Women and Girl's Rights
A Debt of Safety: Moving Beyond the “Infinite Well” of Women’s Care
The Reality of Bodily Autonomy
Violence isn't just a social issue—it is a physical violation that disrupts a person's ability to exist i [...]
WE Survive Abuse Podcast Episodes
“Lead with Love” Includes Women and Girls Safety Too (short audio message)
Lead with LoveThat's what they say.And when they do, never let anyone tell you that leading with love doesn't include women and girls and our [...]
Women Taint Nobody's Business Who You Choose to Love (audio)
Women Tain't Nobody's Business Who You Choose To Love [...]
Called Out of Our Names: When Did Respect Become Too Much to Ask? (audio ep)
Follow the Story
This story does not end with this article or podcast episode. If something here made you curious, please k [...]
The Power of Unapologetic Truth: Fannie Lou Hamer and Zora Neale Hurston (audio/podcast)
In this episode of We Survive Abuse, we explore how women like Fannie Lou Hamer and Zora Neale Hurston resisted the systemic micromanagement of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CHILDREN DESERVE SAFETY
When a Woman Is Talking About Risk Are We Busy Handing Out Character References?: 11 Signs
updated from April 21, 2026
Her Fear Is Not Yours to Edit
The women and children whom society listens to the least suffer the most intense, [...]
HERSTORY/HISTORY
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 [...]
Concern Trolling: When Fake Concern Masks Control Over Women’s Lives
"I'm just looking out for you."
"I'm just trying to help you out."
January 13, 2025 (original)
Concern trolling is a tactic that [...]
When Black Women Speak About Violence, Too Many People Attack the Voice Instead of the Harm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsk8VmR4KCANow streaming on Amazon PrimeThere is something very familiar happening around Is God Is. (The C [...]
VIOLATIONS
The Salem Witch Trials Were Never Just About “Witches”
History likes to tell it as if Salem was a fever dream about broomsticks and black cats. That has always bee [...]
20 Affirmations and A Note for Those Who Feel Troubled by What They’re Seeing.
Until we choose to have honest, difficult conversations about sexual violators and those who cause harm, they [...]
The Rules of Misogyny: A History of a Brilliant Internet List
This list is brilliant because it captures the messy truth so succinctly.This list is usually credited to [...]
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 bo [...]
HEALING

Why Women Deserve the Same Freedom We Give Men — Without Criticism or Control
“I get out of all your boxes, I get out.You can’t hold me in these chains.”
Lauryn Hill/I Get Out” (MTV Unplugged 2.0)
Freedom for women m [...]

30 Things You Can Do Right Now to Support Domestic Violence Survivors in the U.S.
If you’re heartbroken, angry, or tired of seeing Survivors harmed, silenced, or shamed—you are not alone.But feelings aren’t enough. Survivors need [...]

Della Reese, Medical Racism, and Why Black Patients Fight to Be Heard
Della Reese was not unknown.
She was not invisible to the public.
She was already famous. Already gifted. Already se [...]
END FEMICIDE
🚨 Pregnancy Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence
Let’s tell the truth—pregnancy should never be a death sentence.
But in the United States, the leading caus [...]
Male Delusions Are Potentially Lethal
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Politicians Must Stop Dismissing Us: Women’s Safety is Non-Negotiable
Political leaders must prioritize the rights women need in our own right—not just the ones tied to men.
Y [...]
Aline Borel Was Not Just a Meme: When a Woman Is Misread, Labeled, and Killed
I've seen the meme of her so often. You may have too.
She was a woman from Brazil who was harm [...]
LEGAL/COURTROOM

✨ Survivor Affirmations for the Women Who’ve Held Their Tongue Far Too Long
Let’s be honest.
The people who critique dark-skinned Black women’s beauty?Often have deep gaps in their own appearance, character, and spirit that [...]

Survivor Affirmation: I Honor My Journey and Reclaim My Energy
Anytime you put your time, energy, and heart into something you take a risk. It may not turn out as you had hoped. That part always hurts.Still [...]

🚨 The Women Who Climbed the Ladder Are Now Pulling It Up Behind Them
Truth does not become false because it becomes unpopular. And the truth is, as proud as we are of some of these women for how they climbed the ladder. [...]
LOVING SAFELY
No Test Can Measure What Women Have Been Enduring
If the public tantrums around males being tested could stop, that would be great because biological tests, some extremely invasive, have alw [...]
The Economist: Why Nations that Fail Women FAIL
Please do not watch this pretend that the West is exempt or any political party is "different". It is 2025 and no group of males is doing we [...]
She Wasn’t Weak. He Was Dishonest.
We need to talk about the way society punishes women for being manipulated.
She trusted someone.She believed his words.She gave him the ben [...]
END RAPE
Highlighting Stories Calling for An End to Violence Against Women and Children in 2023 Part 1
There has been debate around Black victims of domestic and sexual violence withdrawing support from writ [...]
Pregnancy, Panic, and the Past: Supporting Survivors Through the Miracle of Birth
*Updated for 2025
When a close relative—let’s call her Morgan—announced her pregnancy, our entire fam [...]
Until This Country Reckons with How It Treats Black People, It Will Never Heal Its Violence
Until this country reckons with how it treats Black people—how its systems treat Black people—how it still tre [...]
Keeping Girls Safe in a Dangerous World (ebook) 2025 UPDATE
In a world where girls face unique dangers and challenges, Keeping Girls Safe in a Dangerous World [...]
AFFIRMATIONS AND SELF LOVE
Why Get Angry About Women and Girls Fighting for Safety and Equality?
The only people who ever get scolded for protecting their right to safety are female human beings.Women, of all races and backgrounds, are expressing [...]
Little Book of Affirmations for Women on the Rise (ebook)
LINKLittle Book of Affirmations for Women on the Rise by Tonya GJ Prince [...]
🛑 Start Noticing: Saying No Is Not Hate
You may want to start observing the number of times men declare that women saying no—is hate.Not submitting? Hate.Setting a boundary? Hate.Wal [...]
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 [...]
ART IS HEALING

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 [...]

Misogyny Is Not a Virtue: When Harmful Attitudes Are Framed as “Values”
"Equality and kindness" do not require or justify
the abolition of women as a sex class
or the abrogation/appropriation [...]

I Will Survive: How Survivor Gloria Gaynor Keeps Inspiring Decades After the Release of Grammy Winning Song
originally published 2/8/ 2016At First I Was Afraid... When we have been wounded we must heal. To do that, I think we [...]

Jenifer Lewis Talks About Sexual Assault and Dealing with a Con Artist | Studio Q
This is a mighty woman! She survives AND she does the work to heal. A mighty woman indeed. Check out these jewels in the for [...]

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 [...]

The Truth That Heals Podcast: Exit’s Director Alison Jayne Wilson
You can watch EXIT on Amazon Prime in the US. [...]

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 [...]

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

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.
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Big Mama Thornton: I Stand Up for Myself For As Long As I Can
Big Mama Thornton, who originally recorded the classic song "Hound Dog", was a pioneering artist who broke barriers an [...]

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 [...]

Black Truth-Telling on Violence Was Never the Problem
"I've never seen or heard of anything like this!" Black people have been telling the truth about viol [...]
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