Redeem Thyself

Redeem Thyself Redeem Thyself supports the journey to self-love and healing. Mission
The mission of Redeem Thyself is understanding the journey to self-love and healing.

RT provides a social media support group for professional women who have experienced trauma and abuse and want to embrace self-acceptance, self-kindness, and self-compassion. Redeem Thyself provides a social media support group for professional women who have experienced trauma and abuse and want to embrace self-acceptance, self-kindness, and self-compassion. It is a platform for women who want to critically and thoughtfully learn together while growing and supporting one another in our journey for a better tomorrow. Vision
Redeem Thyself will provide a social media presence where professional women who have experienced trauma and abuse can share their stories, feel supported, and learn from one another. Redeem Thyself hopes to inspire women to recognize and acknowledge their abilities as professional and accomplished women and to embrace those abilities in every aspect of their lives. Purpose
The purpose of Redeem Thyself is to give professional women who have experienced trauma and abuse a voice and a place to be heard without judgment. Redeem Thyself is a platform for women to support, encourage, and inspire one another as we move towards a peaceful, loving, and fulfilling life.

So much of my healing began when I learned what was never explained to me. Not just that I should not be treated in the ...
01/16/2026

So much of my healing began when I learned what was never explained to me. Not just that I should not be treated in the manner in which I was, but about trauma, nervous systems, boundaries, and self-trust. Knowledge didn’t make me angry; it made things make sense.

In my conversation with Larissa, we talked about how awareness is often the doorway to compassion — for ourselves first. Compassion exists because ignorance kept me stuck in shame, while understanding helped me reclaim my agency. Learning wasn’t about blaming anyone. It was about freeing myself from patterns I didn’t choose, but no longer needed to carry. ~ julie

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Not everyone will celebrate your healing. To be honest, I do not believe anyone, well maybe my therapist, will know how ...
01/15/2026

Not everyone will celebrate your healing. To be honest, I do not believe anyone, well maybe my therapist, will know how much healing has occurred. After all, we know that unless you have experienced trauma and abuse, you really do not have any idea of how profound the hurt is.

There are people in my past and in my present who are only comfortable when I stay familiar, small, or manageable. I’ve learned that growth can unsettle those who benefit from my silence or sameness.

Larissa spoke so clearly about this on the podcast — how transformation often costs approval but gains alignment. I am working to give myself permission to grow anyway. I don’t need consensus to evolve. I don’t need permission to change. Having wings was never about being liked; it was about finally being able to breathe; to fly; to be free. ~ julie

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I still feel guilty for wanting more as if hope meant I was dismissing what I’d been through; as if I was not worthy; no...
01/14/2026

I still feel guilty for wanting more as if hope meant I was dismissing what I’d been through; as if I was not worthy; not allowed.

As I work to heal, I know I must honor my past but that doesn’t require staying stuck in it.

In my conversation with Larissa, we talked about how moving forward can be an act of respect for everything you’ve survived. The past doesn’t need me to keep reliving it to stay real. I am grateful to people like Larissa for sharing their own stories on the Redeeming Stories podcast. It is helping me to know that I am not alone. And it is helping me to allow myself to imagine a future rooted in self-trust, not fear. I’m learning that excitement isn’t betrayal; it’s permission.

What are you learning now on your healing journey? ~julie

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There was a time when every small challenge that necessitated me being vulnerable felt like it might undo me. My body wa...
01/13/2026

There was a time when every small challenge that necessitated me being vulnerable felt like it might undo me. My body was still responding to old storms, even when the skies were clear. I am learning that the difference between present-day discomfort and past danger replaying itself.

As I prepare to do some traveling again; to places that also have memories of trauma and abuse, I must remember that those people, those situations no longer exist in those spaces.

Larissa and I talked on the Redeeming Stories podcast about how releasing survival patterns doesn’t happen overnight, but it does happen with awareness and compassion. Redeem Thyself is where I remind myself that I don’t have to react to everything like it’s an emergency. I survived. I’m allowed to rest in that.

~ julie

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I’ve been misunderstood more times than I can count. In part, I think this is because I come across as so competent; and...
01/13/2026

I’ve been misunderstood more times than I can count. In part, I think this is because I come across as so competent; and my actions reflect that I am a self-starter, driven, detail-oriented, creative, and system-oriented in my thinking. People only saw what I allowed them to see.

My healing journey requires me to be vulnerable; vulnerable to those who I know are safe. This is the first step to allowing people into my life; my full life; all who I am.

In my conversation with Larissa,, we spoke about protecting softness without losing it, about honoring the parts of us that survived by fighting and the parts that survived by feeling. Redeem Thyself is where I practice holding both - the wildflower and the warrior - without apology. ~ julie.

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For a long time, I believed suffering was the cost of being alive. I thought if I wasn’t hurting, I was avoiding somethi...
01/11/2026

For a long time, I believed suffering was the cost of being alive. I thought if I wasn’t hurting, I was avoiding something or doing it wrong. Thus, the fear and panic when people want to treat me as worthy; to celebrate me. I am used to the hurt. I just do not know the other side of the coin.

Healing slowly taught me otherwise. Pain is real, but it doesn’t get to dominate every corner of my life anymore. In my conversation with Larissa on the Redeeming Stories podcast, we talked about this idea of coming home to yourself — how healing isn’t about erasing pain, but about letting joy, rest, and meaning take up space again.

exists because survival isn’t the finish line. Living is….?

~ julie.

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I love to create. To create music; to create special education programming; to create safe spaces; to create what curren...
01/10/2026

I love to create. To create music; to create special education programming; to create safe spaces; to create what currently does not exist.

I strongly believe if we do not create we will not evolve, we will become stale; stuck in places and patterns that do not allow us to grow, to heal, to become even more than who we are right now.

Creating can be scary. Why? Because none of us are perfect. When we create we will have failures along the way. Sometimes pretty messy failures. Yet, we learn in our creations; we learn in our failures. And, I refuse to become stale; to stay as is.

Can't wait to share with you what I am working on now. More to come. ~ julie

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I call these mind wars. I have the voices of no, blame, shame, gaslight, abuse, bully; the voice of yes, worth, dignity,...
01/09/2026

I call these mind wars. I have the voices of no, blame, shame, gaslight, abuse, bully; the voice of yes, worth, dignity, self-kindness, compassion, understanding, patience, and love. The voice of what I should do, the voice of what I shouldn't do. It is really crowded in this head of mine.

The daily battles can be exhausting. So, I try hard to stay focused; focused on my passions, my to dos, anything that keeps me moving forward. I work hard to closet the voices that are not productive, and to only allow those voices to appear when I step into each therapy session. I know that I cannot closet them forever; that is exhausting, too. I have to challenging those voices, to overcome, to let them go, to leave them in the past.

Do you battle daily? What do you do to keep moving forward? ~ julie

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I often think of myself as a truthful person. I shared on this week, I am a terrible liar. I have learned not to lie.We...
01/08/2026

I often think of myself as a truthful person. I shared on this week, I am a terrible liar. I have learned not to lie.

Well, that often then translates into being a people pleaser. I wind up lying to myself; and even to others as I do not want to hurt their feelings; to express my own position; to say no. I lie to myself in down playing who I am. So, as much as I am not good at lying, I am also not good at speaking truths about the unspoken thoughts that run through my head. Those I have I to keep safe.

Food for thought ~ julie

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I so wish I could weep. Something I have not done in at least 2 decades. To cry; whether in joy or in dispair. There is ...
01/08/2026

I so wish I could weep. Something I have not done in at least 2 decades. To cry; whether in joy or in dispair. There is still much to be said, but I do not have the tears to express them; nor the words.

Yet, I am grateful when I have the opportunity to hear others' stories. Their words sometimes help me to find my own; to help me feel; to actually allow my heart to open; to identify with them.

I have posted a compilation of my last eight podcats this week (links in bio). Hope you will listen ~ julie

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There are so many co-creators in my world. More negative than positive. I continue my work to make sure I am letting the...
01/06/2026

There are so many co-creators in my world. More negative than positive. I continue my work to make sure I am letting the positive come into my environment and to keep the negative out. I am also working to change my own thoughts, spaces, music, habits; to be responsible in changing my mode of ""survival" to a mode of "thriving."

It's not easy. I know that. Old habits die hard. And, I am discovering how some habits that were shamed, blamed, traumatized out of me I need to regain. I am constantly telling myself that I am allowed to return to habits that worked for me; that made me happy; allowed me to be me. My role needs to change; in some ways to return and in some way to make anew. To be held accountable and not afraid to be me.

I am not doing this because the new year is upon us; I am doing these things because it is simply time to do them.

What about you? Post a comment, and I will share more about what routines and habits are returning in 2026. ~ julie

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What I have loved about being here on Redeem Thyself & is the kindness of those who are here with me on my journey. To ...
01/06/2026

What I have loved about being here on Redeem Thyself & is the kindness of those who are here with me on my journey. To be honest, I have been blessed. You have all helped me to create a safe space; to share my story; to hear your stories. I have to remind myself daily that I am no longer in a place of unkind, inconsiderate, harsh, cruel, nasty, mean, unpleasant, and malicious people. That is in my past. And, I have the skills now to walk away when I find myself amongst such people. I pray that you have this space to be safe too.

Is there something I can do to support you better? ~ julie

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