The Secret Keeper
A memoir of breaking silence and reclaiming power
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“Sadness will blindside you.” Such a simple sentence from my first therapist, but it contained a profound truth. My healing journey has been volatile and challenging. I imagine yours has been too. The further I move down the path of taking care of myself, the more surprising I find the moments of deep sadness that…
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“Forgiveness sets you free from anger” “If you don’t forgive, you can’t heal” “If you don’t forgive, you give Satan a seat in your heart” “We forgive others when they don’t deserve it, because Jesus forgave us when we didn’t earn it” Lies. After the abuse, ALWAYS comes the justification. We expect it from our…
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For twenty-nine years, I carried secrets that weren’t mine to carry. I wrapped my body around grenades of truth, hoping to absorb the damage myself. I became the keeper of confessions, the holder of shame, the protector of a family’s carefully constructed facade. I thought I was being noble. I thought I was being strong.…
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MJ Sloane is a survivor, mother, and advocate who spent twenty-nine years as a secret keeper before finding the courage to become a truth teller. Raised in what appeared to be the perfect Christian family, MJ discovered in 2001 that her adoptive father—a respected church leader and pillar of the community—was a predator who had…
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Hello, and welcome to my corner of the internet. My name is MJ Sloane, and I have a story to tell. Not because I wanted to, but because I had to. Because keeping secrets for other people nearly killed me, and I refuse to die for someone else’s shame. The Story Behind the Story For…
The Secret Keeper 