Compassion Over Judgement
I wrote this piece after a judgemental comment was made on our Facebook page, because too often people only see the addiction, the mistakes or the brokenness, without understanding the deep wounds and circumstances behind them. When you truly listen to someone’s story, your perspective changes. You stop seeing a label and start seeing a human being worthy of compassion, dignity, healing and love. As a life coach walking alongside the women at Redeeming Love Safe House, I have sat with stories so horrific they make your stomach turn and your heart break in ways words can barely describe. Stories of women and children trapped in human trafficking, prostitution, gender-based violence and abuse — many bought and sold as though their lives had no value, manipulated, violated and forced into addiction as a means of control. I have listened to the kind of pain that steals a person’s identity, dignity and sense of self-worth, leaving behind deep trauma and survival wounds most people wil...
