Domestic Abuse

  updated March 27, 2025 You saw our hair. Not our fear.Not our exhaustion.Not our grief.Not our pain. Just our hair. You formed opinions. You whispered. You rolled your eyes.But …

Imagine you’re watching a movie where a sneaky character does something mean to a classmate, like stealing their lunch. But as soon as a teacher walks in, the sneaky character …

Last names are deeply personal women who live through violence, abuse, or attack. It should remain that way. Personal. Even when she chooses to reveal some of her reasoning for …

Truth is still in the business of setting people free. People often misunderstand what happens when a woman calls a domestic violence hotline or reaches out to an advocate. They …

updated from December 11 2025 Myth: Straight men are the only danger to women. **Shayla told me about the male relative she grew up with who was a danger to …

updated from May 23 2025 Leaving an abusive relationship is never easy.But leaving while the entire world is watching?That’s a sacred act of radical self-care. When everyone has an opinion.When …

updated from January 6, 2025 with new links and information Let’s be honest, the word “gaslighting” gets thrown around a lot these days. But for those of us who’ve lived …

At some point, complacency feels like betrayal. It is exhausting and deeply painful to be a witness to complacency around violence and abuse. Complacency is an enemy to progress and …

We don’t do any of ourselves any favors when we believe that coercion, abuse, and loss of rights happen to “stupid or weak people”. People in abusive relationships rarely wake …

One of my all-time favorite jazz tunes is “My Man.” “My Man” is, in many ways, a love song about endurance, not just devotion.Billie Holiday, the original vocal artist (as …