If I followed this fear-mongering advice four years ago, I would be dead and cold right now. Telling women that they may very possibly not be able to take their life back, survive and thrive after ending a traumatic marriage is to infantilize them.
The series I've been working on for the past month is now out in its entirety, a trilogy of features that explore evangelical corporal punishment in terms of its history, present, consequences, and those who choose to break the cycle: https://t.co/Dt3bEFYxxA