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Sunshine Is the Best Medicine: The Healing Power of Truth, Transparency & Radical Honesty
We hear all the time that sunshine is good for the body — Vitamin D, warmth, energy, all of that. But the older I get, the more I realize that sunshine is even better for the soul. Not the sunshine outside, but the sunshine we create inside our lives when we choose truth, transparency, and complete open honesty. Because the real healing happens when nothing is hidden. For so long, I tried to manage life in the shadows — holding in my feelings, minimizing my pain, pretending I was okay, and...
The Power of a Women‑Only Book Club: How Sisterhood Became My Lifeline
There are seasons in a woman’s life that break her open in ways she never expected. For me, that season came after the end of a situationship that hurt my heart and soul more deeply than I wanted to admit. It wasn’t just disappointment — it was a kind of emotional unraveling that left me questioning my worth, my patterns, and the parts of myself I had abandoned trying to love someone who wasn’t meant for me. In that dark season, I needed something steady. Something safe. Something that wasn’t...
The Healing Power of Journaling: Writing My Way Back to Myself
In 2018, my life changed. My marriage ended, and with it came a season of deep grief, silence, and rediscovery. I didn’t know it then, but that season would become the soil for my healing. t started with a pen and a notebook — nothing fancy, just a space to release what I couldn’t say out loud. I began writing down my deepest thoughts, fears, and prayers. At first, it was survival. Then it became therapy. Then it became transformation. Through journaling, I found a way to speak truth to...
The Sacred Yes: My Kidney Donation Story and the Woman I Became
I’m sharing a story that has shaped me in ways I’m still discovering. This chapter of my life is personal, sacred, and rooted in reflection and healing. I’m talking about my kidney donation journey — not just the medical side, but the spiritual, emotional, and deeply human experience of saying yes to something bigger than yourself. This journey started quietly for me. It wasn’t dramatic. It was a nudge, a whisper, a feeling I couldn’t shake. I didn’t know much about living donations at the...
The Bible + Becoming Episode 1: Holy Saturday
This week in The Bible + Becoming, we explored the sacred “in‑between” — the burial, the silence, and the liminal space between Christ's death and resurrection. This is the space where the Word becomes flesh in us, where we don’t just hear Scripture but embody it. Shayla (http://www.thesacredway.faith) shared from her 20 years of biblical study and trauma‑informed coaching, bridging the sacred and the scientific to show how biblical narratives mirror the human healing journey. I shared...
I Used to Measure My Self-Worth by How Well I Hid My Pain
How silence, shame, and survival shaped me, until journaling helped me reclaim my voice. There was a time in my life when I believed strength meant silence. If I could function, produce, show up, and keep going. I was fine.If I could smile in public and break down in private. I was strong.If no one knew how much something hurt. I had handled it well. Without realizing it, I had begun measuring my worth by how effectively I could hide my pain. When Silence Becomes Survival For many women,...
When the Wilderness Becomes Holy: A Lenten Reflection on Truth, Healing, and Becoming
Lent is often described as a season of sacrifice and reflection, but this year it feels like a season of returning—returning to myself, to my faith, and to the God who has been quietly waiting for me in the places I once avoided. Everything I’ve touched this week—Girls Infused planning, podcast writing, truth‑telling conversations, spiritual reflection, and the deep emotional work that keeps surfacing—has felt like part of a larger invitation. An invitation to slow down, to listen, and to let...
From Pain to Power — A New Chapter Begins 💫
Hi there, I’m Gena — and I want to welcome you into a healing space I’ve poured my heart into. Today marks a big moment: the digital edition of Pain to Power: Trauma Healing Journey is now available. What started as a personal path toward healing is now something I get to share with you, wherever you are. This journal was born from lived experience — not theory. It’s for those who know what it means to carry pain and still want to rise. Inside, you'll find gentle prompts, reflection space,...
This Week's Broadcast: Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Message A Note of Thanks from My Heart to Yours Dear Friends, As we gather in gratitude this Thanksgiving, I want to pause and honor you—the women, followers, and community who walk this journey with me. Your courage, your stories, and your willingness to show up for yourselves and each other inspire me every single day. This season reminds us that healing and transformation are not solitary paths. They are woven through connection, through the small acts of kindness,...
Finding Freedom in Your Voice
For most of my life, I measured my worth by how well I hid my pain. If I smiled big enough, worked hard enough, or kept quiet long enough, maybe no one would notice the truth. My survival strategy was simple: silence. Silence in my relationships. Silence with my family. Silence with myself. I thought silence was strength, but really, it was a cage. Like so many trauma survivors, I learned early that my feelings were dangerous. They made other people uncomfortable. They exposed truths no one...
Join the Pain to Power™ Sisterhood. You're not just holding a journal—you're holding a mirror to your strength. As you begin this healing journey through the pages, know that you’re not alone. When you join my email list, you’ll receive gentle inspiration, journaling prompts, and soul-nourishing encouragement to support you beyond the book. This is your space to grow, reflect, and reclaim your power—one word, one breath, one breakthrough at a time.Sign up now and stay connected to your healing.