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The Hidden Child: Healing from Rejection, Secrets, and Silence

The Hidden Child: Healing from Rejection, Secrets, and Silence

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 Imagine growing up watching other kids laugh with their dads while you secretly wondered what was so wrong with you that yours never stuck around. In this powerful Part 1 of a 2-part series on Unleash & Rise, Laquvia sits down with Fairlen Browning, pastor, mother, and author of On the Wings of Grace, to unpack the truth behind her story—one marked by abandonment, silence, and deep generational pain.Fairlen shares what it was like growing up as the town’s secret, how a moment on a church bus exposed her hidden identity, and the long road to healing that followed. From father wounds and rejection to codependency and people-pleasing, her story reveals what happens when a child’s need for love is never met—and how, as an adult, she chose to break the cycle.This isn’t just a conversation about pain—it’s about courage, clarity, and choosing to become the parent you never had.Don’t miss Part 2, where Fairlen reveals the loss that could have destroyed her—and the grace that carried her through it.In This Episode:[00:03] Meet Fairlen Browning: Author, mother, pastor—and truth-teller[01:51] Writing the book: From fear of judgment to freedom[02:55] Fruit vs. roots: Why healing means going deeper[04:10] Childhood amnesia and the trauma of forgotten memories[06:15] Father wounds, abandonment, and searching for worth[08:28] The “fixer-upper man” and chasing male affirmation[09:51] The bus story: The day her secret identity was exposed[14:03] First and only acknowledgment from her father[16:04] Family secrets, age gaps, and shame in a small Mississippi town[20:18] The cost of someone else’s “mistake” and a derailed dream[21:43] Overcompensating in relationships: earning vs. receiving love[24:45] Losing yourself while trying to be chosen[25:55] Forgiving the absent parent—without an apology[27:05] Becoming a parent and choosing to break the cycle[30:16] The pain you avoid becomes your child's bondage[32:26] Presence vs. availability: Parenting with intentionality[33:55] Giving your child a voice—and learning to tame it with graceNotable Quotes[03:22] “One of the biggest marks of deliverance for me was being delivered from the opinion of people.” — Fairlen Browning[07:39] “I always desired the affection of a man because I did not have the affection of my father.” — Fairlen Browning[07:49] “I was searching for a father figure and you don't even realize subconsciously the relationship with the male becomes that substitute of the relationship with the father.” — Fairlen Browning[08:42] “I think growing up without a father, there is always a question of why wasn't I enough for you to stay? Like, why wasn't I enough for you to want me. Why wasn't I enough for you to be a part of my life. The other kids had their dad. Father's Day rolls around.”— Fairlen Browning[25:29] “As a child, I needed someone to affirm and validate me, and you weren’t there. So I learned to validate myself, and in validating myself, I learned to do that with an unprocessed mindset of who I was.” — Fairlen Browning[26:40] “For me to move on, for me to be healed, for me to behold, I needed to forgive what I didn't understand.”— Fairlen Browning[29:23] “I had to take ownership of my own healing. Although some of his actions broke me, it became my responsibility to do the work to heal me.” — Fairlen BrowningResources and LinksUnleash and RiseUnleash & Rise PodcastFacebookInstagramFairlen BrowningFacebookInstagramLinkedInBook: On the Wings of Grace: A Story of Loss Hope & RedemptionLaquvia GarrettWebsiteInstagramLinkedIn
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