Awakened 2 Purpose Intro | Breaking Silence, Reassigning Shame, Healing Forward

After 4 years away, I'm back, not because I'm fearless, but because I fear staying silent more than I fear speaking up.

I'm Larissa, founder of Journey 2 Free, survivor empowerment coach, and your host. This is the reintroduction you didn't know you needed. In this episode, I'm getting honest about why I went quiet, what God has been doing in the silence, and why I'm launching this podcast NOW.

In This Episode:

✅ Why I disappeared for 4 years (and what I learned in the process)

✅ The difference between healing and performing healing

✅ What Awakened 2 Purpose is really about

✅ Who this podcast is for (survivors, chronic illness warriors, the ones still hiding)

✅ Why I'm anchoring this work in Revelation 12:11 & Romans 12:2

✅ The truth about being "healed AND healing" at the same time

This podcast is for:

• Survivors of childhood sexual abuse ready to break silence
• Chronic illness warriors fighting daily battles
• The West Indian Caribbean community (we NEED this conversation)
• Anyone tired of performing healing and ready for the real thing
• The woman who still flinches at the word "touch"
• The man suffering in silence with no safe space
• The child within all of us who needs to be seen, heard, validated

What to expect from this podcast: Raw, faith-rooted conversations about trauma recovery, breaking generational cycles, and stepping into purpose while you're still healing. No textbooks, no performance just my lived experience, testimony, and the transforming power of God.

We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. We renew our minds, dismantle lies, and refuse narratives that keep us in disguise.

This is bigger than a podcast. This is a movement.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome & Prayer

1:26 - Why I'm Back After 4 Years

3:37 - The Birth of Journey 2 Free

5:55 - The Season of Isolation & Withdrawal

10:38 - Losing (& Finding) My Identity

13:03 - The Fear That's Driving Me Now

17:52 - My Love for God (And Why It's Different Now)

20:17 - What Awakened 2 Purpose Is Really About

22:46 - Who This Podcast Is For

25:12 - I'm Doing This For YOU

27:39 - Two Things Can Be True: Healed & Healing

JOURNEY WITH ME: https://journey2free.com

Email: awakened2purpose@gmail.com

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Join me as we Journey 2 Free and Awaken 2 Purpose.

From my heart to yours, Larissa