Survivor’s Guilt

Survivor’s Guilt

by | 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...
Life Happens…

Life Happens…

by | 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...
A Survivor’s Prayer

A Survivor’s Prayer

by | May 22, 2019 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, anger, Anti-social Personality, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Peace, Self-Respect, Apologies, Apology, Awakened, Be, Be The Change, Becoming, Breaking Cycles, Broken, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Conversations, Courage, Creating Shifts, Depression, Dissociation, Emotions, Evolving, Faith, family, fear, Fighter, Freedom, Generational Rape, God, Growth, Happiness, Healing, Heartaches, illness, Insecurities, Internal pain, Isolation, Journey, love, Miracles, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Panic, Panic Attacks/Anxiety, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Relationships, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-discovery, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-expression, Self-Forgiveness, Self-love, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, support, Surviving healing, Survivor, Trauma, Trust-Issues, truth, Withdrawal

Father, I humbly ask your forgiveness, for all the times I doubted you, for all the times I failed to exercise trust, for all the times I was ungrateful and blind to favor overlooking mercy and grace, please forgive me. 🙏🏾   Father, I am significantly flawed, you know...
Miracles Do Happen…

Miracles Do Happen…

by | 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...