Bringing Abuse Out of the Shadows
Domestic violence and abuse often remain hidden in plain sight—even within faith communities. In this episode of Honest Christian Conversations, I speak with Stacey Womack, founder of an abuse recovery ministry, about a deeply important and often misunderstood issue affecting millions of women worldwide.
Stacey shares how God unexpectedly called her into abuse recovery work, leading to an international ministry that has served tens of thousands of women across multiple countries. Together, we confront the silence surrounding abuse in Christian spaces and explore how Scripture has sometimes been misused in ways that harm victims rather than protect them. Stacey offers a powerful reframing rooted in biblical truth: God never asks a person to endure violence for the sake of preserving a relationship.
This conversation also sheds light on the many forms abuse can take—emotional, psychological, financial, spiritual, and more—and why abuse is ultimately about control, not anger. Stacey explains how her ministry’s victim recovery programs remove barriers to healing and help women understand God’s heart for their safety, dignity, and worth. We also discuss pathways toward healing, accountability, and hope for both survivors and those willing to change.
🎧 Listen to the episode to gain biblical clarity, practical insight, and hope around a topic that desperately needs light.
💬 After listening, you’re invited to continue the conversation in the community.
This is a space to reflect, ask questions, and engage thoughtfully around faith, safety, boundaries, and healing—always with compassion and care.
Wife. Mother of five. Podcaster. Fiction Novelist
Ana is the host of the Honest Christian Conversations podcast and a prodigal saved by God’s unending grace.
She grew up in a legalistic Christian home where asking questions often felt wrong. In her early twenties, overwhelmed by confusion and hurt, she walked away from her faith. Yet even then, God’s love never stopped pursuing her. At thirty years old—and after a painful second divorce—He brought her back to himself, and she has never looked back.
As Ana returned to Christ, she began rebuilding her faith from the ground up and asked the questions she once feared to ask. Along that journey, she discovered inconsistencies, misplaced teachings, and even lies woven into the Christianity she grew up with. Instead of destroying her faith, this only deepened it. Out of that discovery, she founded Honest Christian Conversations. Ana's heart is to help others navigate the same tension she once lived with: wanting to know the real Jesus while sorting through the noise of deceptive teachings, spiritual manipulation, and “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”
Everything she creates flows from gratitude for the God who rescued her, restored her, and continues to shape her into who He intended her to be.
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