by Journey2Free | Jan 22, 2026 | Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery, Healing, Healing and Recovery, Healing Journey, Heartaches, Honesty, Hopeful, Journey 2 Free Newsletter Expansion, Purpose, Reflections
When Silence Feels Like Failure I almost didn’t send this. The cursor blinked for days, accusing, then inviting. Inviting me back to release, to speak, even through this form of expression. It’s been two months since our last newsletter, and honestly? I felt like...
by Journey2Free | Oct 19, 2025 | Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery, Faith & Healing, Faith and Healing, Faith Over Fear, Faith-Based Healing, Faith-Based Recovery, Healing, Healing & Faith, Healing after Trauma, Faith after abuse, Purpose after pain, Healing and Faith, Healing and Recovery, Healing Journey, Healing with Faith
Let me be clear, I shouldn’t be here. But I am. Not after the abuse, the shame, the silence that almost swallowed me whole. Not after the sickness, heartbreak, loss, and pain that tried to bury me alive. But God. He didn’t just save me once. He saved me again… and...
by Journey2Free | Aug 31, 2025 | Faith, Healing, Mental Wellness, Reflections, Sexual Abuse, Soul Whisper
When the mind finally goes quiet… and it feels like too much and not enough. “What do you say when you have nothing to say?” That’s what I asked God this morning. I came empty. No poetic prayer. No long discourse. No journaled verse. No words to...
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...
by Journey2Free | May 15, 2025 | Blog, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Faith-Based Recovery, Healing, Journey 2 Free, Journey2Free, Personal Growth, Sexual Abuse, Trauma Recovery
The Return: A Sacred Reentry After Silence Dear Survivor, Advocate, and Friend— If you’re reading this, thank you. Whether you’ve followed my journey for years or just arrived here by divine appointment—I’m so grateful you’re here. After more than two years of...
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...
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