Over the past few years, we have been blessed by several groups, ministries, and churches leading groups on our book, The Missing Commandment: Love Yourself. Some of the leaders have even arranged a Skype call with us so that the women and/or men could share the book’s impact on their lives. Others have sent us personal notes and letters. Recently, we received a note from Lisa Franklin, a women’s Bible Study leader from California who has conducted several women’s classes using our book and materials. She recently completed an excellent short video to introduce others to her class on The Missing Commandment, which we share here: If you have any questions regarding conducting a class or small
When the parental role is reversed and the child becomes responsible for the cares and needs of the parent or the marriage, it creates a profound wound in the child. This is often termed "Parental Inversion." A more serious form of this occurs when the child becomes the emotional (and sometimes physical) support, confidant and comforter for the parent. This is referred to as "Emotional Incest" or "Substitute Mate." One of our clients told his story of emotional incest through a letter he wrote to his mother. (This was not to give to her but to use as an exercise to help him process the pain, grieve the impact of the unhealthy relationship, then forgive and heal). We share his letter here wit
