by Journey2Free | Dec 31, 2022 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, Acceptance, Awakened, Becoming, Becoming Larissa, Challenging, Choices, Chronic Disease, Create your happy, Creating Shifts, Embrace change, Emotions, Encouragement, Evolving, Expect the unexpected, Faith, Faith Over Fear, family, Freedom, From my heart to yours, Growth, Healing, Healing and Recovery, Hopeful, I am overcoming, I Thank God, Intentional Living, Journey 2 Free, Journey 2 Freedom, Journey to Free, Journey to freedom, Journey2Free, Journeying 2 Freedom, Journeying to Freedom, Life happens, lifetransformation, Mind Set Transformation, Overcoming, Stand In Your Truth, Start where you are, Transformation, Transparency, What it means to be Larissa, You Are Not Alone
1) The only things I have control over are my thoughts, emotions, and my reactions. 2) My pain is not meant for just me. 3) Be grateful in ALL things 4) Willpower is built by doing difficult things. 5) It’s OK to celebrate small daily wins. 6) When I...
by Journey2Free | Mar 22, 2020 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, Awakened, Becoming, Becoming Larissa, Broken, But God, Challenging, Childhood Trauma, Choices, Chronic Disease, Courage, Creating Shifts, Death, Depression, Disappointments, Emotions, Empowerment, Encouragement, Evolving, Faith, family, fear, Fighter, Freedom, God, Growth, guilt, Healing, Heartaches, Honesty, Hope, I am living my obituary, I choose, illness, Insecurities, Isolation, It's Not Your Fault!, Journey, Life, Life happens, love, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Panic, Panic Attacks/Anxiety, Perseverance, Pill-Popping, Prayer, Resolve, Self- acceptance, Self-discovery, Self-love, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Strength, support, Surviving healing, Survivor, Survivor Guilt, Transformation, Transparency, Trauma, truth, Unworthy, We Speak To Heal, What it means to be Larissa, What it means to be me, Wholeness
“Survivor guilt (also called survivor syndrome or survivor disorder) is a mental condition that occurs when a person believes they have done something wrong by surviving a traumatic event when others did not, often feeling self-guilt.” (Wikipedia) I never gave much...
by Journey2Free | Mar 1, 2020 | #Acceptance, #Expectations, #goals, #Journey2Free, Awakened Retreat, Becoming, Betrayal, Breaking Cycles, Breakups, Broken Trust, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Chronic Disease, Courage, Creating Shifts, Cutting, Death, Depression, Emotions, Empowerment, Encouragement, Evolving, Faith, family, fear, Fighter, Forgiveness, Forgiving Self, Freedom, Generational Rape, God, guilt, Healing, Heartaches, Hope, illness, Insecurities, Internal pain, Intimacy, Isolation, Journey, No More Secrets!, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Perseverance, Poetry, Prayer, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Regenerate, Relationships, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-discovery, Self-expression, Self-love, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Shatter The Silence, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand In Your Truth, Strength, support, Surviving healing, Survivor, Transformation, Trauma, Trust-Issues, truth, updates, We Speak To Heal, Wholeness, Withdrawal
HAPPY NEW YEAR! It’s been a while since my last post and SO much has happened. To my readers, followers, supporters and dear I say friends that embarked on this journey with me, allow me to say, I truly hope the new year have been great to you thus far. I pray...
by Journey2Free | Apr 14, 2019 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, Be The Change, Becoming, Broken, Challenging, Chronic Disease, Courage, Creating Shifts, Emotions, Evolving, Faith, family, fear, Fighter, Freedom, God, Happiness, Healing, Heartaches, illness, Insecurities, Internal pain, Journey, love, Miracles, Mommy-duties, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Panic, Reassigning Shame, Relationships, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-love, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Surviving healing, Survivor, Triggered, Triggers, truth, updates, Withdrawal
I heard her calling his name, I thought nothing of it. I heard the voice of my eldest son shouting “wake up Jo, wake up!” just then my phone rang, it was my mom calling to inform me Jo was not waking up, as calmly as she could, she said, “get the glucometer and...
by Journey2Free | Mar 24, 2019 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Peace, Self-Respect, Apologies, Apology, Be The Change, Becoming, Betrayal, Breaking Cycles, Breakups, Broken, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Chronic Disease, Conversations, Courage, Creating Shifts, Depression, Emotions, Evolving, family, Fighter, Freedom, Generational Rape, God, Growth, Happiness, Healing, Heartaches, Insecurities, Internal pain, Intimacy, Isolation, Journey, love, Memories, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Panic Attacks/Anxiety, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Relationships, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-discovery, Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-expression, Self-Forgiveness, Self-love, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Surviving healing, Survivor, Trauma, Triggered, Triggers, truth
Sometimes we just need a hug. Sometimes we just need a good crying fest and a hug to relieve ourselves from built up anxiety, frustration and stress. Last Tuesday I received the wakeup call I so desperately needed. After weeks of riding the waves of uncertainty,...
by Journey2Free | Mar 17, 2019 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, Advocate, anger, Anti-social Personality, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Peace, Self-Respect, Be The Change, Becoming, Betrayal, Breaking Cycles, Broken, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Chronic Disease, Courage, Creating Shifts, Death, Depression, Dissociation, Emotions, Evolving, family, Fighter, Flashbacks, Freedom, Generational Rape, God, Growth, Happiness, Healing, Insecurities, Internal pain, Isolation, Journey, love, Memories, Neglect, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Panic Attacks/Anxiety, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Relationships, Secrets, Self - Multilation, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-discovery, Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-expression, Self-Forgiveness, Self-love, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Suicide, Surviving healing, Survivor, Trauma, Trust-Issues, truth, Unworthy
I’ll Be Damned! When you have spent 35 years believing that you’re not good enough, you’re damaged, broken and unlovable, changing that mindset can prove rather challenging. Impatience and frustration sets in, one day I’m up and my mood reflects what...
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