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Category: abuse healing

Healing Changed Me—And Some People Only Loved the Version of Me Who Didn’t Know Her Worth
abuse healing, Body safety

Healing Changed Me—And Some People Only Loved the Version of Me Who Didn’t Know Her Worth

Tonya GJ Prince June 9, 2025
A post for the Survivor who’s outgrowing relationships built on thei [...]
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Healing Hurts—and It Hurts for a Long Time
abuse healing, Affirmations

Healing Hurts—and It Hurts for a Long Time

Tonya GJ Prince June 9, 2025
Everyone wants to talk about healing like it’s a tidy process.A quic [...]
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10 Dangerous Beliefs That Have Harmed Women Around the World
Abuse, abuse healing

10 Dangerous Beliefs That Have Harmed Women Around the World

Tonya GJ Prince April 8, 2025
Some lies don’t look like lies.They wear the clothing of “tradition, [...]
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Inclusion Should Never Cost Girls Their Safety
Abuse, Abuse by Older Children

Inclusion Should Never Cost Girls Their Safety

Tonya GJ Prince April 4, 2025
April is child abuse awareness month. When politicians twist the la [...]
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Creating a Safety Plan: Essential Steps for Protecting Yourself from Stalking and Harassment
Abuse, abuse healing

Creating a Safety Plan: Essential Steps for Protecting Yourself from Stalking and Harassment

Tonya GJ Prince February 27, 2025
When faced with stalking, harassment, or any form of abuse, having a [...]
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Truth is Safety #truth #safetyplanning #safetyfirst
abuse healing, Body safety

Truth is Safety #truth #safetyplanning #safetyfirst

TGJP June 19, 2024
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abuse healing, Health

Business Presentation – Yoga for women survivors of sexual abuse

TGJP March 26, 2024
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Domestic violence survivors heal through yoga
abuse healing, body movement

Domestic violence survivors heal through yoga

TGJP March 16, 2024
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📢 Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls
Abuse

📢 Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls

In the heat of July 1963, a group of Black girls in Americus, Georgia—aged just 12 to 15—were arrested for marching peacefully against segregation at [...]
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Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.
Abuse

Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

We can’t have an honest conversation about why our grandmothers—and their mothers before them—often prescribed silence in the face of pain without ack [...]
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Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over
Abuse

Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

updated from June 22, 2025 Nina Simone's song, “Four Women," is powerful because each woman has been made into someone else’s story. Aunt Sarah i [...]
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13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About
Abuse of Power

13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About

updated from November 25, 2025 Staying informed is an act of power. Because once you see how the system works, you stop begging for fairness and [...]
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The Lynching of Assault Victim Marie Scott: How Slavery’s Logic Still Shapes Our Lives
Abuse

The Lynching of Assault Victim Marie Scott: How Slavery’s Logic Still Shapes Our Lives

There is no clean ending to something that was never fully confronted.  Ending violence, abuse, and harm requires us to tell the truth without dilutio [...]
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How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation
Abuse

How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

You ought to be thankful for the little things. But little things are all you seem to give. Janet Jackson| What Have You Done For Me Lately G [...]
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You Are Not Overreacting: The Truth About Racism and Dismissal (w/Affirmations)
Abuse of Power

You Are Not Overreacting: The Truth About Racism and Dismissal (w/Affirmations)

“Being asked to ignore degradation is not an invitation to be strong. It is an invitation to disappear. And you were never meant to disappear.” For S [...]
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People Locked the Door: Why the Voting Rights Act Should Still Exist Powerfully w/audio
Abuse of Power

People Locked the Door: Why the Voting Rights Act Should Still Exist Powerfully w/audio

Congressman John Lewis was beaten while fighting for voting rights. On March 7, 1965, during the Selma voting rights march across the Edmund Pettus B [...]
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Aline Borel Was Not Just a Meme: When a Woman Is Misread, Labeled, and Killed
Black femicide

Aline Borel Was Not Just a Meme: When a Woman Is Misread, Labeled, and Killed

I've seen the meme of her so often. You may have too.  She was a woman from Brazil who was harmed "by mistake," they say. Accused of be [...]
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We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Women’s Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)
Abuse

We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Women’s Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)

Living in the West is not what makes a woman safe. Privacy is not modesty theater. It is part of bodily safety. It is shield. We do not give th [...]
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🎶 Playlist: Songs That Speak the Truth — Domestic Violence & Survival

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Why I Believe Women When They Say They’re Afraid — And Why You May Want To Too (updated with podcast link)

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🎤💰 Money, Respect & the Woman’s Mic: Black Women’s Songs About Money, Power, and Respect

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📢 Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls

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Jennifer’s Law Exists Because Too Many Women Are Not Believed Until Too Late

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A Mother Daughter Team Teaching Lessons on Teen Dating Violence: Carolyn Mosely and Ortralla Mosely (Resting in Power)

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Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

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Celebrity Confirmation: For Women Autonomy Is Not Teflon Against Violence and Abuse

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The World Loves Powerful Men. Even When They’re Violent.

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Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

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Why We Can’t Mourn Without Changing Our Behavior

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It’s Not That They Can’t Hear You. They’ve Chosen Not To

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Survivors Speak Truth: John Lewis Speaks Truth on Black America’s Fight for Justice

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Political Action Alert: Where Can Any of Us Afford to Go If Home is a Violent Space?

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The Hidden Law: Child Marriage is Still Legal in 37 U.S. States

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13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About

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The Lynching of Assault Victim Marie Scott: How Slavery’s Logic Still Shapes Our Lives

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The Myth of Easy Access: Why You Don’t Owe the World Your Self

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How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

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A Debt of Safety: Moving Beyond the “Infinite Well” of Women’s Care

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We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Women’s Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)

We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Women’s Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)

Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

Dehumanization Has Habits. So Does Liberation

Dehumanization Has Habits. So Does Liberation

Honoring Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax in Virginia

Honoring Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax in Virginia

13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About

13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About

Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

When Grieving Mothers Are Punished: Why Survivors and Pregnant Women Are Afraid to Ask for Help

When Grieving Mothers Are Punished: Why Survivors and Pregnant Women Are Afraid to Ask for Help

After Abuse: How to Know Whether You Need a Coach or a Counselor

After Abuse: How to Know Whether You Need a Coach or a Counselor

Alanda Cuffee Deserved Safety: When “A Small Argument” Reveals a Deadly Entitlement

Alanda Cuffee Deserved Safety: When “A Small Argument” Reveals a Deadly Entitlement

RSS WE Survive Abuse Podcast

  • Privacy is a Critical Safety Boundary-What Forced Access Teaches Us About Abuse
  • Affirmations for Survivors Watching Public Defenses of Harm
  • Black Girls Are Not Collateral Damage: Reputation Protection Culture Harms Victims
  • That Feeling Was Information: Why Silence Serves Predators
  • The Post-Racial Veil Is Gone: What Black Survivors Are Being Forced to Notice Now
  • Rest in Power is Not For Child Predators
  • Aaliyah, R. Kelly, and the Marriage Certificate: Why the Truth Was Denied in Real Time
  • When Rosa Parks Becomes Trivia Instead of TRUTH
  • The Powerful Hidden Truth about Tupac Shakur's Mother Afeni Shakur
  • This Song Is With You for the Moments You Stop Choosing Everyone Else Over Yourself

RSS Rosa’s Children

  • Black Girls Are Not Collateral Damage: Reputation Protection Culture Harms Victims
  • They Bullied a Black Boy for Crocheting. History Says They Should Back Off.
  • The Ally’s Creed: A New Standard for Protecting Our Children’s Joy and Safety
  • The Eyes and Ears of Our Children: A Parent’s Guide to Mandated Reporting
  • Predators Don’t Hide Well—We’re Just Trained Not to Say Anything
  • Real Support for Girls in Sports Isn’t Seasonal. It’s Safe and Steady.
  • Our Daughters Deserve Better: Rejecting Political Apathy Toward Girls’ Safety

RSS Survivor Affirmations

  • Survivor Affirmations: Black Women Deserve to Be Believed Without Being Perfect
  • When Being Yourself Is Labeled “Political”: Why some people are punished simply for showing up
  • 12 Facts About Sounds of Blackness and Their Uplifting Song “Optimistic”
  • Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesn’t Mean You Were Wrong
  • Theresa tha SONGBIRD – “You So Black”
  • Keep on Movin: Quotes on Perseverance from Black Women
  • Remember the Time: Memory Remembers Meaning, Not Calendars

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