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AFFIRMATIONS AND SELF LOVE
Survivor Affirmation: I Love and Approve of Myself No Matter What
🌟 Affirmation
I love and approve of myself, no matter what.
I am a valuable person and make worthwhile contributions to the world.
E [...]
WE Survive Abuse Podcast Episodes (during the summer months we focus on reading to kids)
Stop Telling Black Women to Be Silent—Our Bodies Are Paying the Price. (podcast episode)
Black women are not “overreacting”—we are responding to what our bodies have been forced to carry for generations. The pressure to ignore racism, to s [...]
Medical Sexism and Misogyny: The Harm in “Assigned Female at Birth”
Often used in medical and social contexts, this phrase can inadvertently reinforce harmful stereotypes, limit individu [...]
Survivor Affirmations: My Female Existence is Sacred and Worthy of Unapologetic Self-Care (podcast)
Survivor Affirmations: I Deserve Peac from Within by Tonya GJ Prince [...]
You Are Not a Hero to Women for Teaching Men They are Entitled to Women’s Spaces (podcast episode)
What does it really mean to protect women? And who gets to decide when a woman's safety concerns are "serious enough" to matter?
In this epis [...]
The Fable of the Man Who Changed His Coat Not His Character: How Harm Reinvents Itself
Some people do not grow, evolve, and change. They rebrand. In this episode of the We Survive Abuse Podcast, Tonya GJ Prince explor [...]
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 [...]
HEALING

Eve’s Legacy Is More Than Music—It’s a Blueprint for Reinvention
Eve is more than a mic and a moment—she’s a one woman movement.From Philly cyphers to global stages, from "Love Is Blind" to Emmy-winning co-h [...]

5 traits women who don’t have friends share (featuring video by Tiffany Monday)
You'd be amazed how many people get themselves through recovery and/or parts of healing and abuse...... Why do some women have no friends, and what [...]

When Women’s Murders Are Hijacked: How Race, Politics, and Silence Derail the Fight Against Male Violence
Too often, when a woman is murdered, the conversation shifts quickly away from her life, her safety, and the systemic failures that left her vulnera [...]
CHILDREN DESERVE SAFETY
Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of Boy Scouts of America is on Netflix
This is another MUST-SEE! From this storytelling perspective we can see: Avoidance & discouragement of parental notificati [...]
BECAUSE SHE IS SOMEONE
You Can Support Human Rights and Ask for Safety
You are allowed to care about people—and care about your own protection.
You are allowed to believe in just [...]
Silence Keeps the Cycle Alive. Love Tells the Truth.
When scandals break — like the recent Young Republicans (ages 18-40 including many influential professionals) [...]
Why Do People Call Gender-Critical Women “Extremists” When We’re Just Talking About Safety?
Survivor advocacy has always required naming what endangers women and children — even when it’s unpopular. [...]
The Fable of the Flame that Would Not Bow: The Importance of Help Seeking Language in Troubled Times
Discouragement is part of the battle. It always has been. But defeatist language can become dangerous when it [...]
END FEMICIDE
Erin Justice: The Worst That Could Happen
updated from May 31, 2023
Women and girls do not always survive rape.
&nbs [...]
When Girls’ Boundaries Are Rebranded as “Hate” (featuring Boundary Setting video from Dr. Tracey Marks)
updated from November 5, 2022
"You know good and well that a boundary never did a damn thing to you.
But a [...]
The “Helper” Mandate is Hurting Us
It whispers to Black people—especially Black women —that we are here to help.To soothe.To teach.To forgive.To [...]
Black Women: Unshakable, Unstoppable, Undeniable
When people build entire campaigns against you, they recognize your power even if YOU do not.
Black womanhood [...]
END RAPE
Even When They Didn’t Hear Your “No,” You Still Deserve to Be Heard
Sometimes the harm didn’t stop when you said no.Sometimes the people who should have protected you didn’t paus [...]
The Pressure to “Be Nice” While Male Violence Goes Excused
If ever you have any question about which people in the room are women: It will be the ones in the room [...]
💔 When She Protects Herself, He Cries Harm
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There are men—too many—who believe that a woman harms them simply by refusing to be harm [...]
“The Forgive and Overlook Habit”: Why the Crisis of Child Predators Isn’t Going Anywhere
The crisis of child predators isn’t going anywhere. Unless the adults change our harmful ways and change them [...]
THE SHOP
🌿 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 [...]
LOVING SAFELY
When Control Becomes Abuse: Recognizing Coercive Control in Relationships
🚩 Concerning Signs of Abuse and Control
How Loss of Autonomy Mirrors the Pain of Imposter Syndrome 🔒 Loss of Autonomy
Every adu [...]
Alarm Clock: The Growing Dangers in Women’s Spaces (updated)
"We were told repeatedly, that these things "never happen."Denial, name-calling, shaming, blaming, minimizing, and pretending not to s [...]
You Were Never Meant to Carry What He Refused to Unpack
For the woman who’s been told her standards are too high—stand taller.
Sister,Let’s tell the truth today.
They say: “That’s just how [...]
LEGAL/COURTROOM

When History Is Weaponized: Seeing the Manipulation Clearly, Even on the Hard Days
A reminder that “slavery is white history, how we survived it is Black history." ~ Malcolm Jamal Warner
There are moments when the world fe [...]

You Don’t Get Grievance Without a Vacuum of Accountability
Grievance doesn’t grow in a vacuum. It grows where accountability is absent, deferred, or endlessly redirected.
This is a profound distinction [...]

🎯 General Categories Protect the Powerful, Not the Vulnerable
We are often told that broad categories are a sign of unity.That we should all just fall under one banner:
“Women.”
“People of color.” [...]
HERSTORY/HISTORY
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 [...]
10 Reasons Men Invading Women’s Spaces—No Matter How They Identify—Is Abusive, Misogynistic, Gynophobic, and Sexist
Women’s spaces exist for safety, healing, solidarity, and empowerment—yet, men demanding access to these spaces is a continuation of male entitlement, [...]
Black American History Lesson: What Happened to the First Private Black School for Girls in Connecticut?
I hope that these last few weeks have taught us to take history as a tool for learning lessons .....for everyone. Education is never a "scam". The [...]
MANIPULATION
Why Are Women Told to Stay Calm About Things That Should Horrify Everyone?
When women, girls, and children talk about boundaries, it’s not hate speaking. It’s concern. It’s exhaustion. It’s survival language. Too often, th [...]
15 Reasons a Woman’s Silence Does Not Mean She Is Comfortable
One of the most dangerous assumptions in the world is believing that if a woman does not openly object, she must be okay with what is [...]
She Didn’t Stay Because She Didn’t Know. She Stayed Because She Did.
People assume she stayed because she didn’t know.
Didn’t know her worth.Didn’t know what he was doing to her.Didn’t know what love is supposed to l [...]
ART IS HEALING

Surviving Abuse Daily: Musical Empowerment for Women
Lady, I know you're tired. I'm tired too. elink.io | See Original [...]

Why Forgetting the Wisdom of Elders Weakens Movements — And How Honoring Them Strengthens the Future
“A river that forgets its source will soon run dry.”— African proverb
There is a scene in The Women of Brewster Place wher [...]

Gratitude to Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon
updated from February 1, 2025
Music is healing.
Music is power.
Music has the power to change the world.
[...]

UnSilenced: Betty White
In the 1950s, a period marked by segregation and racial discrimination, Betty White made a bold move on her variety show, "T [...]

How Vanessa Williams Overcame Bias and Industry Backlash to Reinvent Herself—and Win Anyway
This is how you do it!
It was 1984. Vanessa Williams was surrounded on all sides. Some people were angry when she [...]

Around These Parts We Support Survivor Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion is more than a chart-topping artist—she's a symbol of resilience, strength, and unwavering courage. In [...]

Tammi Terrell’s Story Reminds Us That Survival Is More Than Staying Alive
When people speak about Tammi Terrell, they often begin with how young she was when she died.
Twenty-four.
[...]

The Art of Reflective Thinking in 8 Steps (with infographic)
I saw a woman share her very personal relationship story in a video this week.There was a lot of discussion about whether sh [...]

How Survivors Can Preserve the Lessons from Their Experiences for Storytelling
originally published 11/20/2015 To tell your story, you are going to need the details of your stories. No one can tell [...]

🎶 Playlist: Songs That Speak the Truth — Domestic Violence & Survival
Sometimes music is the only thing brave enough to say what we’ve been through.
This playlist brings together 11 songs acros [...]

When Black Women Speak About Violence, Too Many People Attack the Voice Instead of the Harm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsk8VmR4KCA There is something very familiar happening around Is God Is. (The Col [...]

Songs Survivors Play to Survive Disaster
I Tried One day years ago I was trying to make it through a challenge.
In order to get through it I came up with [...]
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