8 Lessons “2022 Taught Me.”

by | Dec 31, 2022 | #Acceptance, #Journey2Free, Acceptance, Awakened, Becoming, Becoming Larissa, Challenging, Choices, Chronic Disease, Create your happy, Creating Shifts, Embrace change, Emotions, Encouragement, Evolving, Expect the unexpected, Faith, Faith Over Fear, family, Freedom, From my heart to yours, Growth, Healing, Healing and Recovery, Hopeful, I am overcoming, I Thank God, Intentional Living, Journey 2 Free, Journey 2 Freedom, Journey to Free, Journey to freedom, Journey2Free, Journeying 2 Freedom, Journeying to Freedom, Life happens, lifetransformation, Mind Set Transformation, Overcoming, Stand In Your Truth, Start where you are, Transformation, Transparency, What it means to be Larissa, You Are Not Alone

1) The only things I have control over are my thoughts, emotions, and my reactions. 2) My pain is not meant for just me.  3) Be grateful in ALL things 4) Willpower is built by doing difficult things. 5) It’s OK to celebrate small daily wins.  6) When I...

Lessons: A Box of Plantains

by | May 1, 2017 | Evolving, Sexual Abuse

Walked into a grocery store earlier tonight in search of a few Jamaican items. I knew this particular store carried the needed items so I made the trip. I went in for plantains amongst other things hoping to make my son some porridge in the morning. Already in a bit...

Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) & The Labels We Wear…

by | Feb 8, 2017 | anger, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Peace, Self-Respect, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Courage, Evolving, Freedom, Growth, Reassigning Shame, Self- acceptance, Sexual Abuse, Speak

Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) and the LABELS we wear… More often than not, a child that has been Sexually Abused go inward. Children, victims (some) are often asked directly or indirectly to suppress, to cover, to hide, to shield. This action then creates a...