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.

Mornings are so incredibly hard for me. My trauma dreams perpetuate night after night. I take a low dose prescription me...
12/10/2025

Mornings are so incredibly hard for me. My trauma dreams perpetuate night after night. I take a low dose prescription medication to just let me sleep; and the dreams just surface. Each morning I wake up needing to almost shake off my head; like a dog shaking off after being in the water. My body is still tired, my head is heavy, my heart and my chest feel a sense of heaviness to breath. It is so hard to shake off what was.

And, as Miranda shared with me this week in my podcast, that empty drawer she keeps in her dresser for her partner; for the times he would stay over was all she was able to give to him; the only space to share. To keep herself safe, she could not fully let him in. I know that until I can fully open my mind, my body and let life in, I am going to continue to have these dreams. I have to let the past go and open myself up for all kinds of new possibilities. ~ julie

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Easier said than done. We hold on to what we know because we know how to survive in it.For me, when I look at all others...
12/09/2025

Easier said than done. We hold on to what we know because we know how to survive in it.

For me, when I look at all others have had or do have, it makes me angry, jealous, and put off at that person. These people have never done anything to me; I have never met most of them. I just have never had what they have, and it makes me angry. This is something I am working on in therapy; a long road yet to travel.

One of the things I work on is focusing on the possibilities; the realization of my dreams, my hopes, my peace. And as I make steps in that direction, I find myself questioning whether or not I deserve these things to come true.

Do you feel this way sometimes? ~ julie

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"In a sense, it is profounding how we can recognize that we are in an unsafe, unloving, and uncaring environment, yet do...
12/09/2025

"In a sense, it is profounding how we can recognize that we are in an unsafe, unloving, and uncaring environment, yet do not the wherewithal to do something about it. We are so beaten down. Surviving each day is exhausting. Even though we crave to change our circumstances, ourselves - we often do not have the ability to do so.

Some of us have relied on families, friends, and professionals to get us out of situations; to help us find the pathway out; to find safety elsewhere. We dream about what could be if we were out, yet also think that we are unworthy of such a life. Trauma, whether to ourselves or our loved ones, take a toll that only those who have experienced it first-hand can understand.

When did you first take your first step? Did someone help you get there? ~ julie

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In today's podcast I spoke with Miranda in the UK. The death of her sister due to domestic violence brought into questio...
12/07/2025

In today's podcast I spoke with Miranda in the UK. The death of her sister due to domestic violence brought into question her own choices in partners and her desire to lead a healthier life.

In in her book, The Empty Drawer, she tells her story of recognizing how trauma has informed her life, and how she realized that she needed help if she was going to lead the life she wanted to lead. We talked about how life does inform our lives, but it does not define our lives. We have choices. Those choices often do not come easily. They come to fruition through hard work.

When did you realize that you needed to make some change? ~ julie

Have you ever pursued something with your entire heart, body, and soul? You have put everything you have into make somet...
12/06/2025

Have you ever pursued something with your entire heart, body, and soul? You have put everything you have into make something become reality? The raising of child, a vision, a hope, a dream, a career, yet been faced with setbacks, depression, hopelessness, feeling overwhelmed, lost? I know I have.

Much of my journey and my healing journey have been thwarted with the ups and downs; abuse and trauma; shattered dreams. But I keep pushing forward for as to stay stagnant means to forever stay as is.

Let's help each other find hope, resiliency, to dream, to soar, to be the human being we were called to be. ~ julie

I live in fear of being discovered; discovered as I make a mistake; discovered that I do not know something; discovered ...
12/05/2025

I live in fear of being discovered; discovered as I make a mistake; discovered that I do not know something; discovered that I need help. To be a strong women, I cannot let my guard down.

Now, first, I know these are fallacies. We all make mistakes, none of us know everything, and everyone needs help from time to time. Yet, it is the shield and sword that I have carried for so long that have exhausted me. Keeping the wall up; not bending; determined; driven; perfectionistic...I am good at these things. Unfortunately, they have come at a cost of being well-rounded; being human. I need to allow myself to show my faults. After all, others need to know their worth as we all have things to give to others. ~ julie

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Here's to strong women: May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.Grateful for the two strong women that I rai...
12/04/2025

Here's to strong women: May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.

Grateful for the two strong women that I raised. ~ julie

As the saying goes, we all will fail what we do not try. So why not try?I have this image of myself standing on the edge...
12/03/2025

As the saying goes, we all will fail what we do not try. So why not try?

I have this image of myself standing on the edge of a plateau, with the sunrise before me, with a cool breeze blowing my hair back, surrounded by nature. All my heart wants to do is jump off and fly; to be free; unrestrained in a life that I no longer want. Ahhh...to be free. So, I am putting everything I have into my purpose. If I do not, then I am not following my heart.

What are you following? ~ julie

Heidi McBain was my guest on Redeeming Stories on Sunday. Our conversation about the ongoing changes that, as women, we ...
12/02/2025

Heidi McBain was my guest on Redeeming Stories on Sunday. Our conversation about the ongoing changes that, as women, we encounter. Sometimes we have to accept that we will not understand them. Rather, we have to accept that our bodies are constantly going through changes that affect every aspect of our lives. We need to listen to our bodies, and then we need to seek out others to help us through the changes. Maybe we can explain scientifically what our bodies are doing, but we have to be comfortable in accepting them regardless.

Check out the podcast via the link in my IG bio. ~ julie

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I believe this reflects why those who have experienced trauma and abuse continue to engage in relationships that mirror ...
12/02/2025

I believe this reflects why those who have experienced trauma and abuse continue to engage in relationships that mirror the same. We perceive that we are to be treated in a certain manner. We do not question the actions of others. We quickly perceive we are the problem; we are unworthy.

As I work so hard to heal, it is really interesting to reflect back on the little girl, the teenager, the wife, the mother, the musican, the educator, and to now question what was; to understand how messed up my abusers were. And, to realize that it was not my fault. Yes, I engaged with them, but did I have a choice? Well, in some cases maybe not. But in others, yes. I made poor choices. Choices I will not make again.

Today, I listen differently, I observe differently, and I listen to my feelings. These choices will allow me to perceive more accurately and make better decisions.

Choose wisely ~ julie

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I do not know if you know, but I started a podcast entitled Redeeming Stories on Apple and Spotify three weeks ago. If y...
11/30/2025

I do not know if you know, but I started a podcast entitled Redeeming Stories on Apple and Spotify three weeks ago. If you have not tuned in yet, please see my link in my IG bio.

Today's podcast, is entitled Motherhood and Hope with my guest, Heidi McBain. This quote reminds me of our conversation. As mothers, we go through so many milestones in life. I am not talking about the ones that most people accomplish - talking, walking, high school graduation, marrying, etc. - I mean the milestones of womanhood. I am talking about the ones that are innate due to our gender. Yes, the ones we seldom talk about: periods, pre-natal, postnatal premenopause, etc. These bodily functions are not just changes that take place, they affect us emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally. They have the ability to change who we are; our role; our position. My time with Heidi affirmed how these changes can take us to the depths of depression, to anxiety, to hopelessness. Add to their naturally occuring changes can be trauma and abuse that throw us even further out of whack; pondering what the next day will bring.

I hope you will take some time and listen to Heidi's story, her care for women going through these changes, and to find hope on the other side. ~ julie

I hope you have been able to reflect on my content this week and think about how trauma and abuse can confound us into p...
11/29/2025

I hope you have been able to reflect on my content this week and think about how trauma and abuse can confound us into people pleasers. For me, just listening to Dustin's story, writing the content this week, and reflecting on the people pleasing ways, I MUST change if I am to heal. It's a way of life I have embraced to survive. Such hard work.

Tomorrow, I am talking with Heidi McBain about motherhood and hope. I am wondering about how I have enforced in my daughters that it is okay to say "no;" it is okay to walk away; it is okay to speak up. Have I embedded in my daughters the hope that I am now working to give myself? I hope you will listen.

Please know, I am so grateful you are here with me. Your voice has mattered tremendously as I continue to heal; to gain my own voice. I enjoy hearing your thoughts; giving you a place to be heard.

Blessings ~ julie

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