âFAQ: Can You Heal If You Never Got Closure?
[WeSurviveAbuse.com]
Q: Can you heal if you never got closure?A: Yes. You absolutely can. And many Survivors do.
But let's be real: i [...]
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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 [...]
How to Really Let Go of Past Mistakes and Heal (audio)
How to Really Let Go of Past Mistakes and Heal [...]
Why I Believe Women When They Say Theyâre Afraid â And Why You May Want To Too (updated with podcast link)
updated from June 28, 2024 Listen to this blog post here There are mom [...]
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 [...]
Your Discomfort and Confusion is Not More Important than Her Pain (audio/podcast)
When people express pain, shock, and grief; your confusion is not an emergency.And it is not more urgent than a womanâs grief.What we are [...]
When the Mask Matters More Than the Truth, Survivors Are Asked to Disappear
There is a reason people cling so tightly to labels when harm is exposed.
Often, it is not confusion.
It is fear.Fear of admitting they were mis [...]
âïž How Alternative Justice Can Mimic Harmful Forgiveness Pressure
Just try to understand that if a victim decides against your option that doesn't make them "carceral." They a [...]
You Do Not Have to Apologize for Knowing What Danger Looks Like
Youâve seen too much.Lived too much.Heard the stories no one else wanted to hear.
And still, they want you [...]
Mahogany: Beyond Fashion, a Lesson in Power and Abuse đ
Mahogany is often celebrated for its styleâbut the film also quietly shows obsession, control, and emotional a [...]
Fighting Familiar Abuse This Week
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Domestic Violence Is Rising While Survivor Services Are Disappearing: What the Latest Data Reveals
I donât know if you saw this, but while overall violent crime is reportedly on the decline, domestic violence in the U.S. has actually risen by ab [...]
đ§ 9 Signs Youâre Dealing with a Stonewaller
And Why Thatâs Not Your Fault[WeSurviveAbuse.com]
Stonewalling is one of the most soul-draining tactics used in abusive relationships. Itâs when so [...]
Domestic Violence and The Inevitable Mental Health Risk
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Why âBeing Loyalâ Shouldnât Cost You Your Safety, Dignity, or Peace
One of my all-time favorite jazz tunes is "My Man."âMy Manâ is, in many ways, a love song about endurance, not just devotion.Billie Holiday, the [...]
đ„ Christy Salters: The Fighter Who Refused to Stay Down
I admired her healing journey before the movie.The number of times I sat with women (the park ranger, the martial artist, the cop, the welder, th [...]
In Memory of Charisse Shumate: I Am Not Going to Stop Fighting Until My Last Breath is Out of Me.
 I have long asserted that the concept of "self-defense" is a set-aside privilege for some people. Abused women are not in that group. Women with disa [...]
Grief That Echoes: Honoring the Women Amiri Baraka Lost to Violence
There are wounds that donât stop bleeding just because the headlines fade.There are names that des [...]
đïž The Sisterhood Gag Order
When protecting him means punishing her.
Some women arenât silenced by men.Theyâre silenced by other women.
[...]
đ We donât negotiate safety
âïž Some Things Are Black and White
Yes means safety.No means protection.
Clear, certain, unapologetic bounda [...]
No One Hands Women Safety. We Claim It, Protect It, and Pass It Forward.
I'm sorry.People talk as if womenâs safety is something governments eventually âfigure out,â like a policy [...]
Gynophobia: The Fear That Shapes Our Stories and Our Lives
In a world full of contradictions, there is one fear that rarely gets named, but is woven into the seams of our cultures, systems, and stories: gyno [...]
Itâs Not Always HateâSometimes Itâs Hurt: Learning to Hear Menâs Vulnerability
Somewhere along the way, the right of menâespecially Black menâto say no got tangled up in our cultural discomfort with seeing men as fully human.[...]
Some of Us Canât Pretend Institutions Are Harmless
Itâs a strange kind of exhaustionâworking beside women who understand abuse in private relationships, yet act confused when the same dyn [...]
The Culture That Questions Women Before It Stops Men
Femicide.We keep saying it.âWe canât bring her back, but justice was served.âWe say it after the trial.
After the sentencin [...]
đ What Is a Boundary? (And Why Itâs Not a Punishment)
A boundary is not a wall to keep people out.It is a door that you control.You decide who gets to come in, how long they stay, and what kind [...]
When Chaos Becomes Normal: Relearning the Language of Calm and Boundaries
Some of us grew up learning to breathe in the middle of storms.
We learned to sleep through shouting, to laugh through danger, to keep func [...]
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 [...]
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Learning from the Loudon County Tragedy (updated)
(Updates below) Remember when they yelled: "This never happens." This tragedy was always [...]
The Faux Fight Against Child Sex Abuse
Last May was one of the happiest days of my entire life.My son graduated from high school. I sat there among t [...]
She Didn’t Need Better Boundaries. She Needed Him to Respect Them.
One of the best docuseries that I have seen about "forced interaction" resulting in prolonged [...]
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 [...]
Courtesy or Compelled Speech? Why the Difference Matters
Thereâs a difference between choosing courtesy and being forced into compelled speech.
Courtesy is voluntary. Itâs when you call someone âLiz [...]
Why Abuse Leaves You with Chronic Self-Doubt
And Why That Doesnât Mean Youâre Broken
Thereâs something few people talk about after abuse ends:The way self-doubt clings to you like a second ski [...]
Jenifer Lewis Says Pastor Took Her Career After Molestation| UnCensored
"Tell until someone listens"- Jenifer Lewis
She Didnât Whisper. She Roared.
There is a particular kind of silence that lives in the shadows of pews [...]
