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 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...
by Journey2Free | Mar 6, 2019 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, Advocate, anger, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Peace, Self-Respect, Apologies, Apology, Be The Change, Breaking Cycles, Broken, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Conversations, Courage, Creating Shifts, Evolving, family, Fighter, Flashbacks, Freedom, Generational Rape, Growth, Healing, Internal pain, Journey, love, Memories, Neglect, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Relationships, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-discovery, Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-Forgiveness, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Surviving healing, Survivor, Triggered, Triggers, Trust-Issues, truth
A few days ago I received a call from a man from the community I grew up in, he apparently was only just hearing about my story, so he called, and in an attempt to fully grasp what happened because he knows my family well, he proceeded to ask very specific detail...
by Journey2Free | Feb 24, 2019 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, Advocate, anger, Anti-social Personality, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Peace, Self-Respect, Be The Change, Betrayal, Breaking Cycles, Broken, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Conversations, Courage, Creating Shifts, Depression, Evolving, family, Fighter, Flashbacks, Freedom, Generational Rape, God, Growth, Happiness, Healing, Internal pain, Journey, love, Memories, Neglect, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Relationships, Retail Therapy, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-discovery, Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-expression, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Suicide, Surviving healing, Survivor, Trust-Issues, truth
“Yup, she’s depressed and going through one of her moods!” My favorite outfit to wear – boots, hooded sweatshirts and sweatpants. I wear them when I lounge, I wear them out, I would wear them everywhere if allowed, but I know that’s not...
by Journey2Free | Feb 17, 2019 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, Advocate, anger, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Peace, Self-Respect, Be, Be The Change, Breaking Cycles, Broken, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Courage, Evolving, family, Fighter, Freedom, Generational Rape, Growth, Healing, Intimacy, Journey, Justice, love, Overcomer, Overcoming, promiscuity, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Relationships, Secrets, Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem Issues, Sexual Abuse, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Survivor, Trust-Issues, truth, updates
These pictures represent a turning point in my life, age 5 (I was first molested) Age 11 (I was first raped… What do you see in this child’s eyes? I lost my innocence to a cousin on a bedroom floor, raped repeatedly for years by my grandmothers husband...
by Journey2Free | Feb 13, 2019 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, Addiction, anger, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Peace, Self-Respect, Be The Change, Breaking Cycles, Broken, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Chronic Disease, Conversations, Courage, Depression, Evolving, family, Freedom, Generational Rape, Growth, Healing, Journey, love, Overcomer, Overcoming, Poetry, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Relationships, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem Issues, Sexual Abuse, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Suicide, Survivor, Trust-Issues, truth, updates
I was awakened this morning by the younger me, forcibly asking me questions, while screaming Help! Help! HELP ME PLEASE! She asked, what happened to You? What happened to Me? What happened to that bright-eyed, vivacious, precocious child We use to be?! Remember how...
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