When women defend harmful behavior, they lose their sense of safety. Learn how awareness, honesty, and discernment can help break the cycle and restore inner power.
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Some “Justice Movements” Are Enabling Harm Against Women and Children. We Need to Talk About It.
Not every movement that says it stands for “justice” is safe for women and children. Some of them mean well. Some don’t.But too many of them are protecting abusers. Here’s …
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Your Defense of Them Is a Betrayal of Me
Let’s say this out loud—for the ones still doubting themselves.For the ones grieving the loss of community, connection, or even family: You are not wrong for disconnecting from people who …
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You Can’t Unsee What You Survived
They thought if they said sorry enough times,you’d forget how many times they weren’t. They thought that time would blur the memories,that soft words could cover sharp harm.That if …
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Unloving the People We’re Told to Never Give Up On
“But That’s Your Family…” There’s a sacred pain that often goes unnamed.The kind of pain that comes from realizing that someone you are related to has broken your heart—not through …
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🌿 Healing After Emotional Abuse: You Are Not Broken, You Are Becoming
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 …
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20 Common Misconceptions About When and Why Survivors “Should Be Over the Pain”
by TGJPby TGJPOur nervous system doesn’t comprehend “forgive & forget.” We can try to not think about trauma that happened to us– but then we end up feeling “crazy” when our body …
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24 More Phrases People Use to Try to Silence Survivors of Sexual Violence
by TGJPby TGJPUpdated on 4/11/22 from 7/14/2016 I now know why my Granny, Grandma Monroe, Aunt, and Mama encouraged me to get quiet when a storm rolled in. When I was a …
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Why Does Society Make it Difficult for Survivors of Rape & Abuse to Come Forward? Part 2
by TGJPby TGJPOriginal post 9/23/15 7. Every choice that you ever made (sexually) is scrutinized. They have questions. Q: How many intimate partners have you had? Q: How …
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Phrases People Use to Silence….the Harmed (video)
by TGJPby TGJPHave WE Discussed Child Predators Today? (video clip) | WE Survive Abuse Women Should Try Being Kind to Other Women Too | WE Survive Abuse How to Start Talking …