Child sexual abuse

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 …

Survivors often face: the coercion to disappear inside someone else’s reflection. Some people weren’t looking for love.They were looking for someone to become them.To abandon their own voice.To live in …

There’s something we don’t talk about nearly enough: When children are punished too often—especially for having feelings or telling the truth—they don’t just become quiet.They don’t just “toughen up.”They don’t …

There is a lot going on in the world. But the pain of sexual violence, and the complicated aftermath that follows, never hits “pause.” It doesn’t wait for the news …

If you are silent about your pain, they will kill you and say that you enjoyed it.- Zora Neale Hurston Before there were hashtags.Before there were viral videos.Before the world …

There’s a manipulation tactic that keeps slipping into our public conversations—one that says: “Most people are abused by someone they know… so we don’t really need to worry about stranger …

There is a rhythm that the media loves:Shock. Outrage. Silence.A Survivor comes forward.The story catches fire.It lands in headlines, hashtags, and trending feeds.And then… it disappears. But healing doesn’t work …

Sometimes Survivors speak in whispers.Sometimes in long pauses, in shaking hands, in misplaced laughter.Sometimes… not at all. But let me tell you something that experience and sacred witness have taught …

🩸 They’ve Always Watched the Womb: A History of Obsession, Control & Harm From the plantation to the present day, men—particularly those in power—have long been fascinated by female reproduction. …