Episode 10: When Freedom Still Felt Like Fear — Healing PTSD After Domestic Violence

Episode 10: When Freedom Still Felt Like Fear — Healing PTSD After Domestic Violence

What happens when you finally leave an abusive marriage — but your body still lives in fear? In Episode 10 of Failure Into Freedom, Katie shares what it was like when her abusive ex-husband was unexpectedly released on parole during COVID — despite a protective order and sole custody. This episode dives deep into: • PTSD after domestic violence • Why freedom doesn’t always feel like peace • How trauma lives in the nervous system • Parole violations, stalking, and survival mode • Healing triggers through faith and safety • God’s protection when danger hasn’t fully passed If you’ve ever wondered why leaving didn’t instantly heal you, this episode will help you understand your body, your fear, and your healing journey — without shame. Katie also shares how God brought unexpected covering and safety during one of the most triggering seasons of her life, and why community matters when you’re rebuilding after abuse. 🎧 Trigger Warning: Domestic violence, stalking, PTSD 👉 Like, follow, and subscribe for weekly episodes 👉 Join The Freedom Foundry for deeper healing and community support

10 Lessons I Didn’t Ask For: Healing, Boundaries, and Choosing Freedom After a Hard Year

As 2025 comes to a close, I’m sharing 10 lessons I didn’t ask for — but survived, and what I’m intentionally carrying with me into 2026. This episode is a raw, faith-filled reflection on a year marked by domestic violence recovery, divorce, sick children, hospital nights, grief, and the difficult decision to go no contact with family. It’s about survival, healing that isn’t linear, and learning that boundaries can cost relationships — but save your sanity. We talk about what it means to choose peace over proximity, how trauma lives in the body, why grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and how motherhood can heal places therapy never reaches. I share scripture-anchored truths about strength, obedience, rest, and learning to let God define the pace of healing. This episode is for anyone entering the new year feeling tired, broken, unsure, or quietly hopeful. If 2025 stretched you, humbled you, or forced you to lay things down you never planned to release — you are not behind. You are still here. Freedom doesn’t come all at once. It comes through small, brave choices — choosing rest, choosing truth, choosing yourself again. As we step into 2026, I’m choosing intention over urgency, honesty over perfection, and faith over fear — even when hope is still a little fragile. 🎧 If you’re craving healing instead of hustle this year, you’re not alone.

Finding Your Tribe: When God Builds Family Beyond Blood

What happens when the people who love you most aren’t related by blood? In this deeply personal and faith-centered episode of Failure Into Freedom, Katie shares how God builds divine community and chosen family in seasons of exhaustion, crisis, and healing. Recorded during a week marked by illness, emergency room visits, and overwhelming stress, this episode is a powerful reminder that God’s provision often comes through people. Through Scripture, testimony, and real-life examples, we explore what it means to find your tribe — a God-ordained community that loves without conditions, without keeping score, and without expectation of return. This episode speaks directly to those who: • Feel lonely within their own family • Are healing from relational trauma or unhealthy family dynamics • Are learning to set boundaries without guilt • Long for authentic Christian community and emotional safety • Are discovering that chosen family can be a gift from God Key Topics Covered: • Biblical examples of chosen family (Ruth and Naomi, Jesus redefining family) • The difference between blood relationships and covenant relationships • What a God-ordained tribe truly looks like • How God shows up through community during crisis • Why boundaries are biblical and necessary for healing • Finding peace, belonging, and support beyond traditional family structures Scriptures Referenced: Proverbs 18:24 • Ruth 1:16–17 • Mark 3:33–35 • Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 • Romans 12:10 If you’ve ever wondered why the people who show up for you the most don’t share your last name — this episode will remind you that God is intentional about the people He places in your life. You are not broken. You are not abandoned. God is still building your tribe.

Holy No Contact: When God Calls You to Walk Away — Biblical Boundaries for Healing & Protection

Sometimes the holiest thing you can do… is walk away. In this special episode, we dive deep into what the Bible actually says about going no contact with toxic family, abusive relationships, and generational dysfunction. You’ll hear the modern-day retelling of Joseph, why distance can be God’s protection, and how setting boundaries is not rebellion — it’s obedience, healing, and spiritual safety. We unpack: • Biblical examples of no contact • How God uses separation to protect, prepare, and promote you • The difference between emotional walls and God-led boundaries • How PTSD triggers, trauma cycles, and unsafe people affect your peace • Why walking away may be the most faith-filled choice you ever make This episode is for every woman who’s ever felt guilty for choosing peace, questioned her decision to stay away from toxic people, or begged God to confirm that the distance is divine. You are not crazy. You are not dramatic. You are protected. ⸻ ✨ Join The Freedom Foundry If today’s episode hit home and you’re ready for deeper healing, community, and guided transformation, come join The Freedom Foundry — my private membership for Christian women reclaiming identity after trauma. You’ll get weekly encouragement, journal prompts, prayers, and a space designed to help you heal, breathe, and rebuild with God. 👉 Join here and start your healing journey

Episode 9-Facing My Abuser in Court: The Divorce Trial That Changed Everything

In this raw and powerful episode, I share how I faced my abuser in court, survived a domestic violence marriage, and fought for my children through CPS warnings, subpoenas, and a divorce trial I never expected. If you’re healing from trauma, leaving a toxic relationship, or rebuilding your identity through faith—this story will remind you that God protects, restores, and frees. Join The Freedom Foundry Here Where faith and healing meet your purpose. Join the Foundry: freedomfoundry.net