When the courts don’t recognize coercive control, children pay the price. This week on Lessons in Discernment, I’m joined by Canadian Member of Parliament Lisa Hepfner, sponsor of Bill C-223: The Keeping Children Safe Act—a groundbreaking piece of legislation that could transform how family violence is recognized and prevented in Canada. We talk about the stories that inspired the bill, the cultural shift it represents, and what it would mean for survivors and children to finally be protected...
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When the courts don’t recognize coercive control, children pay the price. This week on Lessons in Discernment, I’m joined by Canadian Member of Parliament Lisa Hepfner, sponsor of Bill C-223: The Keeping Children Safe Act—a groundbreaking piece of legislation that could transform how family violence is recognized and prevented in Canada. We talk about the stories that inspired the bill, the cultural shift it represents, and what it would mean for survivors and children to finally be protected...
The Truth I Tried Not to Know: Remembering, Naming, and Breaking the Spell
Lessons in Discernment
6 minutes
2 months ago
The Truth I Tried Not to Know: Remembering, Naming, and Breaking the Spell
What changes when you finally say the word? In this raw and unfiltered episode of Lessons in discernment, I share the quiet but life-altering moment I named my experience for what it was: abuse. Not when I left. Not when someone told me. But when I told myself—and the truth refused to be unnamed again. I unpack the myths about what abuse “looks like,” how emotional abuse hides in charm, guilt, and subtle erosion, and why language can be the first act of liberation. This isn’t about drama—it’s...
Lessons in Discernment
When the courts don’t recognize coercive control, children pay the price. This week on Lessons in Discernment, I’m joined by Canadian Member of Parliament Lisa Hepfner, sponsor of Bill C-223: The Keeping Children Safe Act—a groundbreaking piece of legislation that could transform how family violence is recognized and prevented in Canada. We talk about the stories that inspired the bill, the cultural shift it represents, and what it would mean for survivors and children to finally be protected...
