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Life After Abortion: When the Healing Hurts Too

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Life After Abortion: When the Healing Hurts Too Foreword by Coach Jaleesa: It’s easy to talk about healing when we’re on the other side of the pain, but what about the moments when you feel like healing might break you first? When the people who should protect you leave you, and you’re left holding the weight of your choices, your fears, and your faith—alone? This story is not about judgment. It’s about honesty. It’s about what happens when shame tries to silence you, and God interrupts that silence with grace. If you’re carrying the pain of a decision you made in the dark, know this: you are not disqualified from love, healing, or purpose. Please read with care, and with compassion. This entry in the Life After series is raw, redemptive, and rooted in the truth that even our worst moments are never too far for God to reach. The Decision No One Prepares You For In November of 2014, I had an abortion. The day right before Thanksgiving. I read up online about how it would happen and...
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Life After Silence: Finding My Voice After Childhood Sexual Abuse and Assault

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Life After Silence: Finding My Voice After Childhood Sexual Abuse and Assault Foreword by Coach Jaleesa This is not an easy read—but it’s a necessary one. What do you do when your innocence is stolen, not once, but again and again—by the very people who were supposed to be your friends? What happens when the trauma doesn’t come from strangers, but from your peers? From children? From those who played in your yard, ate at your table, and pretended to be just like you? This brave vessel has laid bare the kind of truth that too many keep hidden for a lifetime. Not just because it’s painful, but because they were convinced it didn’t “count.” This story is for every survivor who has questioned whether their pain was valid, whether healing was possible, and whether God still saw them. He does. She’s proof. Keep reading. Healing is not only possible—it’s already begun. When Innocence is Stolen  No child, I repeat, NO CHILD should ever know the horror of someone taking advantage of thei...
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Life After Miscarriage: The Day I Gave Birth to Goodbye

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  Life After Miscarriage The Day I Gave Birth to Goodbye Foreword by Coach Jaleesa: Some stories are hard to read because they touch places we don’t talk about enough. This is one of those stories. The day that was supposed to bring her the sound of a heartbeat instead brought silence. Yet in that silence, God was still present—and so was her strength. I admire this woman immensely. She’s not just telling a story of pain—she’s telling a story of power . The kind that comes from choosing to deliver a baby with no heartbeat. The kind that allows you to grieve and still believe. And the kind that turns heartbreak into healing so another woman can feel less alone. There is life after miscarriage. Not the same life—but a new one. And she’s proof.                                           June 11, 2013, the day that will forever be etched in my memory. A day that was filled with j...
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Life After Darkness: Drowning, Depression, and a Destiny Redeemed

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Life After Darkness: Drowning, Depression, and a Destiny Redeemed Foreword by Coach Jaleesa:  In a world where depression, fatherlessness, and rejection often go unspoken — this story is a courageous act of truth-telling. The young woman you’re about to read about didn’t just survive life’s deepest pains — she overcame them. Her words bring voice to so many who have felt buried by the weight of grief, heartbreak, and self-doubt. But beyond the breakdown, she found something greater: identity, healing, and God’s unwavering love. This is not just a story about what was lost — it’s a testimony about what was found. May her journey remind you that even in darkness, there is always light ahead. There I was, 18 years old and embracing another stage of my life.  I graduated from high school in 2008 and was accepted into college.  My dreams consisted of attending school for Law, yet major in Business and minor in English.  My SAT scores and grades were not perfect, but st...
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Life After Abuse and Divorce: When the Fairytale Fades

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Life After Abuse and Divorce: When the Fairytale Fades About the Life After Series If you’re new here, Life After is a blog series featuring 15 women, 15 battles, and one powerful truth: there is life after . Through heartbreak, healing, and hard-won hope, Coach Jaleesa’s Happy Wife Happy Life is honored to help share their stories with the world. Foreword by Coach Jaleesa:  What do you do when your fairytale turns into a fight for your life? This story is not just about divorce—it’s about devastation, resilience, and the relentless grace of God. It’s for every woman who held on longer than she should have, prayed harder than she thought possible, and tried to love someone who stopped loving her back. It's for the ones who took their vows seriously. For the ones who didn’t walk away easily. For the ones who gave their all—and lost themselves in the process. In this chapter of the Life After series, you’ll witness what happens when God meets a broken woman in her lowest pla...
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Life After Porn: Promiscuity, and His Promise

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Life After Porn and Promiscuity About the Life After Series If you’re new here,  Life After  is a blog series featuring 15 women, 15 battles, and one powerful truth: there is life after. Through heartbreak, healing, and hard-won hope, Coach Jaleesa’s Happy Wife Happy Life is honored to help share their stories with the world. Foreword by Coach Jaleesa:  Some stories are heavy—but necessary. What you’re about to read is a journey through addiction, shame, rejection, and heartbreak… but also through healing, surrender, and redemption. If you’ve ever felt stuck in cycles you didn’t ask for—or struggled to believe freedom was possible—this story is for you. There is hope. There is healing. And yes—there is life after. Discovery  Honesty.  Openness.  Truth.  Words that seem like a nightmare when asked to be open about my journey to sexual purity.  However, I have realized time and time again, that God often will bring us out of our hardest struggles ...
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Life After “The One”: When Love Becomes Dangerous

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Life After “The One”: When Love Becomes Dangerous By Kristin Taylor  About the Life After Series If you’re new here,  Life After  is a blog series featuring 15 women, 15 battles, and one powerful truth: there is life after. Through heartbreak, healing, and hard-won hope, Coach Jaleesa’s  Happy Wife Happy Life  is honored to help share their stories with the world. Foreword by Coach Jaleesa This story is raw, real, and urgent. It’s not just about survival—it’s about recognizing the truth, breaking the cycle, and choosing freedom. If you’ve ever questioned whether love should hurt—it shouldn’t. May these words give you the courage to leave, heal, and live. Don’t wait. Don’t explain it away. Leave now—while you still can. The Beginning of the Illusion I first want to thank my sister-friend Coach Jaleesa for affording me this opportunity to pour my thoughts into the awaiting vessels of her fan base. For almost ten years, I have subconsciously sought an oppo...
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