Coercion

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 …

updated from June 28, 2024         Listen to this blog post here   There are moments when listening is not polite or optional. Listening can save a …

  update from April 25, 2025 We honor the lives of Jennifer Farber Dulos and Jennifer Magnano, two women whose stories pierced the silence surrounding a form of abuse that …

updated from June 9 2025 Weaponized HypotheticalsDefinition: When people—often men—create imagined stories about a woman’s love life (“She probably dates losers”) to mock, shame, or discredit her for making her …

updated March 10 2024    The women behind the windows in Amsterdam’s red light district FACT: Buying sex makes men more prone to violence against women What’s the Big Deal …

It is harder to ignore now. Some people noticed it earlier but now it is getting harder to ignore isn’t it? Across cultures, languages, and generations, many Survivors are naming …

Updated from June 3, 2025 Speaking of a harmed woman’s word is never good enough…….. We WILL NOT be forgetting this. We human beings are a flawed bunch and we …