What happens when the desire to stand with others becomes a demand to disappear? In this episode of We Survive Abuse, “The Empty Chair” explores the difficult space between compassion …
Tonya GJ Prince
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Audio/PodcastConfidenceJustice is Authentic Love
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PowerFemale Civil RightsFemale Health and Safetyfemale health civil rightsFemale SafetyTeensWomen
What Mean Girls and Bring It On Teach Us About How Systems Change Without Really Changing
Have you ever noticed that sometimes people change the rules, change the words, or act like things are different… …but somehow the same people still end up on top? That …
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ConsentCivil Rights & Social JusticeCoercionFemale Civil RightsSafeguardingSafetySelf careSelf LoveSelf WorthTeensWomenWomen's Rights
When “Just Give Him a Chance” Stops Being Advice and Starts Becoming Pressure
Old habits die hard. Changing laws is often easier than changing hearts and minds. For generations, many women did not have full freedom to choose their own relationships. Marriage was …
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GREEN FlagsBoundariesFemale Health and SafetyHealthMental healthMental Wellness and HealingMental Wellness and HealthRED FLAGSRelationshipsstalking
Rejection in Dating: Why Learning to Accept “No” Is Essential for Healthy Relationships
Dating is not a promise of access. It is a process of discovering mutual interest, compatibility, and trust. Understanding rejection is part of building safer relationships. A healthy understanding of …
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MisogynyBoundariesCampus violenceCoercionDECEPTIONDisability and Chronic IllnessDomestic AbuseDomestic ViolencePolitical ActionPoliticsPowerVictims RightsViolationViolence Against Women
When Men’s Feelings Matter More Than Women’s Safety: Recognizing Everyday Misogyny
Mobility restriction is a term widely used in human rights, disability studies, public health, criminology, and violence prevention because mobility is directly connected to safety, opportunity, and citizenship. Think of …
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RED FLAGSDECEPTIONManipulationMisogynyRapeSafeguardingSafetyTeensVictims RightsViolationViolence Against Women
Reputation Is Not Character: What the BTK Case Teaches Us About Recognizing Real Danger
How to spot the warning signs abusers hide behind — and why “he seemed so normal” is never the whole story Why This Case Still Matters Dennis Rader — known …
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Womanism/FeminismBlack WomenBody safetyBoundariesCoercionDECEPTIONFemale Civil RightsFemale Health and SafetyManipulationMisogynyWomenWomen's Rights
Why a Woman’s “No” Is Not Oppression: A Womanist Perspective on Consent and Boundaries
Whether or not a woman on this planet has read feminist authors or understands what others mean by terms like “intersectionality” or the difference between “misogyny” and “sexual harassment,” one …
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Herstory/HistoryRED FLAGSSafeguardingSelf careSelf LoveViolationviolenceWomanism/FeminismWomenWomen's Rights
When Men Define Womanhood: The Power, The Harm, and The Resistance
For centuries, men have claimed the authority to define what a woman is. From religious texts to medical books, from courtrooms to boardrooms, men have dictated the terms of womanhood—who …
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What The Women of Brewster Place Teaches Us About Access, Isolation, and the Right to Move Freely
Red flags aren’t just about individual people’s behavior. They are about systemic neglect, officials and leaders ignoring the community’s needs, systems demanding silence in the face of heightened danger, and …
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RapeAbuseBody safetyCivil Rights & Social JusticeFemale Civil RightsFemale Health and SafetyLoving SafelyPolitical ActionPowerRED FLAGSSafe Boundaried SpacesSafeguardingSafetySelf careSelf Love
Her No Is a Complete Sentence
Survivor Affirmation I honor my own no. I honor yours too. Real love does not ask me to abandon either one. There is something sacred in this — a person’s …