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Survivor Affirmation: I teach others how to treat me by how I treat myself
I teach others how to treat me by how I treat myselfI listen to the i [...]
How Some Teachers Are on the Frontlines of Fighting Child Sexual Abuse
Did you know that some victims of child sexual abuse prefer to confi [...]
Survivor Affirmation: Chaos Encourages Me to Practice Centering Behaviors
Chaos encourages me to practice centering behaviors.Each chaotic situ [...]
Safe Father Figures: 5 Powerful Ways to Help Protect Children from Sexual Abuse
In a world where too many children face harm in silence, safe [...]
Survivor Affirmation: I Exemplify Brotherly Love
I exemplify brotherly love.Brotherly love means looking out for others [...]
Songs Survivors Play to Survive Disaster
I TriedOne day years ago I was trying to make it through a ch [...]
🛑 Summer Safety Alert: Predators Count on Your Distractions—Don’t Let Them
Yes, it’s summer again.
And while many of us are fo [...]
A Lesson From Survivors: The Experiences of Others
I view the experiences of others as life lessons for myself.I always [...]
Explain Like I'm 5: What victims of domestic violence go through to get justice
I originally posted this on 9/3/15. On 5/16/2016 I aided a victim in D [...]
Survivor Affirmation: I Value Wise Counseling
I value wise counseling.In times of confusion, wise words enable me to [...]
🛑 The Very Idea: Boundaries for Survivors
The Very Idea
People used to walk all over my boundaries.
And [...]
Affirmation: I Am My Own Unique Self-Special, Creative, and Wonderful
updated for 2025
✨ Affirmation: I Am My Own Unique Self
I am my [...]
Pregnancy, Panic, and the Past: Supporting Survivors Through the Miracle of Birth
*Updated for 2025
When a close relative—let’s call her Morgan [...]
What the Church and People of Faith Can Do to Help Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence
Speak on It About 16 years ago I was sitting in service and Pas [...]
No Gratitude, No Quilt: A Lesson from My Mama (and a Little Fried Chicken)
*Updated for 2025Several months ago, my mom asked me to pick [...]
How Survivors of Sexual & Domestic Violence Can Make History
Fannie Lou Hamer!Dr. Martin Luther King Jr!Rosa Parks!Angela Davis!Dr [...]
Whispered Civil Rights Movement Secrets: Fannie Lou Hamer the Truth Teller
There are people—loud and determined—who would have you believe [...]
Driving Out Darkness with Your Light: An Affirmation for Survivors
Is it me or has 2016 been moving at warp speed? I wrote on [...]
Another Definition of Living in the Moment for Survivors
Last night there was another awards show in Hollywood. Don' [...]
