đ If Iâm Healing, Then Why Am I Hurting?
A gentle truth for the days when healing aches more than harm ever did.
We donât talk about this part enough.
The part where he [...]
Speaking Truth for Girls in a World that Prefers Silence (audio)
Welcome to We Survive Abuseâa powerful, unapologetic space where Survivorsâ voices take center stage. Hosted by Tonya GJ Prince, a veteran advocate wi [...]
Stop Debating Women Into Danger: Saying You Care Is Not the Same as Protecting Women
When men debate whether women deserve safety, they are not having a conversation.
They are auditioning for authority over womenâs [...]
How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males, Violence, & Abuse: C. Delores Tucker
How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males C Delores Tucker
updated from March 21 2022 Th [...]
Silence Serves Predators: Listen to Your Inner Voice Before You Explain It Away (audio)
Have you ever had a feeling about someone and talked yourself out of it?
Not because nothing happened.
But because you could not explain it cleanly [...]
FAQ About Trauma, Abuse, & Violence with Gary Jones LCSW (audio)
FAQ About Trauma, Abuse, and Violence With GaryJones LCSW [...]
A Journey to Finding Our Voices Through Personal Stories (podcast/audio)
Your Survivor story has the power to heal. On this episode of We Survive Abuse, Tonya GJ Prince reveals how sharing our truths can empower others to d [...]
Women Are Fed UP with Having Our Own Womanhood Mansplained At Us (w/TikTok creators)
We keep doing that thing that we have always done. We are not listening to women and girls. And when we do hear pieces of what they are saying here an [...]
Ida B. Wells Was One of America’s Earliest Anti-Sexual-Violence Advocates. It’s Time We Said So.
One of the reasons I started this blog in the early 2000s was because of something I kept seeing after serving [...]
We Donât Owe Our Endurance to Racism
They say:âNow is not the time.ââWeâre all suffering right now.ââDonât make it about race.â
But racism doesn [...]
How We Stack Burdens on Women and Girls: âCan Weâ Is Not the Same as âShould Weâ
There is a question people ask often.âCan we?â
Can we do this.Can we allow that.Can we push this boundary [...]
đŹď¸ Benediction for the Journey: On Letting Go
Letting go is not weakness.Letting go is not failure.Letting go is not giving up.
Letting go is sacred.Lettin [...]
Life-Saving Advice for Black Women from The Positive Birth Coach
@thepositivebirthcoach Replying to @MVP I hope this helps, a guide for black women advocating for yourselves in maternity care @The Motherhood Group @ [...]
Green Flag: Safe Adult Males Stay Out of Female Spaces and Advocate for It
Miss us entirely with all of your hurdles for women to clear demonstrating that we can "be kind" in a world does nothing to make this world safer for [...]
How Abusers and Systems Use âYou Have It Goodâ to Normalize Deprivation
You ought to be thankful for the little things.
But little things are all you seem to give.
Janet Jackson| What Have You Done For Me LatelyG [...]
The Overlooked History of Black Disabled Lives: Survival, Misunderstanding, and Strength
As a Black woman who has struggled with a health condition that is limiting, and has worked in the professional serving capacity for people with disab [...]
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My Health and Safety Matters Too: Why “Assigned Female at Birth” Sparks Backlash
Explore why women's rights groups argue that this phrase not only diminishes the lived experiences of women but also risks erasing the realities [...]
They Loved the Style, Not the Black Woman: Esther Jones and the Betty Boop Lesson
updated from 11/1/23
Exploitation is a handthat smiles while taking.
It praises your light,then sells your flame.
It calls it âhelp [...]
When Girlsâ Boundaries Are Rebranded as âHateâ (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 [...]
Familiarity Doesnât Make Stranger Abuse Irrelevant
Thereâs a manipulation tactic that keeps slipping into our public conversationsâone that says:âMost pe [...]
âđž First, We Fight for Our Safety.
Then, We Fight for Our Story.(And We Are Tired.)
She survived.That should be enough.But it never is.
Because [...]
No More Empty Promises: What It Really Means to Support Prostituted Persons
Supporting Prostituted Persons Means More Than Just Words
"Shaming women doesn't work because that is not t [...]
7 Devastating Truths About the Atrocities Facing Women and Girls in Sudan (and Why the World Must Not Look Away)
Women and girls in Sudan are facing unspeakable violenceâsexual violence used as a weapon of war, mass displacement, and ethnic cleansing. These are n [...]
When Someone Dies, We Start Asking Why
This post hurts like hell! I hate this so much.I saw her grow up. My child watched Bug's Life on VHS. On repeat. Like little kids do.When it w [...]
đľ Why So Many Social Media Platforms Are Against Naming Harm
Letâs tell the truth:Most major social media platforms are not safe spaces for truth-tellers.Especially when that truth involves naming abuse, calling [...]
Why Listening to Womenâs Pain Feels HardâAnd Why It Matters More Than We Admit
I was confused by my own exhaustion.
I had spent years doing what some people think is the hardest part of advocacy.
Helping women [...]
Violation is the Crime (Post Compilation)
I know everyone is short on time. So here's a post compilation.
One of the biggest obstacles to getting judges, attorneys, and political le [...]
đ Why Itâs Harder: Unique Barriers Rural Women Face When Seeking Help for Abuse
When a woman living in a rural area makes the courageous decision to seek help, sheâs not just up against her abuserâsheâs up against an e [...]
âđ˝ When Accountability Feels Like an Attack to Him
[WeSurviveAbuse.com]
Some men donât fear the harm they cause.They fear the moment a woman finally says,âYou w [...]
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Why Does Society Make it Difficult for Survivors of Rape & Abuse to Come Forward? Part 2
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Original post 9/23/15 7.  Every choice that you ever made (sexually) is scrutinized. [...]
âWhy All Women Deserve to Be Heard When Speaking About Violence and AbuseâNot Just the Powerfulâ
For many men, all of life is a measuring contest.Who has more. Who is stronger. Who commands the most follow [...]
Why Donât We Talk About Black Men Who Survived Childhood Abuse?
There are stories we rarely let breathe.The stories of Black men who were once Black boys â [...]
đż My Self-Soothe Journal
đż 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 [...]
đŻď¸ The Truth About âVictimhoodâ as an Insult
There is a lot going on in the world. But crimes against womenâespecially stalking, coercive control, and violenceâdonât take time off. They donât pau [...]
The Cost of Agreeability: How We Uphold the Barriers We Think We Are Fighting
I've served the women who responded to violence and were facing harsher punishment than any man would have for the same crime. No one was willing to h [...]
Courtney Stoddenâs Lifetime Movie Exposes the Public Grooming of a Child Brideâand the Cruelty of Celebrity Culture
I wasn't deeply familiar with this young woman prior to watching the Lifetime movie. I'm a bit out of her target age range. But being a teenager and t [...]
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