Crabtree Counseling

01/02/2026

Ah...forgiving ourselves. Sometimes this is hard for us. https://carolineabbott.com/2014/11/forgiving-yourself/

01/02/2026

11/06/2025

Wʜʏ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ?

Because he has her so brainwashed that it’s all her fault and that she’s no good to anyone and no one will want her or love her and there’s no way she can possibly make it on her own.

Wʜʏ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ?

Because she thinks that if she just tries harder and if she’s a better wife and a better mom that maybe he will be happy with her and he wouldn’t get so angry with her. And maybe he will be the same sweet, charming man that he was when they first met.

Wʜʏ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ?

Because he has her convinced that if she tries he will hurt or kill her or her family. Because he has threatened to tell the judge that she is a bad mom and will take away her kids and she will never see them again. Because he has taken away her money and convinced her that she has no good job qualities to make it on her own financially and she will always need him.

More people are concerned with why women stay in abusive relationships than why men are abusing women. Unless you’ve been in an abusive relationship people have no idea how hard it is to escape. Abusers are able to fool those outside the home because they usually only abuse those inside the home.

They need your support.
They need your love.
They do not need your judgement.

Let’s raise awareness 💜

10/25/2025

When someone says, “Just think positive,” your brain hears, “Ignore your pain.”
Newsflash: PTSD isn’t fixed with pep talks.
Your pain doesn’t make you weak. Your feelings don’t make you unworthy. And you don’t have to fake cheerfulness for anyone.
Healing isn’t about smiling all the time.
It's about acknowledging the discomfort, validating the experience, processing the pain, and giving yourself space to grow.

09/07/2025

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