Category: Abuse

Why It’s Wrong to Call Women “Hateful” for Demanding Safety
When Black and Indigenous Women Are Called “Hateful” for Demanding S [...]

Remaining Calm in the Face of Abuse: A Survival Tactic We Can All Learn From
We have never given domestic and sexual assault victims the credit tha [...]

Words Matter: Owned vs. Enslaved
When we talk about slavery, the language we choose can either uphold l [...]

The Truth We Don’t Want to See About Trauma and the Body
Meeting men and women in their final years teaches you something—somet [...]

My Mother Sold Me To a Pimp-Keysha Tells Her Story
I want you to understand.....women and children who try to stand their [...]

Rethinking ‘Capitalist’: Point It Toward Human Traffickers, Not Black Communities
For the love of money.......
Some of us grew up knowing what capita [...]

When Overpolicing Silences Survivors of Domestic Violence
When you work in organizations that address violence against women [...]

When DEI Disappears, So Do the Safeguards for Victims and Survivors
The Tech Transparency Project reports that Google removed 58 nonprofit [...]

Safety Requires Strategy — Not Just “Being Nice”!
As an advocate, I’ve aided thousands of women in creating safety plans [...]

The Myth of Racial Harmony (1980s–2000s): What We Were Told to Forget
🧨 The Dangerous Myth: “We Were All Getting Along”
From the 19 [...]