Doing Better

updated from December 12, 2023 Black girls have spent generations learning how to endure unfairness. They deserve a generation of adults determined to stop it. I was not surprised when …

updated from September 20, 2025 Proverbs 12:19 puts it this way….. “Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.” When victims of abuse summon the courage …

   All Around the World Girls Matter

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 …

Healing after emotional abuse isn’t about “getting back to normal.”It’s about building a new normal — one where you trust yourself again, where your needs matter, and where your peace …

Update:  This was published August 30, 2015. Remember that day? I do. Driver Samuel DuBose was shot in the head by a campus police officer in the head. It was …

Your Survivor story has the power to heal. On this episode of We Survive Abuse, Tonya GJ Prince reveals how sharing our truths can empower others to discover their voices. …

You may have noticed that it is young women and girls who often shame and silence other women and girls who speak out about their experiences with violence and abuse.  …

originally published 2/8/ 2016 At First I Was Afraid… When we have been wounded we must heal.  To do that, I think we all use a combination of tools.  Some of …

When it comes to violence and abuse,  critical thinking is vitally important.  How would we know the difference between what is true and what is false? What is real and …