Debilitated and Diminished: What Others are Saying

In Debilitated and Diminished, Anne Dryburgh has written a thoroughly researched treatise on the reality of emotional abuse in marriages. For this all too common problem to be addressed, it takes the accurate understanding and involvement of caring people. This book helps those involved to understand and to know how to appropriately walk alongside and provide hope to those in need of help. She shares insights from multiple scholarly resources; but ultimately gives us a biblically accurate, Christ-centered approach to this difficult topic. She helps us understand the dynamic of the control behind the abuse, and then carefully gives instructions to address this dynamic.
There is no simple fix, but accurately understanding the problem and walking through it rather than sweeping it under the rug or blaming the victim is what gives hope and encouragement. For the abused, she describes the biblical resources to grow spiritually and respond biblically in the midst of these difficult circumstances. This also helps those counseling to know how to be supportive. Dr. Dryburgh then carefully delineates the biblical response to those who are exercising unbiblical control over their spouses; which includes hope for change, as well as the needed biblical response if they do not change. The book is easy to understand and a wonderful tool to be used by those who are wanting to help all those involved in these difficult situations. Thank you, Dr. Dryburgh for this excellent resource.
Debilitated and Diminished is available here

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