Ep. 6 The Girl Who Stayed, Part 2

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Grace from Grace Filled Mama. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, start there - you need that foundation before you come here.When we left off, Grace had just hit the lowest point of her Cinderella story. The dresses were gone. Her mom's words were still hanging in the air. In Part 2, we pick up right there - and we talk about what happened next. A suicide attempt at nine years old. What God said to her in that moment. The vision that kept her here. And then years later, the slow and honest work of actually healing.Grace also shares four of the most practical, grounded things I've heard anyone say about rebuilding yourself after a childhood like hers. I took notes. I think you will too.In this episode:The hidden dress and what it meant to her in the darkest momentsA suicide attempt at age nine and the experience that changed everythingThe vision of her future family that kept her hereMeeting her husband at sixteen and knowing immediatelyThe sexual abuse she experienced the night before her weddingEarly marriage - the hard years and what it took to stayHolding her first daughter and realizing for the first time she didn't deserve what happened to herGoing no contact with her entire familyHow the suicidal ideation finally stopped - and what actually made the differenceFour things Grace wishes someone had told her sooner:Thinking through hard things instead of toxic positivityWhat it really means to love your neighbor as yourselfA daily practice for healing from body shame and sexual abuseThe new door - why healing doesn't feel good yet, and why that's okayTrigger warnings:This episode contains a suicide attempt, sexual abuse by a parent, religious trauma, descriptions of early marriage difficulty, and detailed discussion of suicidal ideation. Please take care of yourself as you listen.Resources:United States:Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 | 988lifeline.orgRAINN (sexual assault support): 1-800-656-4673 | rainn.orgNational Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 | thehotline.orgCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741International:Crisis Text Line (UK, Canada, Ireland): Text HOME to 741741Samaritans (UK and Ireland): 116 123 | samaritans.orgBefrienders Worldwide (international suicide prevention directory): befrienders.orgInternational Association for Suicide Prevention (crisis center directory): iasp.info/resources/Crisis_CentresConnect with Grace: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grace_filled.mama/Keep an eye out for Grace's personal development journal for husbands - she mentioned it's dropping soon and I'm excited about it.If this episode meant something to you, share it, leave a review, or tell one person. That is how people who need this find it. Thank you for being here.