About

This space was originally created as a blog. I used it to explore and process faith related topics. When I was working in the nonprofit sphere, I used this space to create dialogue around topics that were relevant to my work, and then when I began to pursue graduate work in clinical mental health counseling, I began to volunteer with a faith-based nonprofit that served sexual assault survivors. This space evolved then, and we began to use it to discuss topics related to the overlap of faith, abuse, survivorship and resiliency.

That non-profit no longer exists, although our team is still closely connected and all three of us are still very passionate about working with survivors of sexual trauma within the context of faith-based spaces. The Facebook page that we created together, “Find Your Roar,” is still active, and often our own personal content gets cross posted to those spaces.

I’m not completely sure what I am going to be doing with this space, but I do know that I intend to use it as a landing space for my own blog content and exploration as I begin to chase my childhood dreams of being a writer. I will continue to blog, research and share all of that with you here. This space will also allow you to find me elsewhere- on Substack, Facebook or TikTok.

Community is most important to me, and it’s crucial those of us who have seen some of the ugliest that humanity has to offer and have come out on the other side with compassion, empathy and resiliency come together united.

If you are a survivor, you are welcome here. 

If you love a survivor, thank you for being here. 

If you are conservative, you are welcome here. 

If you are liberal, you are welcome here. 

If you fall somewhere in between, thank you for seeing nuance. You are welcome here.  

Regardless of the intersection of your identities, you are welcome here.

Jen, Deb and I have always been committed to advocacy, education and empowerment. I look forward to continuing this journey of loving louder and living with strength.

#believesurvivors #lovestronger #liveloudly #betheirvoice

Tiktok: @sassafrass23 Substack: CassiSassy.substack.com FB: Find Your Roar