Life Coach Jim McCarthy Shares The Impact Of His Sister’s Domestic Violence Death

Today marks the first year anniversary of the murder of Ellen McCarthy Abruzzese by her husband of more than twenty years. In this introduction to Martha Trowbridge Radio LLC’s  monthly series on domestic violence, Ellen’s brother, Life Coach Jim McCarthy, reveals the devastating impact upon him, and ponders what we all can do for abused women like Ellen, who clearly are Wives At Risk.

Her Stricken Face

For one indelible moment, her face displays her pain. He hopes we won’t notice, but if we do, he hopes we attribute it to something else. He can hope all he wants. He can continue to promulgate falsehoods. We know the truth –  she is Dr. Joan Lachkar’s High Functioning Woman who behind closed doors suffers Spousal Emotional Abuse.

Her stricken face is evidence.

Whether we know such a woman or not, she is our suffering sister, a woman experiencing emotional and mental agonies. Please, dear listeners, join me in support of her. Pray for her. She needs us, all of us. Do not let her status as a High-Functioning Woman fool you into thinking she does not. In her isolation, in witnessing to her sufferings, we are her life-line.

Look for my interview with Dr. Lachkar, Powerful Woman, Crushed Wife posted at Woman, Empowered Radio Show.

Love’s Mirage: Is Your Narcissistic Husband Wasting Your Life?

LCSW Steve Becker is back with Love’s Mirage: Is Your Narcissistic Husband Wasting Your Life? at THE CRAZY-MAKING HUSBAND Radio Show. The show addresses whether or not your narcissistic husband is ‘reformable’.  If you haven’t yet heard its prequel, please tune in to It’s [Not] All In Your Mind, Dear – where you can learn about narcissism.