by Journey2Free | May 10, 2020 | A birthday celebration, Acceptance, Apology, Awakened Retreat, Becoming, Becoming Larissa, Betrayal, Break The Silence, Breaking Cycles, Broken Trust, Challenging, Child abuse, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Choices, Conflict, Confusion, Conversations, Courage, Creating Shifts, CSA, Dignity Reclaimed, Disappointments, Embrace change, Empowerment, Encouragement, Evolving, Faith Over Fear, family, Family members, fear, Fighter, Forgiveness, Forgiving Self, Freedom, Generational Rape, God, Healing, Honesty, Hope, Hopeful, I need Help, Journey, Journey 2 Freedom, Journey to Free, Journey to freedom, Journey2Free, Journeytofree, Life, Memories, Mind Set Transformation, Motives, My life, my way, My story, my choice, Negativity, Never Too Old, No More Secrets!, Overcoming, Panic Attacks/Anxiety, Perseverance, Reassigning Shame, Reclaim, Reclaim your dignity, Reclaiming your voice, Regenerate, Rejection, Relationships, Resolve, Scars, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-discovery, Self-expression, Self-Forgiveness, Self-healer, Sexual Abuse, Shatter The Silence, Smile, Speak, Speak to Heal, Speak-Out, spiritual entrepreneur, Stolen Innocence, Stop child sexual abuse, Strength, Surviving Child Sexual Abuse, Surviving healing, Surviving Trauma, Survivor, Take a stand, Take back your power, Taking my power back, Therapy, Transformation, Transparency, Trauma, Trauma and Recovery, Triggered, Triggers, Trust-Issues, truth, We Speak To Heal, What it means to be Larissa
Each time I thought about attending the party, I felt like I was on the verge of a panic attack. An internal tug of war was taking place. I was doing it again. Once again, I allowed myself to be conflicted at the expectation and request of a loved one. I still...
by Journey2Free | Apr 5, 2020 | #Acceptance, #Expectations, #goals, #Journey2Free, #Release, anger, Apologies, Apology, Awakened, Becoming, Becoming Larissa, Betrayal, Breaking Cycles, Breakups, Broken, Broken Trust, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Choices, Conversations, Courage, Creating Shifts, Disappointments, Emotions, Empowerment, Encouragement, Evolving, Expectations, faithoverfear, family, fear, Fighter, Flashbacks, Forgiveness, Forgiving Self, Freedom, Generational Rape, Growth, guilt, Happiness, Healing, Heartaches, Honesty, Hope, Hopeful, Hopeless, I choose, Insecurities, Internal pain, Isolation, Journey, Life, Life happens, lifetransformation, Liveauthentic, love, Memories, Mind Set Transformation, Mindfulliving, Mommy-duties, Neglect, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Perseverance, Rage, Reassigning Shame, Regenerate, Rejection, Relationships, Resolve, Scars, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-discovery, Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-expression, Self-Forgiveness, Self-Hate, Self-love, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Smile, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, spiritual entrepreneur, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Startwhereyouare, Strength, support, Surviving healing, Survivor, theeverygirl, Transformation, Transparency, Trauma, Triggered, Trust-Issues, truth, Unhealed Wounds, Unworthy, We Speak To Heal, What it means to be Larissa, What it means to be me, Wholeness, Withdrawal, Woman up, Wounds
Retreat Nights were the hardest. I was preoccupied throughout the days. I kept myself busy (another unhealthy form of coping) I did what I knew best, put on a brave face, smiled, and performed my way through the pain while attending to my obligations. It’s a...
by Journey2Free | Mar 30, 2020 | #Acceptance, #Expectations, #Journey2Free, Awakened, Becoming, Becoming Larissa, Betrayal, Breaking Cycles, Breakups, Broken, Broken Trust, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Choices, Conversations, Courage, Creating Shifts, Depression, Disappointments, Emotions, Empowered Women Empower Women, Encouragement, Enough, Enough is Enough, Evolving, Expect the unexpected, Expectations, family, fear, Fighter, Flashbacks, Forgiveness, Forgiving Self, Freedom, Generational Rape, Growth, guilt, Happiness, Heartaches, Honesty, Hope, Hopeful, Hopeless, I choose, Insecurities, Internal pain, Intimacy, Isolation, Journey, Justice, Life, Life happens, love, Memories, Neglect, No More Secrets!, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Panic, Panic Attacks/Anxiety, Perseverance, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Regenerate, Rejection, Relationships, Resolve, Scars, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-discovery, Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-expression, Self-Forgiveness, Self-Harm, Self-love, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Soul-searching, Stand In Your Truth, Strength, support, Surviving healing, Survivor, Transformation, Transparency, Trauma, Triggered, Trust-Issues, truth, Unhealed Wounds, Unworthy, We Speak To Heal, What it means to be Larissa, What it means to be me, Wholeness, Withdrawal, Wounds
Rejection Rejection highlight insecurities, uprooting even that which was believed to be settled. The feeling of rejection to the average human can be horrifying, but for someone that carries with them unhealed wounds, rejection can be devastatingly traumatic, damning...
by Journey2Free | Mar 20, 2020 | #Acceptance, #Expectations, Apologies, Apology, Be The Change, Becoming, But God, Choices, Disappointments, Expect the unexpected, Forgiveness, Forgiving Self, Honesty, I choose, Journey, Life, Life happens, Resolve, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-expression, Self-Forgiveness, Smile, Transparency, truth, updates
VERTIGO The Merriam Webster Dictionary definition of vertigo: – a sensation of motion in which the individual’s surroundings seems to whirl dizzily. I’m at a point in my life where I’m learning to just (hahahahaha) laugh at life’s...
by Journey2Free | Mar 15, 2020 | #Acceptance, #Expectations, #goals, #Journey2Free, Advocate, Anti-social Personality, Awakened, Be The Change, Becoming, Betrayal, Breaking Cycles, Breakups, Broken, Broken Trust, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Conversations, Courage, Creating Shifts, Depression, Emotions, Empowered Women Empower Women, Empowerment, Encouragement, Enough, Enough is Enough, Evolving, Faith, family, fear, Fighter, Forgiveness, Forgiving Self, Freedom, Happiness, Healing, Heartaches, Hope, Insecurities, Internal pain, Isolation, It's Not Your Fault!, Journey, Justice, love, Masked, Memories, Neglect, No More Secrets!, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Panic, Perseverance, promiscuity, Rage, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Regenerate, Relationships, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-discovery, Self-Esteem, Self-expression, Self-Forgiveness, Self-Harm, Self-Hate, Self-love, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Shatter The Silence, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Strength, support, Surviving healing, Survivor, Transformation, Trauma, Triggered, Triggers, Trust-Issues, truth, Unworthy, We Speak To Heal, You Are Not Alone
DISCLAIMER: Episodes may contain graphic details. ***Please be advised – Maybe triggering to trauma survivors*** If triggered please call your local sexual assault hotline. Journey 2 Free presents – MASKED – a mini-series created for survivors of...
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...
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