Boundaries

from  WESurviveAbuse.com They’ve never met.Different languages.Different countries.Different customs.But somehow—they all agree. There is a global agreement.It’s not written in laws (though some laws reflect it).It’s not taught in schools (though …

They’ve never met. Different backgrounds.Different languages.Different cultures.Different religions.Some in suits, some in uniforms, some behind pulpits, others behind closed doors.Yet, without a single meeting, conference call, or secret group chat…They …

Some truths are not too complex to understand—they’re just too inconvenient to admit. Even toddlers can identify patterns. I once babysat a precious little girl who would simply run up …

Before we begin, a word to younger generations: Please extend grace to the women who came before you. Many older women didn’t stay in abusive relationships because they were weak …

Gaslighting is when someone tries to make you doubt your own reality—your memory, your feelings, your instincts, your truth. It’s not just lying.It’s lying with the intention to control you. …

A boundary is not a wall to keep people out.It is a door that you control.You decide who gets to come in, how long they stay, and what kind of …

“But That’s Your Family…” There’s a sacred pain that often goes unnamed.The kind of pain that comes from realizing that someone you are related to has broken your heart—not through …

Before the world taught you to doubt yourself,before people gaslit you into second-guessing your own heartbeat,you knew. You knew what you felt.You knew what was wrong.You knew when something was …

Systems will tell you that you are safe.Systems will tell you they exist to protect you.But when danger comes, when violence shatters lives, when harm happens on their watch —systems …

Letting go is not weakness.Letting go is not failure.Letting go is not giving up. Letting go is sacred.Letting go is survival.Letting go is Womanist work. Because when you’ve been taught …