AFFIRMATIONS AND SELF LOVE
10 Clear Signs He Doesn’t Respect You (And How Survivors Can Break Free From the Programming That Keeps Us Silent)
Respect isn’t what he says in public. It’s how he moves when no one is watching, and how he treats your truth, your boundaries, and your [...]
IN THE NEWS
Male Deception Gets a Pass
And Women Who Tell the Truth Pay the Price.
Let’s tell the truth that too many are afraid to name:
Male deception gets a pass.Male abuse is ration [...]
Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.
We can’t have an honest conversation about why our grandmothers—and their mothers before them—often prescribed silence in the face of pain without ack [...]
WE SURVIVE ABUSE PODCAST Returns
After a healing hiatus, WESURVIVEABUSEPodcast, hosted by Tonya GJ Prince is back
with new episodes. We are back to speak with those whose truths were dismissed, minimized, mistranslated, or never properly listened to—across languages, cultures, ages, abilities, belief systems, and life circumstances.|https://wesurviveabusepodcast.com/feed.xml|WESurviveAbusePodcast.com
with new episodes. We are back to speak with those whose truths were dismissed, minimized, mistranslated, or never properly listened to—across languages, cultures, ages, abilities, belief systems, and life circumstances.|https://wesurviveabusepodcast.com/feed.xml|WESurviveAbusePodcast.comHEALING

Bullies and Cowards: A Natural Alliance in the Abuse of Women and Vulnerable Adults
If there is one thing history, society, and personal experience have proven time and again, it’s that bullies and cowards are natural allies. They m [...]

This Is Not Just a Relationship. It’s a Campaign of Control.
Some people still think abuse is about losing tempers.Or that it's a relationship that just got too intense.Or two people who need to learn how to c [...]
LOVING SAFELY
I Disagree with a Lot of Women—That’s Life. But Misogyny? That’s Where You Lose Me.
Let’s get something straight:
I disagree with a lot of women.
Philosophically. Politically. Spiritually.
That’s life. That's family. That [...]
Sex-Based Social Control Is Not About Beauty. It’s About Access to Humanity.
Let’s talk about one of the most sinister tactics in the game:Sex-Based Social Control.
On the surface, it may look like beauty sta [...]
A Historic Look at Female Bodies Under Attack by the Medical Community
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CHILDREN DESERVE SAFETY
Take a Look at WHO Is Being Killed by Guns
Who needs a war? Who needs expensive weapons if genocide is what you desire most?Just give everyone and anyone a gun anytime they [...]
BECAUSE SHE IS SOMEONE
Weaponizing Fear: How the ‘Die Alone’ Myth Is Used to Control Women
“Fear is the tool of the tyrant and the weapon of the weak.”
— African ProverbFear as a [...]
We Told You.
We told you.We warned you.We begged you to listen.
We tried to explain what was coming down the road.We cri [...]
What Does It Cost to Constantly Prove You Know Your Own Life?
It costs energy—the kind your body needs to rest and repair.
It costs peace—the quiet that allows your nervou [...]
❌ If You Can’t Speak Your Truth Without Losing Love, You’re Not in a Relationship—You’re Under Rule
There are relationships that look like love on the outside.They may even feel like love—sometimes.
But if y [...]
LEGAL/COURTROOM

The World Loves Powerful Men. Even When They’re Violent.
Let’s tell the truth today.
The world loves powerful men. Even when they’re violent.Especially when they’re violent.
It doesn’t matter if he’s a c [...]

Truth Is Sacred. And We Will Not Be Moved
As a 30+ year violence against women and children's advocate; you encounter many people who lived to regret being fooled
into being passionately a [...]

Survivor Affirmation: I Will NOT Shrink Truth to Comfort Those Who Fear Boundaries
Boundaries are love not hate.
They are love in action — love for your peace, your time, your healing, and your future.Saying “no” is not crue [...]
HERSTORY/HISTORY
Men Can Stop Rape!
In earlier years of this blog, I did more work that included males as victims. I was excited. The blog allowed me to show the truth of my [...]
Uncovering Our TRUE Stories: Docs and Movies Featuring Whistleblowers, Informants, and Teachers
In 1975, school teacher Marva Collins took $5,000 from her retirement fund and opened the low-cost Westside Preparatory School on the second floor of [...]
💔 When Sisterhood Is a Silencer: Spotting the Wounds Behind the Smile
Some women walk with us in sisterhood—but not in solidarity.
They speak our language. Quote the affirmations. Light the candles. Clap at the empowerm [...]
ART IS HEALING

Remembering Patrick Swayze: When Art Becomes Healing
Patrick Swayze was more than a heartthrob.
He was a force — a man who turned pain into rhythm, who moved through fire and s [...]

Gratitude to Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon
Music is healing.
Music is power.
Music has the power to change the world.
On many, many, many a day when [...]

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 B [...]

Cultural and Female Appropriation Lessons from the Original Betty Boop: Esther Jones
These days when people are pretty casual and complacent about women's identity and women's essence being mocked, adopt [...]

Dance Is a Weapon, a Womb, a Way Back to Ourselves
They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds. And we dance where they tried to end us.”
Across time and acro [...]

Fave Podcast Episodes: Trafficking Documentary Director Alison Jayne Wilson with Neil Getzlow
Episode 79: Unmasking the journey of Alison Jayne Wilson and EXITUnmasked With Neil GetzlowToday, I'm excited to share [...]

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

🎤 Survival, Sisterhood, and Triumph: Honoring Salt-N-Pepa Enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
When Salt-N-Pepa burst onto the scene, they didn't just make music — they made space.Space for women's voices. Space for bol [...]

Fair is Fair: What The Legend of Billie Jean Teaches Us About the Inversion of Reality”
Imagine you’re watching a movie where a sneaky character does something mean to a classmate, like stealing their lunch. But [...]

Preview from The Girl From Salonika Documentary Film
From Award-winning Filmmaker Alison Jayne Wilson:Here is a breath of fresh air for you which I think we all desperatel [...]

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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]




























