Women and Girl's Rights
The World Loves Powerful Men. Even When They’re Violent.
Let’s tell the truth today.
The world loves powerful men. Even when they’re violent.Especially when they’re violent.
It doesn’t matte [...]
WE Survive Abuse Podcast Episodes
An Infographic Explanation of the Word “No” (infographic) w/ audio
🚩Because people who can't take "no" for an answer aren't known to be the safest people to keep company with.
T [...]
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 [...]
Medical Sexism and Misogyny: The Harm in “Assigned Female at Birth”
Often used in medical and social contexts, this phrase can inadvertently reinforce harmful stereotypes, limit individu [...]
“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 [...]
CHILDREN DESERVE SAFETY
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 parents as if it’s a simple math equatio [...]
HERSTORY/HISTORY
Some “Justice Movements” Are Enabling Harm Against Women and Children. We Need to Talk About It.
Not every movement that says it stands for “justice” is safe for women and children.
Some of them mean well. Some don’t.But too many of them are pr [...]
Why Is It So Easy to Find Men Willing to Silence a Woman? (w/related TikTok creator story)
You are not special, shiny, or goat-adjacent because you get verbally aggressive towards women around sports. As an advocate, I grew to despise "big g [...]
Unlearning Loyalty to Those Who Ask You to Lie
“Power borrowed from fear never lasts"
There comes a time when your soul grows too heavy to carry the weight of someone else's lies.
At first, i [...]
VIOLATIONS
💣 In Just One Second: 12 Ways People Tell You They’re Pro-Abuser
(And Maybe Capable of Abuse Themselves)
Sometimes it doesn’t take a full conversation.Sometimes it takes ju [...]
🖤 12 Ways Black Women Are Harmed When Men Weaponize Oppressive Systems
🖤 1. Demanding Grace While Denying Ours
Black women are often expected to extend endless empathy, understandi [...]
When Your Strength Makes Them Angry
Some people will try to make you feel like you did something wrong just for standing in your own power.
You [...]
🚨 When Power Imbalances Are Ignored—and Victims Get Hurt
In schools, faith communities, workplaces, and even families, efforts to keep the peace often ignore the power [...]
HEALING

Calling Out the Undermining of Women and Children’s Rights
"We are living in times so strange that truth sounds like conspiracy, and kindness feels like rebellion."— UnknownJonah Wheeler has been lec [...]

🚨 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 cause of death for pregnant and postpartum w [...]

How Some Teachers Are on the Frontlines of Fighting Child Sexual Abuse
Did you know that some victims of child sexual abuse prefer to confide in teachers rather than parents? Even those from "good" loving homes? No one [...]
END FEMICIDE
You Call It Staying. She Calls It Surviving.
You look at her and ask, “Why did she stay?”
But you don’t know the whole story.
You saw a snapshot.She’s [...]
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 [...]
Gynophobia Is Not New—We’ve Just Been Taught to Ignore It
The word gynophobia—meaning fear or hatred of women—has existed for centuries. But while misogyny [...]
Changing Restrooms, Changing Questions: What You Should Know
How come they can build these things that bring men in closer proximity to women and children but not more h [...]
LEGAL/COURTROOM

RED FLAG:🚩 Quick Love Can Be a Cage
When Fast Turns to Fear: What We’re Not Talking About Enough
They came on strong.Said all the right things.Made you feel seen, heard, adored.And be [...]

Self-Abandonment: How Survivors Can Come Home to Themselves
Self-abandonment is one of the most overlooked consequences of surviving abuse, harassment, or assault.It’s what happens when you learn—often in order [...]

Pornography Didn’t Start the Fire: A Clear Look at History, Power, and Violence
With war, comes murder and rape
Pornography is often blamed as the reason violence—especially violence against women—has escalated.
That sounds clea [...]
LOVING SAFELY
Rest in Peace and Power Detroit Nurse Latricia Green
Phillip Lewis, Ross Jones, and other journalists have kept this very tragic story alive even through the tragedies and chaos of our days s [...]
I Wish You No Harm—But This Doesn’t Work for Me: The Truth About Women’s Boundaries
There is this strange, deeply embedded belief that in order for a woman or girl to be considered a "good person" she must sacrifice her safe [...]
Why I Believe Women When They Say They’re Afraid — And Why You May Want To Too (updated with podcast link)
updated from June 28, 2024 Listen to this blog post here The [...]
END RAPE
The Unseen Burden: Black Eldest Daughters and the Weight of Expectations
In many Black families, eldest daughters are celebrated as leaders, protectors, and role models. But behind [...]
His Truth Does Not Need a Permission Slip — Even When It Makes People Squirm
This post is dedicated to James Ransone, who died by suicide two weeks after this was written.
James spoke op [...]
Why We Must Stop Centering Discomfort Over Male-on-Male Sexual Violence
When a male accuses another male of sexual harassment or assault, what do we often hear first?“The worst [...]
Drug-Facilitated Rape: What Women Need to Know About Ketamine, Alcohol and Emerging Drugs
For years, women were warned about the “date-rape drug.” Watch your drink. Don't leave your glass unattended. [...]
AFFIRMATIONS AND SELF LOVE
10 Lessons The Color Purple Teaches Women About Hope, Discernment, and Trusting What You See
updated from February 15 2026 One of the hardest lessons many women learn is this:Love does not require you to ignore what your e [...]
Healing Changed Me—And Some People Only Loved the Version of Me Who Didn’t Know Her Worth
A post for the Survivor who’s outgrowing relationships built on their silence, sacrifice, and self-erasure
There’s a version of you they liked bett [...]
‘Go Along to Get Along’ Is How They Silence You—Here’s Why You Must Speak Anyway
Fellow women and please share this message with girls:
You are not “difficult.”You are not “too sensitive.”You are aware.You are awake.You are wired [...]
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 [...]
Media Moments

Denzel Washington on Malcolm X: The Deception of Being Called “Hateful” for Self-Preservation
If you have been called "hateful" because you stand up for your own safety, maybe you can relate to this video clip an [...]

Jenifer Lewis Says Pastor Took Her Career After Molestation| UnCensored
"Tell until someone listens"- Jenifer Lewis
She Didn’t Whisper. She Roared.
There is a particular kind of silence that liv [...]

Solidarity is Reciprocal: Black American Women Are Allowed to Ask What Comes Back Across the Bridge (podcast episode)
Where did people get this bizarre idea that solidarity doesn't require respect and reciprocity...at a minimum?[...]

Keep Sweet, Pray and Obey on Netflix
I believe that watching and reading stories about abuse of power and indoctrination should be required for people; eve [...]

Featuring Bunmi: Who Benefits When Women Are Encouraged to Leave Their Sexual Boundaries Open to Revision?
Who benefits when women are encouraged to understand their sexual boundaries as especially open to revision?Women have s [...]

They Didn’t Have to Lie: 12 Films That Show How Selective Truth Shapes What We Believe
Fall is coming. Here are some film suggestions for when the weather keeps you indoors.Most of us learned something about [...]

The Right to Say “NO” is Mine: Youth Edition (video)
Same Game, Different Day: Violating Women's and Children's Rights | WE Survive AbuseIsn't It Refreshing When a Man "Gets It" [...]

E. Lynn Harris: The Visionary Black Author Who Gave Us Stories We’d Never Seen—But Always Needed
Long before mainstream platforms embraced diverse stories, he was doing the work. Out of the trunk of his car. In be [...]
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