Category: Abuse

The Manipulative Power of Changing Language
Her: I need a protective order.
Judge: Did he actually say t [...]

Red Flags in Relationships: Recognizing Silent Signals of Control
updated from January 12 2025Here is when I knew.
I was riding [...]
Unchain the Warrior Within: Empower Yourself as a Woman Who Fights for Herself
1. "I just want y'all to be honest about......"YOUR hair
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8 Common Characteristics of People Who Support and Enable Abusive People (Infographic)
Some people find truth-telling to be abhorrent and offensive.&nb [...]

Revisting the Silencing of Silenced Women and Girls: R Kelly
When the groundbreaking documentary Surviving RKelly [...]

Why People Should Stop Asking Survivors of Abuse “Why Now?”
Let's get in the habit of allowing people to survive the impact of [...]

Umoja: Belief as a Source of Strength, Not Control
Umoja is a
Kiswahili word
that means "unity"
Your belie [...]

Radical Self-Worth: A Woman is a Miraculous Human BEING
updated August 2025It has been my professional experience, wor [...]

The Power of Unapologetic Truth: Fannie Lou Hamer and Zora Neale Hurston (audio/podcast)
In this episode of We Survive Abuse, we explore how women like F [...]

America’s Hidden Shame: Confronting the Femicide Rates in the US
Femicide, defined as the gender-based killing of women and girls [...]