Gaslighting on a National Scale: Why Treating Black Women Like a Burden Is Abuse, Not Oversight
Don’t Call It a Favor
The nerve—the absolute gall—to act like you're doing us a favor by ending discrimination.
By “allowing” Black peo [...]
The Deadly Danger of Eroding Girls’ Boundaries: Black Women Murdered Among Friends (audio)
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You Are Worthy Now and You Were Then: Featuring Brielle Fowler (audio/podcast)
In this empowering episode of Survivor Affirmations, we emphasize the power of uplifting unheard voices and celebrate resilience. Join us as w [...]
Don’t Ignore the History and Connection of Accountability Evasion in Violence, Abuse, and Racism (w/ podcast episode)
So we have reached the place where the n-word is actually Black American people's fault. And that is part of the cycle of harm. Evading accountability [...]
The Power of Healing Spaces: Why Race-Specific Healing Groups Are as Vital as Sex-Specific Ones (audio/podcast)
Healing is universal, but the paths we take to get there are not one-size-fits-all. In this compelling episode of We Survive Abuse, Tonya GJ Prince ta [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I Live an Authentic Life, Lessons from Big Mama Thornton (podcast episode)
In this compelling episode of the We Survive Abuse podcast, we dive into the powerful life and legacy of blues legend Big Mama Thornton. Jo [...]
Ways Survivors Are Taught to Ignore Danger (And How to Relearn Safety)
The Truth: Many of Us Were Taught to Ignore What We Knew Deep Down
If you've ever said:“I should’ve known.”“I felt something was off.”“I saw the red [...]
⚡ Trust Yourself — Without Apology
“They may call you hateful. But what they won’t call you is gone — because you trusted yourself.”
Ignore the noise of people who do not know better. [...]
Not Every Wound Needs a Healing Deadline
I am growing in curves, not in straight lines.
My journey bends like water and still arrives on time. We are not okay everyday....and that i [...]
Braids, Locs, and the Right to Be: The Truth About Black Hair Discrimination
We need less focus on aesthetics—less chatter about who’s worn braids, who’s styled locs, and who can trace it back to their culture. That conversatio [...]
WE Are the Calvary: Believing the Silence
I thought you’d speak when they put rapists in women’s prisonsI thought you’d speak when a man was mad [...]
10 Hard Truths About Men Who Have Been Violent in Relationships
Safety never comes from cruelty. One of the strongest predictors of future abuse is past abuse. Men who have [...]
“Demand Transparency When Women’s and Children’s Safety Is at Stake”
Too many are hiding behind titles and faceless entities — the council, the board, the institute, the trust — w [...]
This Is Not Confusion. It Is Memory: Black Women, Language, and the Right to Self-Definition.
This history is not symbolic. It is specific, embodied, and carried forward through language. For many Blac [...]
🌿 My Self-Soothe Journal
🌿 My Self-Soothe Journal
A Sacred Space to Tend to Your Spirit, Breath by Breath
There are moments when the world feels too loud… and your nervous [...]
🥊 Christy Salters: The Fighter Who Refused to Stay Down
I admired her healing journey before the movie. The number of times I sat with women (the park ranger, the martial artist, the cop, the [...]
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How Current is Your Knowledge Around Car Safety and Domestic Violence?
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Are You Feeding Narcissistic Supply?
Narcissists hunger to have their needs met. If you’re in a close relationship with a narcissist, they expect you to supply them. [...]
🔇 Respectable-Silencing Is Still Silencing
🔇 Respectable-Silencing Is Still Silencing
And it’s one of the most dangerous kinds.
Some people won’t yell over you.They won’t insult you.They wo [...]
🎯 Pattern Denial: The Sinister Art of Pretending Not to Know
Some truths are not too complex to understand—they're just too inconvenient to admit.
Even toddlers can identify patterns. I once babysat a precious [...]
When You’re Silenced: How You Might Respond & Why It Matters
When people are silenced—whether by fear, trauma, or pressure from others—they don’t just stop talking. They find other ways to cope. Some of those [...]
When “Woman Is a Feeling” Becomes Another Way to Erase Us
When People Say “Woman Is a Feeling,” Something Important Disappears
We know that we were not born to give men feelings. We were made for so much mor [...]
🖤 “They Couldn’t Deny What They Never Gave”
✊🏾 1. Many Black women rejected the idea that womanhood flows from whiteness.
Throughout history, Black women have critiqued the idea that womanhoo [...]
A Nurse Speaks: What They’re Not Telling Black Women About PrEP, Trust, and Risk
"The pharmaceutical industry is profiting off a cycle of deceit,
selling us the cure for the recklessness they are quietly enabling.".......
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When Children Ask for Safeguards: Reflections on the Supreme Court, Safety, and Respect
In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision around parental rights and school curriculum, the conversation has grown louder. But beneath the nois [...]
What Does Female Erasure Look Like? You are Looking at It
Do you see it yet?When women and girls can't use words to define ourselves.....When words like"front hole""birthing person""menstruator""vagina [...]
Survivor Spotlight: Barbara J Hansen
A long-time and dear Survivor friend of WE Survive Abuse is doing GREAT things. Again. I love this because seeing this happen helps others. The h [...]
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Rest in Power is Not For Child Predators
Not every legacy deserves soft language. In this episode, we confront the cultural instinct to offer blanket reverence after death.
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