Hi Reader,

Today I’m sharing an insight from Dante's Inferno that stopped me in my tracks. In the Inferno, Dante encounters a sinner in Hell whom he knows is still alive on earth.

Confused, he asks how this is possible.

The sinner explains that after committing treachery, his soul fell straight into Hell while his body remained on earth, animated by something else.

That image stopped me in my tracks and helped me understand something I’ve spent decades studying:

Not all evil arrives looking evil.

In fact, the most dangerous people don’t announce themselves.

They don’t show up with horns. They show up charming.

Helpful. Compassionate.

Brilliant. Trusted.

Sometimes they show up as the person you love most.

Which is why manipulation, betrayal, gaslighting, and psychological abuse are so devastating. They don’t just wound you. They distort your ability to trust yourself.

Scripture tells us: “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world…” (Ephesians 6:12) and whether you interpret that spiritually, psychologically, or both, the lesson remains: Not every battle is happening where you think it is.

One of the most important skills any woman can develop is discernment.

The ability to trust what she sees, with all her senses. The ability to recognize when words and reality no longer match. The ability to stop glossing over the clues in behaviors without losing her kind heart. The ability to stop explaining away what her instincts already know.

Because sometimes healing isn’t learning how to trust other people again. It’s learning how to tease out the truth, name it, write it down if you have to, record it if you must …and trust yourself.

That changes everything.

P.S. If this is speaking to you - message me and we’ll set up a time for a discovery call to see what supports your journey best.

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