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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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You Deserve Safety—Even When You’re Just Trying to Keep Going
Some of us were never told that we deserved to feel safe.We were told to keep going.To be strong.To not make a scene.To forgive.To forg [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
When the Mourning Is Selective: A Reflection on Silence, Justice, and Sacred Courage(audio version included)
updated from 2022 LISTEN HERE Black women also experience significantly higher rates of psychological abuse — including humiliation, insults, [...]
Speaking Truth for Girls in a World that Prefers Silence (audio)
Welcome to We Survive Abuse—a powerful, unapologetic space where Survivors’ voices take center stage. Hosted by Tonya GJ Prince, a veteran advocate wi [...]
They Loved Ms. Foxy Just Fine -Until She Spoke Truth (podcast episode)
From WE Survive Abuse Podcast
They will celebrate you as long as you are palatable.As long as your strength entertains them.As long as your t [...]
From Objectified to Empowered: Women’s Rights in Medicine Inspired by Henrietta Lacks (podcast/audio)
Henrietta Lacks’ story is a stark reminder of the injustices women, especially Black women, have faced in the medical field. Her [...]
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Invest in Yourself: Overcome Financial Hurdles to Afford College
AUDIO: https://empowerminty.gumroad.com/l/idayfFor many women, healing includes leaving the confinements of their current "comfort zone".In this [...]
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 [...]
🛑 We don’t negotiate safety
⚖️ Some Things Are Black and White
Yes means safety.No means protection.
Clear, certain, unapologetic boundaries are not cruelty.They are care—espec [...]
They Hope You Never Realize How Powerful You Already Are
🌹 They Hope You Don’t See It
There is something they hope you never realize.Something that terrifies them.
It’s not your weakness.It’s your power.
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7 Ways Survivors Can Embrace Authenticity and Present Yourself Honestly:
*updated for 2025
Dear LORD, Please Bless Us All—Because This Is Me.
People expect you to “get over” being a victim of violence.Why?Because they thi [...]
Why Defending Your Boundaries Doesn’t Make You Hateful—It Makes You Strong
And we know how people feel about strong women. It is deeply disrespectful to violate women’s boundaries. Boundaries are not optional; they [...]
Curves, Control & Convenient Amnesia: The 90s and Early 2000s Edition
The 90s were velvet and vinyl,grunge and glitter, a time when girl groups rose—but the grip on our bodies n [...]
You See Our Blackness, But Not Our Bruises
updated from June 8 2025 We are not just Black.We are not just women....or girlsWe are Black women and Blac [...]
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Safe Spaces Start Here: Women Taking the Lead in Property Ownership for Social Change
“Men cannot be violent because the title to the land is in my name” and “I cannot be chased away.” –  [...]
🧩 REARTICULATION: When the System Repackages Harm in New Clothes
WARNING TO THE LOVING, THE NURTURING, THE HEALERS:
The systems we fight do not always come with burning cro [...]
🌿 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 [...]
Lucy Diggs Slowe: She Protected Us in Silence So We Could One Day Speak
“Because boundaried spaces don’t build themselves—someone has to brave the silence first.”[WeSurviveAbuse.com]
Most people will tell you Lu [...]
Grooming by Environment: When the System Softens the Ground for Abuse
When most people hear the word grooming, they imagine a single predator targeting a person—saying the right things, isolating them, offering [...]
The Hidden Danger: How Abusers Stalk Their Victims Even from Behind Bars
This post is dedicated to the memory of Donasia Alexus Holloway 🕯Music artist Megan Thee Stallion has filed a restraining order against [...]
💔 “I Was Coerced by Someone I Trusted. I Didn’t Say No. Is It Still Assault?”
This is one of the most common — and most heartbreaking — questions Survivors ask. And it deserves a clear, loving, truthful answer.
Yes. Coer [...]
Unveiling the Hidden Danger of Enmeshment: Its Role in Perpetuating Male Violence
When we talk about male violence, we must confront a harsh reality: some men develop insecure and unhealthy attachments to women. In the [...]
FAQ: Common Perpetrators, Race, and Bias — What U.S. Parents Must Know About CSAM
You can't find what you are not looking for.
Knowledge is power. And when adults refuse to see the truth, perpetrators are protected, children are [...]
🌀 Absent Boundaries, Beliefs Can Penetrate and Redefine a Space
Absent boundaries, anyone can use their beliefs to penetrate a space.
History shows us this truth. From the earliest days of colonization, invaders u [...]
Safety in Isolated Spaces is Required for ALL Women and Children
Because women's and children's safety matters at all times. In every space that we occupy. Males who are safe to be around recoil at the very tho [...]
The Hidden Danger: How Abusers Stalk Their Victims Even from Behind Bars
This post is dedicated to the memory of Donasia Alexus Holloway 🕯Music artist Megan Thee Stallion has filed a restraining order against rapper To [...]
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 [...]
Candyman Movie Murder: Ruthie Mae McCoy Was the Woman No One Listened To
April, 1987. Chicago, Illinois. A woman makes a bizarre call to police about people coming through her bathroom wall. Her body is discovered in her ap [...]
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