A Journey from Victim to Victorious was written for the woman who is tired of surviving in silence and is quietly longing for freedom, healing, and truth. This book is not a polished testimony of someone who “got it all right.” It is the honest story of a woman who walked through pain, confusion, and loss—and met God there.

As you read, you may recognize pieces of your own story in these pages. Some chapters may comfort you; others may challenge you. That is intentional. Healing is not passive, and growth is not always gentle. My prayer is that these words remind you that what happened to you does not get the final say. God does.

This is not a book about blaming, shaming, or reliving trauma for its own sake. It is about reclaiming identity, renewing the mind, and learning how to walk in the victory Christ already secured. It is about trading labels the world gave you for the truth God speaks over you. It is about moving from merely surviving to living fully awake, fully alive, and fully free.

Take your time. Pause when you need to. Pray through what stirs up emotion. There is no rush—healing is a journey, not a race. And if at any point you realize you need support beyond these pages, please seek wise counsel, trusted community, or professional help. Strength is found in reaching out, not in carrying everything alone.

If this book helps you name your pain, confront a lie, set a boundary, reclaim your voice, or take one brave step toward freedom, then it has fulfilled its purpose.

You are not weak for what you’ve endured. You are not broken beyond repair. You are not alone.

You are becoming. And victory is already being written into your story.

A Journey from Victim to Victorious is a faith-centered memoir and transformational guide that invites readers into the deeply personal process of healing, identity restoration, and spiritual renewal. With unflinching honesty and compassion, Tammie Riddle Godfrey shares her journey from surviving trauma to walking in freedom, revealing how pain, silence, and misplaced beliefs can quietly shape a life long after the wounds were first inflicted.

This book explores how trauma embeds itself not only in memory, but in thoughts, language, and emotional responses—creating cycles of fear, self-blame, people-pleasing, and spiritual confusion. The author candidly describes how she misunderstood biblical concepts such as submission and humility, turning them into self-erasure rather than mutual honor and godly partnership. Through Scripture and lived experience, she uncovers how victim vocabulary, unchallenged lies, and distorted self-perception can keep women bound even while they long for healing.

More than a story of survival, A Journey from Victim to Victorious is a roadmap for transformation. Readers are guided through the process of recognizing trauma patterns, renewing the mind with God’s truth, reclaiming spiritual authority, and learning to speak life instead of defeat. The book emphasizes that healing is not passive; it requires courage, awareness, and intentional alignment with God’s voice over fear, shame, or past conditioning.

This is an invitation to step out of old narratives and into the life God has always intended—rooted in love, anchored in truth, and marked by victory. You are not a victim. You are chosen. You are free. You are victorious.