How to Talk With Kids About Your Spiritual Abuse Experience (bE+)

I’ve always been the kind of parent who has been as transparent as possible with my kids. For example, I’ve never shied away from telling them how much I make, something that so many of us were told was none of our business while we were growing up. In my opinion, it’s best to include my kids in difficult or challenging discussions, too. Sometimes, these aren’t bad. Take our move to a new state, for example. We included our pre-teen daughters in that conversation, asking them their thoughts and sharing with them our reasons for moving as well as potential reasons for staying. Sometimes the conversations are much more difficult, like the time I was experiencing spiritual abuse. There weren’t a ton of people who knew what was happening, but I thought it was important to tell my daughters at least the basics of what I was going through. 

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