by Journey2Free | Jul 28, 2025 | Defiant Disruptors, Faith & Healing, Monday Musing, Self-Compassion, Survivor Reflections, Voice and Silence
If you read last week’s letter about silence and survival, You might be musing on some heavy things today. Mondays can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re carrying the weight of what you want to say, and the fear of what might happen if you say it. So let...
by Journey2Free | Jul 23, 2025 | Sexual Abuse
Dear You, The one who stayed silent because it was safer. The one who wanted to scream but didn’t know if their voice would survive the sound, or the event before or after. The one who tried to forget, tried to move on, tried to convince themselves it wasn’t that bad....
by Journey2Free | Jul 9, 2025 | Faith-Based Recovery, Healing and Faith, Sexual Abuse
Because God doesn’t wait for perfection before He moves. I thought healing would be neat, straightforward, and private, just me, my therapist, and a few quiet sessions. Man, was I wrong. Healing has been messy. Loud. Inconsistent. It had me in a chokehold so tight I...
by Journey2Free | Jul 9, 2025 | Healing and Faith, Trauma Recovery
It was not the June I planned. I had hoped to share this earlier, to offer something hopeful, healing, and whole. But life had other plans. A surgery. A sickle cell crisis. Two weeks in the hospital. Two more in a nursing home rehab facility. Now, I’m home again,...
by Journey2Free | May 26, 2025 | Healing, Trauma Recovery
Dear Survivor, Advocate, and Friend—This isn’t a polished post. It’s not a deep reflection or a grand announcement. It’s simply a check-in—from a hospital bed, no less.Right now, I’m receiving a blood exchange, part of the ongoing care my body requires as a sickle...
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