Every Kind of Free: A Story of Healing, Becoming, and the Courage to Live Again

I’ve been thinking about you lately.

About where you might be reading this—maybe at your kitchen table before everyone wakes up, maybe in your car before running into work, maybe late at night when the house is finally quiet.

Wherever you are, I want you to know how grateful I am for you.

For walking this journey with me.
For trusting me with your heart.
For being part of this community of women who are choosing healing, honesty, and hope.

Today, I want to share something tender with you.

The story behind my newest novel, Every Kind of Free.

Where This Book Came From

This book didn’t come from a burst of inspiration or a clever idea.

It came from years of asking God hard questions:

Will I ever really feel safe again?
Will I ever trust my own voice?
Will I ever believe I’m allowed to want more?

It came from therapy offices and journal pages.
From whispered prayers and tear-soaked nights.
From learning—slowly—that survival and freedom are not the same thing.

For a long time, I knew how to endure.

I knew how to keep going.
How to hold things together.
How to function.

But learning how to live again?
That took courage.
That took faith.
That took God’s patient, gentle work in my heart.

And that is where Every Kind of Free was born.

Meet Jules

Jules Millhouse, the main character in this story, carries so much of that journey.

She has survived abuse.
She has buried her husband.
She has rebuilt a life that once felt shattered.

And now, she’s learning how to live—not just endure.

Here’s something about Jules you might not know:

She almost talks herself out of freedom.

Over and over.

She second-guesses herself.
She worries about being “too much.”
She wonders if she’s asking for too much.
She fears making the wrong choice.

Sound familiar?

Jules is learning what so many of us have to learn the hard way:

That discernment takes courage.
That peace is not selfish.
That healthy love doesn’t require shrinking.

She doesn’t transform overnight.

She grows slowly.
Prayerfully.
With doubt.
With bravery.
With missteps.

Just like we do.

Why I Wrote This Book

I wrote Every Kind of Free for:

The woman who is still healing.
The woman who feels “behind.”
The woman who wonders if she missed her chance at joy.
The woman who wants more but isn’t sure she’s allowed to want it.

Maybe that’s you.

Let me ask you something gently:

Where in your life do you long to feel more free?

Is it in your thoughts?
Your relationships?
Your faith?
Your confidence?

What would it look like to invite God into that place—even just a little?

You don’t have to overhaul your life.
You don’t have to fix yourself.
You don’t have to become someone else.

You just have to stay open.

That’s enough.

Healing Is Restoration, Not Erasure

One of the central themes in this book is this:

Healing doesn’t mean forgetting.
It means being restored.

Jules doesn’t erase her past.
She redeems it.
She lets God turn pain into wisdom.
Loss into compassion.
Fear into discernment.

She learns that her story is not something to be ashamed of.

It is something God is redeeming.

And that’s what I want for you, too.

If you’ve been feeling stuck…
If you’ve been questioning yourself…
If you’ve been longing for “more” but aren’t sure what that means…

You are not wrong for that.

You are responding to God’s invitation.

You Are Becoming

If you’re in a season where you’re wondering:

Am I doing this right?
Can I trust myself again?
Is God really leading me forward?

Let me tell you what I hope Jules reminds you:

Yes. He is.

You are not late.
You are not behind.
You are not failing.

You are becoming.

God is not finished with you.
Not even close.

Start at the Beginning: World Split Open

Every Kind of Free continues Jules’s story—but it begins in World Split Open, where her healing first takes root.

If you’d like to start at the beginning, you can find it here:

📖 Paperback: https://bit.ly/World-Split-Open-paperback
📱 Kindle: https://bit.ly/World-Split-Open-kindle
🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/World-Split-Open-audible

This first book lays the foundation for everything that comes next.

A Prayer for You

Before I close, I want to pray over you:

Lord,
Please wrap each woman reading this in Your peace.
Meet her in the places she feels tired.
Strengthen her where she feels unsure.
Remind her that she is deeply loved.
Give her courage to keep becoming.
Teach her what freedom looks like in this season.
Amen.

Coming April 1

Every Kind of Free releases April 1.

My prayer is that it will meet you right where you are.
That it will remind you what is possible.
That it will whisper hope into places that have felt quiet for too long.

Thank you for being here.
Thank you for reading.
Thank you for trusting me with your heart.

It is an honor I never take lightly.

With so much love,
Elisabeth