Domestic violence does not always begin with visible bruises. Sometimes it starts with control, isolation, financial dependence, and fear. In this episode of the connected blog, Michelle Jewsbury shares how her story of surviving domestic violence grew into Unsilenced Voices, a mission that supports survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
Jesse shares her story of child loss, addiction recovery, faith, motherhood, and restoration after losing her son Eric and rebuilding her life through sobriety, prayer, and healing.
Many women know what it feels like to be the dependable one. This reflection explores how generosity, faith, resilience, and healthy boundaries help us give without losing ourselves.
Healing abandonment wounds often begins by looking deeper at the fear, people pleasing, and relationship patterns that did not start overnight. This story explores how early pain, generational trauma, and emotional unavailability can shape adult life and how healing begins when the root is finally revealed.
What if healing didn’t require you to relive everything you’ve been carrying? This gentle conversation explores how hypnosis can help you release what feels heavy in a calm, safe way.
Tammy shares a deeply moving story of faith, waiting, and adoption, as well as the daughter she carried in her heart for seven years. This beautiful reflection honors birth mothers, God’s timing, and the miracle of the third choice.
A survivor shares how teen dating violence signs are often missed and how a relationship that seems caring can slowly turn into control, isolation, and fear.
What if childhood isn’t remembered by what happened, but by how it felt? In this powerful conversation, Michelle shares her journey through childhood trauma, inherited shame, fragmented memory, and grief and how she chose to break generational cycles. This episode explores how healing begins by naming what was never yours to carry and learning to respond with truth, self-compassion, and courage.
Can faith and spirituality coexist? This story explores intuition, healing, and trust showing how faith and spiritual awareness can work together, especially in life’s hardest moments.
Like many survivors, Donna initially faced coercive control, which involved subtle patterns of manipulation and isolation that eventually escalated into abuse.
