Feminism Can No Longer Afford to Be Generalized
Feminism can no longer afford to live in generalizations.When it does, it leaves too much room for people to hide intent, to blur goals, [...]
The Magic Trick: How Grooming Feels in the Beginning
They welcome you in with warmth, with open arms. They set the table with love, dignity, and safetyâjust long enough for you to believe it's real [...]
Difference Does Not Erase Consent: What Princeâs Refusal Teaches Us (w/audio story)
I've listened.
Far too many people within the LGBTQ+ community respond to Prince's response insist that he had no right to say no because he was per [...]
Crossover: When Harm Happens But the Apology Does Not (audio/video)
Apologies are part of recognizing that you are a human being and that others are too. We live in a world with other human beings that doesn't recogniz [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Why We All Build Our Own Healing Spaces
It may be noticed when specific groups build their own
healing spaces but nearly everyone builds their own healing spaces
where people who live, s [...]
FAQ About Trauma, Abuse, & Violence with Gary Jones LCSW (audio)
FAQ About Trauma, Abuse, and Violence With GaryJones LCSW [...]
Because She Sang, We Speak: Honoring Billie Holidayâs Legacy of Truth
If you are silent about your pain, they will kill you and say that you enjoyed it.- Zora Neale Hurston
Before there were hashtags.Before there were v [...]
The One Question Every Parent of a Girl Must Ask Themselves
Memory Lane (2000's) âNo!â âNobody kisses me! Except my mother, my Grammy, my Aunt Kisha, my LaLa, my Nanny, my Dada, my Gma,â (and the list went [...]
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 do [...]
The Costliest Mistake We Make When Women Speak About Safety
Some people have the loudest mics.The branding that screams âprogressive,â âfeminist,â âfor the people.â [...]
đ€ It Isnât Discipline. Itâs Domination Disguised as a Lesson.
(Inspired by âHow Abusers Place Themselves Above Accountabilityâ â WeSurviveAbuse.com)
Racism often hides ins [...]
Womenâs History Month Closing Affirmations: Speak Truth, Name Harm, Keep Going
We close this month with clear eyes. Not just looking back, but looking forward with intention. We honor ho [...]
Our Mental Health Crisis is a Values Crisis
We have made a choice.
Not quietly.Not accidentally.Not without consequence.
We have chosen to be a nation t [...]
Black Women Are Not the Mules of the WorldâNot Then, Not Now, Not Ever
Black women said "no" and the burning crosses came out in force. Social media was lit up! Holding the torche [...]
The Four Pillars of Oppression: Misogyny, Gynophobia, Sexism, and Patriarchy
Women do not suffer oppression by accident. The systems that harm usâmisogyny, gynophobia, sexism, and patriar [...]
A Society That Centers Harmful Males Will Never Have TrustâAnd It Doesnât Deserve It
Trust is not a gift.Trust is built.Earned.Sustained through action, protection, and accountability.
But wha [...]
Black Pride Is Not a Mask for Violence
We talk a lot about Black pride.We wear it.We speak it.We teach it to our childrenâso they walk with their h [...]
12 Quiet Ways Self-Abandonment Shows Up
(And How to Come Home to Yourself)
Self-abandonment isnât always loud. It often slips in quietly, disguised a [...]
Stay Out of Her Healing, You Werenât There.
This is not about whether you think she was right or wrong.This is not about your definition of accountability [...]
To the Misguided, Misdirected, Mislead, and Misinformed, about Child Sexual Abuse
Back in 2016 this post was inspired when a very famous celebrity publicly blamed how young girls dress f [...]
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A Sacred Space to Tend to Your Spirit, Breath by Breath
There are moments when the world feels too loud⊠and your nervous [...]
How to Bury Your Abusive Husband and the Laws That Shielded Him – YES! Magazine Solutions Journalism
Huge thanks to Brijana Prooker @BriProoker for shining a thoughtful spotlight on domestic violence in this informative piece. I'm [...]
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.... [...]
Where âBidirectional Abuseâ Comes From and Why It Can Mislead People About Black Women
I was astonished that in a season where we had a string of Black femicides and people were asserting "bidirectional violence" on dead women [...]
Why We All Build Our Own Healing Spaces
It may be noticed when specific groups build their own
healing spaces but nearly everyone builds their own healing spaces
where people who live, s [...]
How to Stop Pouring Into What Doesnât Grow
Water does nothing for fake flowers. So why are women still told to pour?
Women are always told to give.To support, love, uplift, and protectâespecia [...]
Lena Baker: The Innocent Woman America Executed | True Story of Injustice and Redemption
You have no business waiting for anyone to tell you that you are in danger.
Believe yourself the first time.
âïž Lena Baker: Sh [...]
What Does Female Erasure Look Like? You are Looking at It
Do you see it yet?When women and girls can't use words to define ourselves.....When words like"front hole""birthing person""menstruator""vagina [...]
“Why Didn’t She Fight Back?”
 I like how Apple Tree Yard explains it. The character seems to be speaking a language that he understands. Clearly. [...]
The Performance of Ignorance: How Men Pretend Sexual Violence Is News.
There is a peculiar kind of amnesia that grips men whenever the subject turns to sexual violenceâan amnesia so convenient, so well-practiced, it deser [...]
12 Quiet Ways Self-Abandonment Shows Up
(And How to Come Home to Yourself)
Self-abandonment isnât always loud. It often slips in quietly, disguised as being âeasygoing,â âlow maintenance,â [...]
đ When She Protects Herself, He Cries Harm
[wesurviveabuse.com]
There are menâtoo manyâwho believe that a woman harms them simply by refusing to be harmed by them.
She sets a boundary.She tel [...]
She Knows What Heâs Capable OfâDo You?
Why doesn't she leave?
Because domestic abuse is not a disagreement. Itâs a terror campaign.
Because domestic abuse isnât a disagreement.Itâs a ca [...]
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