Esther Sweetman
Esther is the Partnership Manager at Restored. She also founded and ran the online Survivors Network at Restored for many years. She is a qualified counsellor and social researcher and has also trained in theological studies. Esther is the editor of Restored: A Handbook for Survivors of Domestic Abuse from a Christian Perspective. She is a Canadian who has lived in the UK for over 20 years with her two adult children.
VAWG series: Radical relationships
16 March 2022Lived out, mutually, as God intended, these principles create relationships where two people can thrive. But when the onus of sacrifice, love and forgiveness starts falling on one half of a partnership while the other merely benefits from receiving those things, it leads to inequality, disrespect and in the worst cases where they have been manipulated, to the perpetuation of abuse. That is why learning about what to expect and how to behave in a healthy relationship is so important. When we…
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