Freedom Passage: A Six-Month Reflection on Healing, Courage, and Becoming
Six months ago, Freedom Passage entered the world.
Not quietly.
Not cautiously.
But honestly.
When I released this memoir, I wasn’t chasing perfection or approval. I was honoring truth. Freedom Passage was written as a personal reflection on healing, identity, caregiving, leadership, and the courage it takes to return to yourself, especially as a Black woman navigating responsibility, love, and loss.
What Six Months of Freedom Has Taught Me
Freedom doesn’t arrive all at once.
It unfolds.
Over the past six months, this book has lived beyond my hands. It has found readers during moments of transition, exhaustion, clarity, and quiet reckoning. I’ve learned that healing doesn’t always announce itself loudly. Sometimes it shows up gently — in reflection, in boundaries, in finally choosing rest over survival.
This season has reaffirmed that personal growth isn’t about rushing forward. It’s about pausing long enough to acknowledge how far you’ve come.
A Memoir Rooted in Truth, Not Performance
Freedom Passage marked a turning point — not just as a book, but as a declaration.
A declaration that:
my story mattered
my voice deserved space
healing is not linear
and freedom is an ongoing practice
Writing this memoir required honesty without apology. It required releasing the need to explain pain, justify boundaries, or soften lived experiences for comfort.
Six months later, I’m less focused on milestones and more grounded in alignment.
Alignment with the woman I trusted myself to be.
Alignment with the truth I chose to tell.
Alignment with a life that no longer requires me to carry what was never mine to hold.
For the Reader Walking Their Own Passage
If Freedom Passage found you during a season of change — know that it arrived right on time.
And if you’re still navigating your own path toward healing, clarity, or self-reclamation, there is no rush. Freedom moves at the pace of truth, not pressure.
Thank you for reading.
Thank you for holding space.
Thank you for walking this journey with me.
Here’s to six months of courage, reflection, and continued becoming.
With gratitude and glow,
Christina
