Straight from the Roots

 I recommend watching the reels connected to this episode before listening all the way through. They’ll help your nervous system ease into the story instead of being dropped straight into the heaviness. I’ve linked them below. Please take your time. This isn’t content to rush through.  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRMMKDTjsEY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== https://www.ins...

In this episode of Straight from the Roots , Tree shares the beginning of her story, not from a place of anger, but from a place of awakening. Growing up hearing stories that weren’t hers to carry, she learned early that silence doesn’t always mean peace… sometimes it means survival. Now in her seventh year of banishment, Tree reflects on what it means to outgrow survival mode, reclaim her voice,...

For years, silence was how I survived. In this opening episode of the 30-Day Banishment Series , I will begin at the beginning, before the labels, before the explanations, before the fight to be heard. I share what banishment looks like in real life, not as a legal term, but as a lived experience that impacts identity, family, faith, and belonging. This episode explores the difference between sile...