When the War Is Over: Rewriting the Victim Story
“Every rite of passage begins with a story. The one we have been living, and the one waiting to be written.” – Cara Jones
Most of us carry a story that whispers I am powerless.
It splinters into shame, unworthiness, perfectionism, and survival patterns that never got the message the war is over.
This episode of Rewritten is about what happens when we face those patterns instead of hiding them. When grief, rage, fear, and shame are met with presence, they transform into fuel. When ritual is added to the threshold, breakdown becomes initiation.
This story was told live at this month's Stories of Love and Resilience event online.
Inside this episode you will hear:
The root of the victim story and how it shapes our lives
The three stages of a rite of passage: severance, threshold, initiation
Cara’s story: When the War Is Over
Rewritten is not about erasing your story. It is about meeting it as raw material and choosing authorship.
It is an invitation to unpack the heavy suitcase, empty the psychic closet, and reclaim your power so that a new story can rise.
Registration is open until September 24th: join here
✨ About Your Host: Cara Jones
I’m Cara. Storyteller. Initiator. Voice-liberator.
After 25+ years as an Emmy-winning journalist, filmmaker, and trauma-informed coach, I guide soul-led creatives to tell stories that transform and ripple into collective change.
My work helps you alchemize the most tender parts of your past into magnetic, service-driven narratives that build real resonance and soulful visibility.
I do this work because I’ve lived the silence, disconnection and performance and I know the cost of holding it in.
This podcast, my coaching, and my storytelling mentorship are born from a simple vow:
Never abandon your voice again. Not for approval, branding or belonging
Also About Me — I’m a mother to a wild, wise 8-year-old who reminds me daily what untethered expression really looks like, wife to my favorite dance partner, Don, and dog-mama to our yellow Lab Henry.
📬 Want more reflections on truth-telling, soul-driven visibility, and storytelling as a path of expression and healing? You can join my email list at www.cara-jones.com
