The first in our three-part February series. This week's episode deals with a very real, very scary "dark side" of love and relationships: obsession and abuse.
Millions of women and men become the victims of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse every year. This is a big problem in every society and real risk in the world of relationships.
So, what can we do about it? Does Paganism teach anything that might help us to avoid these situations?
Music by Two Loons for Tea (http://music.podshow.com/) and Chalice and Blade (http://www.chaliceandblade.com/)!
Download the episode here: http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebroomcloset/TBC20080209.mp3
Websites mentioned on this episode:
http://www.ndvh.org
http://www.rileycenter.org
http://www.healinggrove.org
I think I got a little rambly on this one, but hopefully I had something interesting to say. If you have anything to say about the topics for the next two weeks, don't be afraid to step-up and say it!
Blessings!
~LitheWolf
Saturday, February 9, 2008
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Haha, you were super duper energetic! It was like a roller coaster of emotions between giggly and depressed lol. Great discussion on the topic, and hopefully it'll help with awareness.
Blessed be,
Coty
Thanks, Coty! Yeah, I was a wee bit hyper. This is what comes from doing nothing but going to classes and taking care of housework for an entire week.
Blessings!
~LitheWolf
Absolutely amazing episode. Like Coty, I could tell you were totally wired for this one. I thank you for this passionate episode. I hope to the gods that someone will be able to benifit from this directly, because it certainly is powerful enough to get through a lot of hearts.
I'm excited for your new episodes. It's my birthday month (Feb 22nd! ^.^)and I am very interested in what you have to say on these next topics. Love is something I am dead set on trying to hammer into people's minds.
In the most loving way, of course. XD
But yeah, love is a beautiful thing when it's pure and simple. It was interesting, I made a video asking people at an International Day what love means to them. I was making it as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend. I got some great quotes from people from around the world, but I think the best was that five people in a row started to sing Elephant Love Melody from the movie Moulin Rouge. XD
I also got this guest singer, a famous local guitarist, to do this short impromptu love spiel with him strumming his guitar and singing/talking, starting with the infamous "Love is all you need".
Blessings, I'll be listening!
i just wanted to say thank you for bringing up an issue like this for your podcast. luckily, i've never been involved in an abusive relationship, but an old friend of mine, who happens to be male, dealt with one. he ended up having to move and transfer schools to get away from her. so, abuse definitely happens to people of both sexes.
keep up the good work! :D
i love the show!
Thank you so much for raising this topic. I myself have tried to intervene in a relationship that was emotionally abusive, and, though she did not leave him, I have continued to try to demonstrate that I am there if ever she needs help.
I'm going to share this with my local community as best I can. thank you again.
Hello LitheWolf,
I put on on my headphone to do a little gardening on a beautiful February afternoon in Portland only to find my ears filled with an all too similar story in your podcast.
2 1/2 years ago I left my emotionally abusive ex-husband. We were both heavily involved in an activist and feminist community and focused in independent publishing. We were not pagan (although I have since found that path) but we were engrossed in a community that should not bare manipulations and emotional abuse framed with politics. It made the discovery of his actions even harder to untangle when he chastised me to taking the bus instead of riding my bike or ran to water too long when I washed my face. Ecology was good so my choice to do things against his view was bad.
After leaving I sought counseling and learned to build myself back up into a stronger and more compassionate person. i realize that the power to abuse is in all over us and it is our own responsibility to recognize and rein in our own power.
I wrote a zine about my experience that is more about me and my recovery than the abusive situation. I wrote about recognizing that I was in an abusive situation, how i confronted it, and eventually how I left. I am so much happier with the person I am now. many people have told me that my zine was helpful for them. If you would like a copy to give to a friend or family member let me know.
info about the zine can be found here:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5424956
thank your for addressing such a difficult topic. -alex
opps, the link for that is
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5424956
Alex,
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I can only imagine what it must have been like to go through that. The fact that you managed to get yourself out of that situation is a testament to your personal strength and willpower.
Thank you also for the comment and the link to your zine. I think it's awesome that you've created something to help others who might be going through the same thing that you did.
Bright Blessings!
~LitheWolf
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