Today we’d like to introduce you to Rita Langdale.
Hi Rita, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
Her Voice in the Darkness has a two-fold reason for being formed. First, out of a personal experience with psychological (emotional and verbal) abuse behind closed doors. Being in the church environment added to the forced silence disguised as submission. After seven years in an abusive marriage I was able to break the silence. It became my passion to be the voice for those not yet able to speak of the abuse they are enduring. The second reason is that while in private practice I witnessed firsthand how unspoken social norms force women to isolate and struggle mentally and emotionally in silence. I works with female clients, in a solo-practice, who often come out of childhood with a feeling of not being good enough. This feeling results in women not being authentically themselves. It also results in women getting into relationships that are abusive because they lack self-esteem and the confidence to live up to their true calling.
Her Voice in the Darkness is dedicated to all the women whose voices have been silenced under unspoken social norms and within the church culture disguised as submission. May you reclaim your voice so that generations to come do not have to endure oppression.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The major struggle has been breaking the silence of intimate partner abuse (IPA), especially in the faith community that seeming wants the topic to stay silenced. This struggle has been met with denial and isolation.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Her Voice in the Darkness?
At Her Voice in the Darkness, we believe EVERY woman’s voice needs to be heard.
Our Mission is to bring restoration through hope and healing for women on a journey toward greater mental and emotional health through awareness, advocacy, education, and resources.
Our Vision: We exist to put an end to women struggling mentally and emotionally, alone in silence, under the social norms placed upon them.
We are breaking the silence and entering the arena to fight the tough fight of bringing awareness to the mental and emotional issues that force women to isolate under the weight of unspoken social norms and avoid genuine connections.Her Voice in the Darkness is dedicated to all the women whose voices have been silenced under unspoken social norms and within the church culture disguised as submission. May you reclaim your voice so that generations to come do not have to endure oppression. We are also working to build up a new generation of strong young girls, by providing group education to young girls to build self-confidence.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?
We need to break the silence of intimate partner abuse, specifically abuse that doesn’t include visible indicators of abuse. Nobody should have to feel alone in their healing from abuse.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://hervoiceinthedarkness.com/
