Still Becoming One

10/15/2026

“The goal is not to tell our stories to get over them, or even to gain insight. Instead, we must enter the stories for the sake of grief, anger, and forgiveness. Grief opens the heart to receive comfort. Anger moves the heart to stand against injustice. Forgiveness frees the heart from resentment and the accusations of evil.”

-Dr. Dan Allender, from "Healing the Wounded Heart"

10/05/2026

I couldn't let this important moment pass without challenging men to do better. Not just for the other women in our lives, but facing our own brokenness too.
https://journeyoffreedom.substack.com/p/power-control-and-the-cornell-rape

09/14/2026

This week on Freedom Journey Substack:

https://journeyoffreedom.substack.com/p/learning-the-language-of-contempt

09/09/2026

https://journeyoffreedom.substack.com/p/the-voice-that-says-this-is-who-you

09/09/2026

Have a listen. Shame! Engaging shame in our stories is so needed!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdEcRFdIpnM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

09/02/2026

You've learned story work coaching, but how do you actually use those tools to build a business? This 8-week group is for you! The Practice Of Story Work. Starting Monday, September 28th. Space is limited!

05/13/2026

Such important information on Betrayal Trauma!

Research suggests that about 30 percent of marriages will be impacted by infidelity.

Betrayed partners who undergo these humiliating marriage events were six times more likely to be diagnosed with a major depressive disorder.

Betrayal does more than shatter a relationship; it dims the lights in our soul.

One key brain region involved in processing betrayal trauma is Broca's area — the speech center of the brain. When we experience this kind of harm, we struggle to put our thoughts and feelings into words. You may have experienced this yourself — when heartbreak renders you speechless, or when the only thing you can say is, "I have no words."

If you've experienced betrayal, your speechlessness is not weakness. It is biology. And it is the beginning of a story that can still be reclaimed.

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📍 Source: Desire, Ch. 13

05/04/2026

https://journeyoffreedom.substack.com/p/self-care-isnt-a-luxury

04/30/2026

YES! Let's be kind and curious about what brings this to our lives.

A lot of us have built beautiful systems around our pain.

Morning routines. Productivity frameworks. Health protocols. Self-optimization. We read every book and execute every habit.

And none of it touches the thing underneath.

A desire for mastery can be a trauma response. My clients with unaddressed trauma often flock to frameworks that promise control — the unconscious goal being to never feel surprised, powerless, or incompetent again.

But here's the harder truth: the opposite of shame isn't mastery or shamelessness, but vulnerability.

The goal isn't to build better systems. It's to grieve and befriend the pain those systems were designed to outrun.

03/21/2026

Are you ready? New group starting in April!