Before I was a mother, I was a wife.

And I entered marriage believing my job was to be good—not safe, not cherished, not protected.

In this episode of Dear Jordan, I explore how early beliefs, religious conditioning, and trauma shaped my understanding of submission, marriage, and worth. This letter unpacks the psychological impact of negative identity labels, trauma bonding, and why so many women confuse endurance with faithfulness.

Through a blend of personal story, Christian theology, and trauma-informed insight, this episode challenges the idea that submission requires silence, self-abandonment, or suffering. We talk about nervous system safety, boundaries after abuse, and what happens when healing disrupts familiar power dynamics.

This episode is for women who are:

• Healing from emotional, spiritual, or domestic abuse

• Navigating faith after trauma

• Learning to set boundaries without guilt

• Choosing peace over proximity

• Recovering from people-pleasing and survival mode

This letter is for my daughter, Jordan—but it’s also for anyone learning that growth does not require permission from the people who benefited from your silence.

Peace is not selfish.

Boundaries are not betrayal.

Healing does not make you cold—it makes you honest.

Dear Jordan is a letter-style podcast about faith, healing, motherhood, trauma recovery, and becoming who you were always meant to be—without shrinking to survive.