Catherine Braun
Catherine Braun made a commitment to herself that the cycle of abuse in her family would end at her doorstep. She is happily married and has two terrific children. She lives in the Western United States and spends her free time writing and gardening.
Sibling Violence: My Struggle to Stop Hating My Abusive Brother
I hated my brother. He teased and tormented me relentlessly. I was only ten. One morning I stared at a passage in my Bible. My pain was multiplied by what I read: “Anyone who hates another Christian is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don’t have eternal life within them” (1 [...] Read More >
Sibling Violence: My Struggle to Stop Hating My Abusive Brother
I hated my brother. He teased and tormented me relentlessly. I was only ten. My hatred buried itself deep within me, like a worm eating holes in my child’s heart. Maybe it began with typical sibling rivalry – a two-year-old boy dumping his new baby sister out of her bassinet, expressing displeasure over her nervy [...] Read More >