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Rest in Power is Not For Child Predators
byTonya GJ Prince
Not every legacy deserves soft language. In this episode, we confront the cultural instinct to offer blanket reverence after death.

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AFFIRMATIONS AND SELF LOVE
🔥 “You Look Like a Man”? That’s Not an Observation. That’s an Attack. 🔥
Still, I Rise BY MAYA ANGELOU
You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies.........
A moment of truth.
When some [...]
WE Survive Abuse Podcast Episodes
The Gift of Access to YOU (audio/podcast)
This episode unpacks how those lessons of survival can linger into adulthood, making us feel like we owe access to anyone who asks.....How often [...]
When Survivors See Through Lies, We Refuse to Pretend (audio/podcast)
In her career, Tonya GJ Prince has had the honor of encountering thousands of bold and courageous Survivors. With discretion, she shares one [...]
Give Me 5 Minutes: What is a Toxic Relationship? (audio)
Give Me 5 Minutes: What is a Toxic Relationship? (audio) [...]
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 [...]
Naming Ourselves: The Right of Women to Define Our Power and Purpose (audio/Podcast)
In this episode of the We Survive Abuse Podcast, host Tonya GJ Prince shares a personal story of reclaiming power in the face [...]
Autonomy in Dating and Partner Selection is Our Birthright (audio/podcast)
Autonomy in Dating and Partner Selection is Our Birthright" explores the powerful intersection of history and empowerment. In this episode [...]
How to Really Let Go of Past Mistakes and Heal (audio)
How to Really Let Go of Past Mistakes and Heal [...]
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 [...]
HEALING

🔥 Here’s How to Deal with Someone Who Always Chooses to Be Hurt
When someone in your life always chooses to have hurt feelings, especially over things that aren’t intended to be hurtful, it can feel like walking th [...]

“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 right away.
Because the pressure has al [...]

Your Vocal Power: Podcast Selections for Survivors this Week
From WE Survive Abuse podcast. Stories of inspiration for Survivors of powerful women including: Sonya Ivanoff, Harriet Tubman, Marilyn Van [...]
CHILDREN DESERVE SAFETY
❓ FAQ: What Do Terms Like Gaslighting, Emotional Abuse, Grooming, and Coercion Really Mean?
Language is power. Survivors often feel the harm long before they can name it. Having the right words is not just about vocabulary—it’s about dignity, [...]
BECAUSE SHE IS SOMEONE
When They Can’t Control You Anymore, They Try to Control How People See You
One of the realities of working with women trying to get away from an abusive relationship is the difficult wo [...]
Building Human Rights on Truth (slide)
“This was Mississippi, where for years whites shot blacks for any reason or no reason and no one cared; [...]
Keep Ending Violence Against Women by Lifting Women’s Voices
Let's keep ending the silencing of women and girls:Women and girls are under no obligation to give prote [...]
When Love Becomes a Warning: The Forgotten Conversation About Parricide and Estrangement
There’s a growing trend across online spaces where people—especially younger adults—discuss estrangement from [...]
LOVING SAFELY
Self-Care Includes Recognizing the Adult Bullies Around You
Part of self-care means monitoring how you are being treated by those around you. To make sure that you aren't feeling silenced or mistreate [...]
Your Healing Threatens the People Who Benefited From Your Wounds
Not everyone wants to see you healed.Some people were only comfortable when you were quiet, unsure, still bleeding.
Your pain made you ea [...]
In Safety-Centered Spaces—Let’s Tell the Truth About Invasion
When it comes to women and girls, invasion looks like:
Forcing male presence into spaces where women go to breathe, to heal, to b [...]
LEGAL/COURTROOM

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 male has every potential to AND be excus [...]

RECANT: She Just Wanted Her Life Back
There is a lot going on in the world. But the pain of sexual violence, and the complicated aftermath that follows, never hits “pause.” It doesn’t wa [...]

I’m Not Angry at Other Women — I’m Committed to the Whole Truth
I'm not angry at other women.Not even the ones who shame, silence, or mock.Not even the ones who call truth-telling "too much," "too angry," or "too d [...]
HERSTORY/HISTORY
12 Quiet Ways Self-Abandonment Shows Up
(And How to Come Home to Yourself)
Self-abandonment isn’t always loud. It often slips in quietly, disguised as being “easygoing,” “low maintenance,” [...]
What Does It Really Mean To Be Socialized As a Woman?
To be socialized as a woman means to be trained — subtly and overtly — in what the world expects from those born female. It’s a lifetime of unspoken l [...]
We Survive Abuse: Robbing Girls of Opportunities That Women Fought For is Hella Shameful
As we move from Black History Month to Women's History Month ...the bullying & snatching opportunities from girls under the guise of "empath [...]
IN THE NEWS
Sally Hemings: The Founding Father and the Silence He Bought.
Like every abused woman and child Black Americans reside in a county that pushes us to "move on", "get over it", and "forgive and forget". Heavy emph [...]
Surviving Abuse Daily: Women and Children Trying Hard Not to Lose
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Only 2% “Owned” Slaves?” The Dangerous Game of Subtracting Context
We’ve all heard it: “Only 2% of white people "owned" slaves.”It’s a talking point tossed around to downplay history. But here’s the truth: it’s not th [...]
ART IS HEALING

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Truth From Pam and Aunt Esther: Naming the Disrespect Women Were Taught To Ignore
There are men who speak to women with deep disrespect — regularly.
And we rarely show it honestly.
Some folks will get off [...]

🎶 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 [...]

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 [...]

How latin instruments can help you predict the future
13 ways country billboards can find you the love of your life. 16 ways music scores could leave you needing a lawyer. How ho [...]

Cathy Hughes and The Quiet Storm: Healing on the Airwaves
“Good evening, sweetheart…”Those few words, whispered through radios across America, weren’t just an introduction—they wer [...]

Sexual Violence at American Festivals: Prevention Tips for Organizers
Festivals, concerts, and other large gatherings are prime locations for people to come together and enjoy themselv [...]

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 [...]

CLOSED FOR RIOTS: How One Black Woman Riots Against Racism
Update: This was published August 30, 2015. Remember that day? I do. Driver Samuel DuBose was shot in the head by a ca [...]

🎤💰 Money, Respect & the Woman’s Mic: Black Women’s Songs About Money, Power, and Respect
updated from April 2025
"We're supposed to pretend that if we are "good girls," a "good man" will find us and give us every [...]

Favorite Memoirs and Reads on Abuse, Rape, & Violence: Tonya GJ Prince
Greetings Readers, Books are a critical element to healing and understanding violence,
rape, and abuse. Book recommen [...]
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 [...]















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