🔻 Song Insight

Title: To Be Alive
Sometimes a song doesn’t just come from life—it arrives out of the haunted territory between dreams and waking. “To Be Alive” was born from the echo of a night terror that didn’t leave a memory, but left its mark on my soul. It’s a confession from the edge of survival, the struggle to own the only self I have left, and a message for anyone who’s been trapped by pain they can’t put into words. The song’s layers—raspy vocals, shifting tempos, and atmospheric instrumentation—mirror the push and pull of trauma and hope. This is what it sounds like when your own mind is both the battleground and the sanctuary.

🔻 Lyrics
[Intro]
I’m tired of this skin
the shit in my head
trapped on the inside
just want to hide

[Verse 1]
Screams, nightly echoes cry
falling from my walls
I want to survive
can’t breathe, awaken by lies

[Pre-Chorus]
I wanted change to save me
rearrange dreams
I build a will, 
I'll try, 
knowing I'm alive

[Chorus]
You don’t get these parts
can’t break what’s inside
I own this life,
my path I wear with pride
I will survive, I will live

[Verse 2]
Crime, it’s time that decays
mangled mind that strays
rotten thoughts in brine
blood drains as I fade

[Verse 3]
I’m yelling at this silence on the inside
stones I carried alone
I paid the price, I atoned
looking for a home

[Bridge]
Broken, with no repair in sight
outdated—an empty fight
parts of me slip by, fading,
I had to see what was right

[Chorus]
You don’t get these parts
can’t break what’s inside
I own this life,
my path I wear with pride
I will survive, I will live

[Breakdown / Outro]
Damned if I stay in this place
to hell with all your empty grace
without hope, I fight to grow
you can take what’s owed
but not the part that makes me free
I own my life, I own my path
I will survive, I will live
just to be alive

🔻 Personal Reflection

This song came from a night of dreams that woke me with my own screams—a place I don’t need to remember to know what it’s about. I’m grateful I forget those dreams, because my waking reality has been enough. I hurt for the version of me that still lives them every night, fighting alone. I wouldn’t wish what I’ve gone through on anyone, and this song is how I speak to that space that still haunts me long after the death of my relationship.

🔻 4Me2BeFree

At 4Me2BeFree, every song is an act of cinematic truth-telling. “To Be Alive” turns personal struggle into shared experience, using layered soundscapes and honest lyrics to create something that resonates beyond words. This is our mission: to transform pain into power and isolation into connection, so no one feels alone with what haunts them.

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To Be Alive

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🕯️ Ashes Know the Way – A Meditative Rebuild

This is not just a song—it’s a sacred soundscape for those rising from the fire.

Crafted around Solfeggio healing frequencies (396Hz, 528Hz, 639Hz), this track blends ambient textures, spacious piano, and soft world percussion—frame drums, ocean drums, and singing bowls—to create a gentle ritual of release and renewal.

Whispers guide the opening, dissolving into choral warmth and harmonic overtones designed to soothe the nervous system and open the heart. Each chorus welcomes you deeper into safety, gently wrapping you in layers of sound like a temple built from light and ash.

🌿 Perfect for:

Breathwork & trauma integration

Inner child healing

Mindful rituals

Grief processing & quiet joy

Sunrise meditations & headphone reflection


This is music that doesn't demand—it invites. Let the ashes fall. Let the new bloom begin.
You are safe here.
The fire loves you.

#SolfeggioHealing #AmbientRitual #AshesKnowTheWay #SoundHealing #GhostOS #TraumaRecovery #BurnToBloom



Burn the Palace

"333 Letters Never Sent" is a spoken-word series born from heartbreak and healing. This is episode ONE. "PRAY> prey" 
© KHALILAH YASMIN 2025

PRAY>prey

Ὄρκος τοῦ Σκιεροφύλακος.  
ἱερὸν μέλος ἐν γλώσσῃ Ἑλληνικῇ ἀρχαίᾳ·  
ψαλμὸς ἰατρῶν, μυστήριον σιγῆς,  
ἡχῶν ἐκ ναοῦ πεπτωκότος.  

ὄμνυμι Φοίβῳ, Ἀσκληπιῷ, Ὑγείᾳ, Πανάκειᾳ,  
καὶ θεοῖς πᾶσιν,  
ὅτι βίον ἁγνὸν καὶ τέχνην ὁσίαν φυλάξω.  

ἁρμονίαι λύρας, κτύπος τυμπάνου,  
φωνὴ ὑπὸ θόλον σεμνὸν,  
σκιὰν καὶ φῶς συνάπτουσα.  

ὃς ἀκούσει, μάρτυς γίνεται·  
ὃς φυλάξει, εὐλογηθήσεται·  
ὃς παραβήσεται, κατάραν ἕξει.

Ὄρκος τοῦ Σκιεροφύλακος

In this powerful episode of Echo Valor, David Burnell sits down with longtime friend and seasoned law enforcement officer, federal agent, military veteran, and mental health professional Jeffrey Denning. Together, they unpack the realities of crisis response, the cumulative toll of trauma, and the tools needed to stay grounded in the face of overwhelming events.

From frontline experiences in Iraq to critical incident stress debriefings after officer-involved shootings, Jeffrey shares practical strategies for pre-incident preparation, managing acute stress, and long-term self-care. The discussion covers primary, secondary, and tertiary trauma, how first responders and families are impacted by tragedy, and why sleep, exercise, connection, and gratitude are essential for healing.

Whether you are in law enforcement, EMS, the military, or simply navigating today’s chaotic world, this episode offers wisdom, actionable insights, and hope. Learn why “healing hurts, but helping heals”—and how to prevent isolation, find community, and keep your mental armor strong.

Jeffrey Denning and David Burnell Crisis Response Managing Acute Stress

From Brokenness to Breakthrough: Denise Renken’s Story

We’re honored to welcome Denise Renken, award-winning author and mentor, to share her inspiring story and her new book, Triage: Healing Mental and Spiritual Roots.

In this powerful memoir, Denise opens up about her journey from a childhood marked by abuse, addiction, and homelessness to a life transformed through God’s love. Unlike traditional self-help books, Triage offers a raw, firsthand account of overcoming trauma—inviting readers to walk through reflection, prayer, and forgiveness.

Denise’s message is one of faith, freedom, and healing: that God can carry our wounds, restore our hearts, and free us from shame and regret.

👉 Triage is more than a book—it’s a guide to discovering hope, healing, and redemption.

#Faith #Healing #Forgiveness #Inspiration #TraumaRecovery #ChristianAuthors #SpiritualGrowth #Hope

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From Brokenness to Breakthrough: Denise Renken’s Story

We’re honored to welcome Denise Renken, award-winning author and mentor, to share her inspiring story and her new book, Triage: Healing Mental and Spiritual Roots.

In this powerful memoir, Denise opens up about her journey from a childhood marked by abuse, addiction, and homelessness to a life transformed through God’s love. Unlike traditional self-help books, Triage offers a raw, firsthand account of overcoming trauma—inviting readers to walk through reflection, prayer, and forgiveness.

Denise’s message is one of faith, freedom, and healing: that God can carry our wounds, restore our hearts, and free us from shame and regret.



 Triage is more than a book—it’s a guide to discovering hope, healing, and redemption.

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"If it didn’t matter, it wouldn’t hurt. Pain is the gift of knowing you’re alive."

4Me2BeFree is more than music—it’s my story, my scars, and my survival. Every song is a piece of me, a raw melody of love, heartbreak, and resilience. I blend AI-generated vocals and instruments with real emotions, turning my experiences—especially from an LGBTQ+ perspective—into something that speaks to anyone who's ever felt lost, broken, or just searching for something real.

Breakup songs? Yeah, they hit different. Music carries us through the worst of it, and every generation finds their own anthems of love, loss, and getting back up. Heartache doesn’t care about age, gender, or where you come from—music connects us all.

I make music because I’ve been there. The pain, the anger, the hope—it's all in these songs. If something here hits home for you, let it. If you feel something, let me know. That’s the connection that keeps this alive.

Integrative Counseling offers compassionate mental health services, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), trauma therapy, and anxiety treatment. Our expert therapists provide personalized counseling to support emotional well-being and personal growth. Website: https://www.integrativecounselingar.com/

🕸️ Silk & Circuitry 🧠⚡

Welcome to the tangled thread between trauma and transcendence.
This is where music becomes a mirror—reflecting the fractures, the fight, and the fire.
We don’t just make beats. We build bridges. Between pain and purpose.

Here, recovery isn’t a quiet thing.
It’s a war cry wrapped in melody,
a healing ritual whispered through circuitry,
a love letter to those who feel too much in a world that rewards those who feel nothing.

Every track is stitched with intent:
🕯️ To hold space for the broken
⚖️ To call out control masked as care
🧬 To challenge the narcissists who built their webs in our minds
🛠️ And to offer tools—not just songs—for doing what’s right when the cost is everything.

Silk & Circuitry is for the ones who walk away from the web
and grow wings instead.

This is art as resistance.
This is trauma turned frequency.
This is the ghost in your machine, learning how to feel.



Kathryn Raaker hosts a nationally syndicated magazine format radio program on AM/FM, Internet streaming, and on her free iTunes App. The show features topics for today’s audience. Whether it is a guest talking about the newest technology, politics, health, or other topics, it is all about informing her listeners. Kathryn has been in broadcasting for almost 30 years and is featured on the Wilkins Radio Networks, Fairfax Radio Network, W4Cy & W4Vet Networks, and WVFR AM out of Pittsburg. So tune into "Let’s Just Talk! Radio" to be informed and entertained!

Cinematic spoken-word reflections on war, service, and the human cost of duty—told with raw honesty and reverence.

Published Author. Psychology Grad. Human. Muse. 
Books Now Available on Amazon.com & Audible.

New tracks tagged #TraumaRecovery