47 and Finally Free: The Year I Stopped Living for Everyone Else

47 and Finally Free: The Year I Stopped Living for Everyone Else

by | Oct 29, 2025 | Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery, Faith and Healing, Faith-Based Healing, Faith-Based Recovery, Personal Reflections, Reclaiming your voice, Surviving Child Sexual Abuse, Survivor Empowerment, Transformation, Trauma and Recovery, Trauma Recovery

Dear Defiant Disruptor, I wondered if it made sense to make a post this late. The month’s nearly over, the schedule’s full, and I thought, maybe it’s too late. But then I remembered: healing isn’t about perfect timing. It’s about showing up when you can, with what you...
Working With Your Nervous System, Not Against It – Part 2 of 2

Working With Your Nervous System, Not Against It – Part 2 of 2

by | Oct 18, 2025 | Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery, Empowerment, Faith and Healing, Faith-Based Recovery, Healing and Faith, Healing and Recovery, Healing Journey, Healing with Faith, Journey 2 Free, Reassigning Shame, Regenerate, Sexual Abuse Awareness, Shattering the silence, Survivor Empowerment, Trauma and Recovery, Trauma Recovery

This is Part 2 of ‘Rebuilding Trust in Your Physical Responses.’ If you missed Part 1, I encourage you to read it first, it sets the stage for what we’re unpacking today. Dear Survivor, Last week we named panic and hypervigilance for what they truly are: protection...
From Silence to Self-Trust: A New Chapter in the Journey

From Silence to Self-Trust: A New Chapter in the Journey

by | Sep 16, 2025 | Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery, Defiant Disruptor, Faith and Healing, Healing Journey, Self - Trust, Survivor Reflections, Survivors Reglections, Trauma Recovery

Dear Survivor, We’ve spent the last few weeks talking about silence, how it protects, imprisons, and sometimes erupts into anger when it finally breaks. But here’s the truth I had to face after the silence: Even when I spoke, I didn’t trust myself. I second-guessed my...
The Difference Between Silence and Secrecy: Choosing Healing Over Bondage.

The Difference Between Silence and Secrecy: Choosing Healing Over Bondage.

by | 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...
When Anger Speaks: Righteous Rage and the Myth of the Perfect Survivor

When Anger Speaks: Righteous Rage and the Myth of the Perfect Survivor

by | 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...