by Journey2Free | Apr 1, 2026 | Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery, Personal Reflections, Trauma Healing
I wasn’t attempting to write something polished. I sat down simply because my heart feels heavy, and I don’t have anywhere else to put it. A week ago, I flew to Jamaica to bury loved ones: two funerals, two goodbyes, and an already heavy heart. But grief didn’t...
by Journey2Free | Jan 28, 2026 | Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery, Self-Trust Series
A continuation of the Journey 2 Free reflections on silence, self-trust, and learning how to live free. A few months ago, I wrote about turning 47 and finally choosing to stop living for everyone else. That wasn’t a dramatic declaration. It was a quiet line in the...
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 | 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...
by Journey2Free | Sep 28, 2025 | Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery
Truth is, it’s not why I stayed alive. It’s how.And to be even more honest, I didn’t always want to.I just didn’t want to hurt anymore. That distinction matters. September is National Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month. I’ve been triggered by recent losses of a...
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