Jillian's Experience Part 1

It was 2018 when I finished writing my first book.

In this book I shared my personal experiences in relationships that involved abuse of many sorts. In the process of writing my first book, I found myself feeling frustrated and exhausted, both physically and mentally. The purpose of my first book was to share my experience to help other individuals who found themselves “stuck” in abusive relationships. I wanted to use my negative experiences to provide guidance to others who found themselves in positions that I had once been in.

At a certain point in writing my book, I wanted to give up. It seemed as though my story and my experiences were not supposed to be told or heard. What had seemed like a muzzle around my mouth for my entire life began to grow righter. All I wanted to do was give up sharing my story. I didn’t give up. I published that first book. Unbeknownst to me at the time, the ending of my first book was the premise to what followed in the next several years of my life.

This is what I wrote:  

“Spiritual Abuse is the ultimate abuse because God is where we find our salvation, healing and wholeness. It is through him that we gain our strength to move forward and even share our stories. I believe it’s important to understand that this type of abuse is very real, and we must be careful to not fall in.”