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Healing is Yours: Beware the Micromanagers of Your Journey
Pain hurts like hell.
Let people heal.
As someo [...]
7 Ways People Manipulate: Recognizing and Resisting Control
Ain't nothing new under the sun.Manipula [...]

CLOSED FOR RIOTS: How One Black Woman Riots Against Racism
Update: This was published August 30, 2015. Remember that day? I [...]
Unraveling Control: The Legacy of Policing Women’s Fashion and Clothing Choices
Did you know that when high-profile prosecutor Kelly Siegler prosecute [...]
Prompt Questions: If Being a Woman is an “Identity” Then Who Speaks for Women?
In many cultures, including those in the North American west, wo [...]
When Love Puts You in Danger: How Domestic Violence Impacts Friends
One day we will
learn to stop
blaming wo [...]

From Diana Shaw: Why I Left
pexels.comI read this in my perpetually overflowing email box th [...]
Primal Protection: The Little-Known Sleep Habit of Most Trauma Survivors
I saw this online from Dr. Mozelle Martin and wanted to share it. Self [...]
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The Healing Space: A Guidebook for Women Rising in Their Power After Abuse
LINK"The Healing Space You Deserve: A Guidebook for Women Rising [...]

Little Book of Affirmations for Women on the Rise (ebook)
LINKLittle Book of Affirmations for Women on the Ri [...]

How Men Who Respect Women Can Show It Every Day
About the So-Called "Male Loneliness Epidemic"I do not think that men [...]

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 thoughtf [...]
Naming Ourselves: The Right of Women to Define Our Power and Purpose (audio/Podcast)
In this episode of the We Survive Abuse Podcas [...]
Rosa Ingram’s Unyielding Courage: How Her Family’s Struggle for Justice Changed History
A Mother. A Defense. A Jim Crow Injustice.
The story of Ros [...]
10 Powerful Facts About Hattie Canty – A Working-Class Warrior
Via social media, Attorney Ben Crump put me onto this [...]
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The 5 Dangers of Forced Teaming and Blurred Lines in Activism Groups
Activism spaces and groups are huge fans of large sizes, with many bel [...]

Creating Safe Spaces: Encouraging Open Discussions About Personal Security
How many times have you hesitated before speaking up about your [...]

The Resistance of Celia: The Enslaved Black Girl Who Fought Back
updated for 2025
Celia’s name should be spoken not just as a victim, [...]

Human Rights Watch: Inadequate Cervical Cancer Prevention and Care for Black Women in the United States Mississippi Delta
Ignoring Women’s Health is Killing Us.Dismissing, underfunding, and er [...]

The Weight of Invisible Pain: Why Fibromyalgia Leaves You Exhausted Before the Day Begins
Fibromyalgia and abuse are deeply intertwined in ways that medical sci [...]