Body safety

They taught us early how to carry it. The silence. The secrets.The shame.The duty. They said it was our role. Our burden. Our badge of strength. They didn’t always say …

In the work of protecting children, hard truths often sit at the intersection of culture, medicine, and power. And in that intersection, those of us who advocate for survivors must …

In the United States, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is illegal under federal law.But it took decades of struggle, advocacy, and survivor voices to get here. And the fight isn’t over. …

In the United States, there has always been a clash between cultural beliefs and the safety of the child. We just happen to be diverse like that.  Some call it …

You look at her and ask, “Why did she stay?” But you don’t know the whole story. You saw a snapshot.She’s been living the full movie. To you, it might …

Some people still think abuse is about losing tempers.Or that it’s a relationship that just got too intense.Or two people who need to learn how to communicate better. But if …

  With all my heart and soul I hate when men do this, Too often, when women say “no”—especially in conversations about safety, space, and autonomy—we are met with a …

[WeSurviveAbuse.com] Her name was Hope Denise Hall.And in life, she embodied it.In death, she redefined it. 🎙️ Who Was Hope? Hope was a 22-year-old production assistant at NBC12 in Virginia. …

Truth: No, they are not.[WeSurviveAbuse.com] This one’s personal. This one’s painful. And this one gets repeated far too often—in whispers, on podcasts, in therapy offices, and even from people who …

[WeSurviveAbuse.com] Companies update their privacy policies all the time. It’s usually tucked away in a long email that most people don’t read, but it matters. Why? Because the world is …