness (especially in the event of a sudden and premature death),...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Jun 21, 2023 | Blog, Grief, Narcisstic Abuse
Widowhood & Narcissistic Abuse: A Series on Survival – Shielded by the Shepherd’s Staff Marriage and divorce are loaded subjects because there is so much that transpires between the two extremes. On one end of the spectrum you have the argument...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Jun 17, 2023 | Blog
The nation’s first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910 in the state of Washington when a young woman – who, along with her 5 siblings, was raised by a widower – wanted to honor her father and drummed up support from her local churches, the YMCA,...
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...
