Becoming Unleashed

Description

The Sacred Journey of Healing, Identity, and Reclamation

Becoming Unleashed is the first workbook in the Behind the Wall series, created for incarcerated women who are ready to reclaim their voice, their worth, and their story. Rooted in trauma-informed care and lived experience, this Reachbook walks beside women as they navigate the inner work of becoming—layer by layer, truth by truth.

Through poetry, reflection, storytelling, and soul-deep journaling, Becoming Unleashed offers a rhythm of healing across three stages: Breaking Down, Standing Up, and Moving On. Each chapter invites the reader to name what they carry, rediscover their identity, and begin crafting a life grounded in honesty, courage, and hope.

With real stories from formerly incarcerated women, affirmations, and creative practices, this workbook provides a safe, steady structure to support emotional resilience and self-discovery.

This Reachbook is designed for any woman behind the walls who longs to know she is more than her past—that she is still here, still whole, and still worthy of becoming.

Dedication

She was always there. Just waiting to rise.

This Reachbook is for the woman who was never truly lost— only hidden beneath pain, silence, and survival.

Becoming is not about fixing what’s broken. It’s about uncovering what’s whole. It’s about rising into the truth that was buried but never gone.

This is your moment. Your becoming. Your return to the woman who was always hidden inside.

About the book

Becoming Unleashed is more than a workbook—it’s a mirror, a map, and a movement. Created for incarcerated women seeking healing, wholeness, and a new beginning, this Reachbook offers a powerful framework for self-discovery, grounded in trauma-informed care and lived experience.

Like the butterfly emerging from confinement, Becoming Unleashed guides women through a process of transformation that honors where they’ve been while opening the door to who they’re becoming. The journey unfolds in three parts: Breaking Down, Standing Up, and Moving On—each step helping women name their truth, reclaim their story, and rediscover their worth.

Inside these pages, you’ll find poetry written behind the walls, creative exercises to open the emotional brain, journal prompts that cut to the heart, and real stories from women who have rebuilt their lives after incarceration. It’s a space for vulnerability and courage to coexist—for healing to begin not in spite of prison, but from within it.

Whether used individually or in a group setting, Becoming Unleashed is a powerful companion for any woman ready to do the brave, tender work of becoming—one breath, one truth, one page at a time.

Table of Contents

Module 1: Breaking Down, Where Silence Meets the Truth

• Chapter 1: The Weight of Walls – When time stops and the soul stirs
• Chapter 2: Naming the Lies – Unlearning what was never yours to carry
• Chapter 3: The Voice in the Dark – Listening for the you that never left
• Chapter 4: The Shape of Grief – Mourning what’s gone – and what never was

Module 2: Standing Up – Where Courage Begins to Bloom

• Chapter 5: The Thread of Hope – Finding strength in the smallest spark
• Chapter 6: Who I am, Still – Remembering the woman beneath the labels
• Chapter 7: The Choice to Rise – Deciding to believe in yourself again
• Chapter 8: Worthy of the Light – Claiming joy, even in the shadow

Module 3: Moving On – Where Freedom Begins

• Chapter 9: The Power of Becoming – More than your past ever imagined
• Chapter 10: Carrying the Fire – Keeping what matters, letting go of the rest
• Chapter 11: The Ripple I Create – Owning your voice, your impact, your healing
• Chapter 12: Free on the Inside – Living whole, no matter where you stand

To support those guiding women through this journey, a Facilitator’s Guide is also available. This companion resource provides insight, prompts, and soul-deep support to help facilitators walk beside participants with empathy, care, and confidence.