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Category: Forgiveness

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The Book I Avoided—Until I Couldn’t Anymore
Affirmations, Books

The Book I Avoided—Until I Couldn’t Anymore

TGJP September 28, 2016
By a Survivor Who Now Understands Why the Caged Bird Sings I’ve [...]
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What the Church and People of Faith Can Do to Help Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence
Child sexual abuse, Child sexual violence

What the Church and People of Faith Can Do to Help Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence

TGJP March 29, 2016
 Updated 8 21 2025  original March 2016 Ab [...]
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No Gratitude, No Quilt: A Lesson from My Mama (and a Little Fried Chicken)
Child sexual abuse, Child sexual violence

No Gratitude, No Quilt: A Lesson from My Mama (and a Little Fried Chicken)

TGJP March 8, 2016
*Updated for 2025 Several months ago, my mom asked me to pick [...]
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High Five From WESurvive: Lavon Morris Grant A Spiritual Miracle
Advocates/Activists, Doing Better

High Five From WESurvive: Lavon Morris Grant A Spiritual Miracle

TGJP November 4, 2015
In early 2002 or so a group of us Women of Color working in sexual and [...]
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The Benefit of Anger for Survivors: A Fire That Heals
Boundaries, Child sexual abuse

The Benefit of Anger for Survivors: A Fire That Heals

TGJP October 15, 2015
For too long, Survivors have been told to suppress their anger. “Be [...]
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Update: Tonya GJ's DIY Empowerment & Refueling Using only 23 Social Justice Movies
Advocates/Activists, Doing Better

Update: Tonya GJ's DIY Empowerment & Refueling Using only 23 Social Justice Movies

TGJP October 3, 2015
Update: (new films, new content) Thank God it is Fall! I love fall, bu [...]
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The Myth of Easy Access: Why You Don’t Owe the World Your Self
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The Myth of Easy Access: Why You Don’t Owe the World Your Self

When people are treated as if others "ought to have access" to them, it is a systematic denial of their right to remain inviolate. Here are some u [...]
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24 Facts About Genocide: How Women Across Generations and Nations Have Been Targeted in Genocide
Civil Rights & Social Justice

24 Facts About Genocide: How Women Across Generations and Nations Have Been Targeted in Genocide

When a group has been treated as property, their boundaries are never automatically recognized —they have to be asserted, defended, and reasserted ac [...]
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What the Data Doesn’t Say—But Survivors KNOW
Advocates/Activists

What the Data Doesn’t Say—But Survivors KNOW

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, FY 2024 Datafile, USSCFY24Get the dataDownload PDF Quick Facts at a Glance Almost all offenders are men [...]
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The Truth About Divorce No One Says Out Loud: Why Women Are Still Trapped in the Same Home
Domestic Abuse

The Truth About Divorce No One Says Out Loud: Why Women Are Still Trapped in the Same Home

We push women into corners and out of safe spaces and then act surprised when they are not safe. People are often genuinely shocked when they learn [...]
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