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 | Aug 28, 2025 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Sexual Abuse Awareness, Faith and Healing, Journey 2 Free Originals, Sexual Abuse, Survivor Healing, Trauma Recovery
There’s a difference between silence that protects and secrecy that imprisons. For years, I didn’t know the difference, and it kept me stuck. Many survivors conflate the two, whether through lack of understanding or fear. But it’s imperative we get clear on this in...
by Journey2Free | Aug 20, 2025 | Defiant Disruptors, Emotional Health, Faith and Healing, Journey 2 Free Originals, Larissa Rhone, Sexual Abuse, Survivor Healing, Trauma Recovery
We don’t talk enough about the rage. Not the anger you can neatly tuck away, but the blood-curdling, body-shaking kind that leaves you trembling long after the moment passes. For survivors of childhood sexual abuse, rage often feels like the one emotion we’re never...
by Journey2Free | Aug 17, 2025 | Devotional, Faith and Healing, Sexual Abuse
“Every day won’t be great. But every day brings something.” Some days stretch us.Others soothe us.And some just… exist. Quiet. Unremarkable.Yet somehow, still meaningful. I used to think gratitude meant forcing a smile when life got messy.That being thankful meant...
by Journey2Free | Aug 13, 2025 | Faith and Healing, Healing and Recovery, Sexual Abuse, Silence Series, Survivor Empowerment
Why your first words after silence might burn, and why that’s not a bad thing. Anger surprises some of us as survivors, it’s not always the first thing we expect to find after years of being silenced. Breaking the silence can release more than words; it can release...
by Journey2Free | Aug 6, 2025 | Cultural Silence, Sexual Abuse, Survivor Stories
The Unspoken Weight Women and Girls Carry in the Caribbean, and “They silenced our cries, then punished our behavior.” Be modest. Be respectful. Be nurturing. Be well-behaved. Those were the rules. Unspoken, yet expected. Enforced by grandparents, mothers,...
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