Shirley Fessel - Domestic Violence, in Jesus' Name

Shirley Fessel is a religious domestic abuse survivor advocate with Masters in both Counseling and Education from Wichita State University. Raised Catholic, Shirley married a Baptist minister who suffered from mental illness and abused Shirley and their children. Shirley was eventually able to flee with her children and begin building a safe life for herself with no help or support from her religious community. Putting her counseling and communication expertise to work, Shirley developed the Redemption from Biblical Battering workbook, a self-help workbook for abused women of faith which provides a faith-based path to freedom from spiritual and domestic abuse. CONTACT SHIRLEY:https://shirleyfessel.com/Twitter: @fessup2 and @redemptionbbTo contribute to Shirley’s RBB Thriver financial grant (helping women rebuild their lives after DV), her Venmo is @Shirley-Fessel. Mark donation “Redemption from Biblical Battering.”Resources mentioned in this episode:Redemption from Biblical Battering Workbookhttps://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/ (Marie Fortune)If you are suffering from Domestic Violence in the United States, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text “START” to 88788Support this podcast on Patreon and get access to bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/janiceselbieSPECIAL THANKS to our latest patrons: Sheila, Paul, Anne, and Sacha!Subscribe to the audio-only version here: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/re...Get your free consultation with Janice or sign up for the Divorcing Religion Workshop here: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/Get your tickets to the Shameless Sexuality: Life After Purity Culture conference here: https://www.shamelesssexuality.org/<Support the show