by Journey2Free | Apr 5, 2020 | #Acceptance, #Expectations, #goals, #Journey2Free, #Release, anger, Apologies, Apology, Awakened, Becoming, Becoming Larissa, Betrayal, Breaking Cycles, Breakups, Broken, Broken Trust, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Choices, Conversations, Courage, Creating Shifts, Disappointments, Emotions, Empowerment, Encouragement, Evolving, Expectations, faithoverfear, family, fear, Fighter, Flashbacks, Forgiveness, Forgiving Self, Freedom, Generational Rape, Growth, guilt, Happiness, Healing, Heartaches, Honesty, Hope, Hopeful, Hopeless, I choose, Insecurities, Internal pain, Isolation, Journey, Life, Life happens, lifetransformation, Liveauthentic, love, Memories, Mind Set Transformation, Mindfulliving, Mommy-duties, Neglect, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Perseverance, Rage, Reassigning Shame, Regenerate, Rejection, Relationships, Resolve, Scars, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-Care, Self-discovery, Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-expression, Self-Forgiveness, Self-Hate, Self-love, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Smile, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, spiritual entrepreneur, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Startwhereyouare, Strength, support, Surviving healing, Survivor, theeverygirl, Transformation, Transparency, Trauma, Triggered, Trust-Issues, truth, Unhealed Wounds, Unworthy, We Speak To Heal, What it means to be Larissa, What it means to be me, Wholeness, Withdrawal, Woman up, Wounds
Retreat Nights were the hardest. I was preoccupied throughout the days. I kept myself busy (another unhealthy form of coping) I did what I knew best, put on a brave face, smiled, and performed my way through the pain while attending to my obligations. It’s a...
by Journey2Free | Mar 1, 2020 | #Acceptance, #Expectations, #goals, #Journey2Free, Awakened Retreat, Becoming, Betrayal, Breaking Cycles, Breakups, Broken Trust, Challenging, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Chronic Disease, Courage, Creating Shifts, Cutting, Death, Depression, Emotions, Empowerment, Encouragement, Evolving, Faith, family, fear, Fighter, Forgiveness, Forgiving Self, Freedom, Generational Rape, God, guilt, Healing, Heartaches, Hope, illness, Insecurities, Internal pain, Intimacy, Isolation, Journey, No More Secrets!, Overcomer, Overcoming, Overwhelming, Pain, Perseverance, Poetry, Prayer, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Regenerate, Relationships, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-discovery, Self-expression, Self-love, Self-recovery, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Shatter The Silence, Soul-searching, Speak, Speak-Out, Speaking, Stand In Your Truth, Strength, support, Surviving healing, Survivor, Transformation, Trauma, Trust-Issues, truth, updates, We Speak To Heal, Wholeness, Withdrawal
HAPPY NEW YEAR! It’s been a while since my last post and SO much has happened. To my readers, followers, supporters and dear I say friends that embarked on this journey with me, allow me to say, I truly hope the new year have been great to you thus far. I pray...
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 | 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...
by Journey2Free | Dec 31, 2017 | #Acceptance, anger, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Peace, Self-Respect, Be, Be The Change, Breaking Cycles, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Courage, Evolving, family, Freedom, Generational Rape, Growth, Healing, Justice, Overcomer, Poetry, Rape, Reassigning Shame, Secrets, Self- acceptance, Self-Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Speak, Speaking, Stand, Stand In Your Truth, Survivor, truth
For years I was asked not to speak about being raped by my maternal grandmothers husband for the sake of protecting my grandmother. Her daughters had grown up with this fear that her husband would have killed her had THEY spoken out about him raping THEM. So, when...
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