Coercion

  When men debate whether women deserve safety, they are not having a conversation. They are auditioning for authority over women’s boundaries. The year is 2026. Violence against women is …

Where coercion is the law, truth cannot live. When the rules are written to force silence,to demand submission,to prioritize appearances over reality—truth gasps for air. Truth withers.Truth is hunted. Survivors …

FAQs About Coercive Control   Is coercive control the same as emotional abuse? They overlap, but coercive control is often broader. It involves an ongoing pattern of domination, restriction, and …

In this episode of We Survive Abuse, we step into a modern fable about a simple bench, a tired woman, and a town that does not realize it is watching …

The Trap in Toxic Relationships and Systems “Fine. I will do it myself.” Ancient Black women’s proverb.   At first, she thought the problem was the broken thing. The leaking …

Someone is telling on themselves……. In Jim Crow America, Black people—especially Black women and girls—were forbidden from having boundaries: A Black woman couldn’t say no to a white man’s advances …

DARVO is a pattern some harmful people use when they are confronted. It stands for: DenyThey deny what happened. AttackThey attack the person who spoke up. Reverse Victim and OffenderThey …

If you are a Black person, you know what it is like when the “both sides” playbook is used against you. You know what it is like to be pushed …

There is language that has been troubling my soul. As a Womanist historian, I know that misinformation is not just an error; it is a weapon used to disarm the …

People think money protects women. In reality, it often protects the man harming her.Some of the most controlled women in the world are living in beautiful homes so no one …