The Israelites are building the ruined walls of Israel, during a time of great uncertainty. Nehemiah is encouraging the people to take heart and keep strong, and the work progresses steadily. But their enemies rally against them with the weapon of words and words have power! As a therapist who focussed on the reality and consequences of verbal abuse, I take you in to the process of identifying harmful words and knowing how to tell the difference between words that harm from others and words that harm from within.