“Be kind to everyone, you never know what battle they’re facing.”

You’re about to move into your dream home. You’re working a job you really love. You’re adopting a dog. Behind the scenes, you’re all alone while your marriage is imploding and you wonder if you’re going crazy… or if things are as truly terrible as your journal entries are beginning to reflect.

When Dabria released the blog post, ‘Letter to My Former Husband’ in August of 2021, no one had any idea about the terrifying events that led to her separation after one year and twenty days of marriage.

In part 1 of The Shattering, for the first time ever on her podcast, Dabria relays the mounting abuse that was occurring in her marriage. This unfiltered episode brings into the light a tough and raw conversation surrounding marital abuse, handled with unfiltered honesty and deep grace.

You will never guess all that was going on behind closed doors. Tune in to ‘The Shattering Part 1’ as this series careens to a shocking result. The ultimate reminder of this deeply vulnerable series? No darkness is too great that God can’t redeem.

IMPORTANT: Please be aware, this series is very real. It dives into coercive control, psychological, verbal, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as gaslighting. We recommend reaching out for help if you or someone you know are in a similar situation.

Resources mentioned and/or recommended to check out based on this episode:

-‘State of a Sunflower Soul’ by Dabria Karapita-Parker:

https://dkpcreatives.com/dabrias-book

-Bare Marriage Podcast Episode 246 on Coercive Control:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/242918/episodes/15581985

-Healing the Wounded Heart:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/0801015685/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=

-The Great Sex Rescue:

https://www.amazon.ca/Great-Rescue-Sheila-Wray-Gregoire