Faith in Storms

(And Why That Voice Isn’t the Truth) You’ve left the relationship.You’ve named what happened. Maybe you’ve even started to heal.But some days… the voice still creeps in: “You should’ve known.”“You …

Self-abandonment is one of the most overlooked consequences of surviving abuse, harassment, or assault.It’s what happens when you learn—often in order to survive (poverty, abuse, violence, racism, sexism, misogyny, disability)—that …

(And How to Come Home to Yourself) Self-abandonment isn’t always loud. It often slips in quietly, disguised as being “easygoing,” “low maintenance,” or “strong.” For Survivors, self-abandonment can become a …

Survivors of violence—whether in war zones or in personal life—often face silencing first. Before the bruise,before the strike,before the world sees what happened,there is a quiet act of control: “Don’t …

10 Future Faking Abuse Statements “I’m going to get help—just give me a little more time.”Used to delay accountability and stop the Survivor from leaving. “Let’s have a baby… that’ll …

Let’s be honest. The people who critique dark-skinned Black women’s beauty?Often have deep gaps in their own appearance, character, and spirit that we could go in on—But we don’t. Not …

There comes a time in the life of every Survivor, every truth-teller, every woman who’s been underestimated, overlooked, or left to fend for herself—when she must look within and say: …

Until this country reckons with how it treats Black people—how its systems treat Black people—how it still treats Black women carrying chronic illness passed down through bloodlines poisoned by mistreatment …

The betrayal no one wants to talk about—but every Survivor remembers. There’s a kind of betrayal that lives in the silence.In the sideways glances.In the excuses.In the celebrations and dinners …

A truth spoken from generations who endured, to those rising now. I will not apologize for surviving.Not for growing wiser. Not for finally speaking the truth that once sat like a …