Category: Manipulation
My Partner Suddenly Changed His Beliefs or Lifestyle and Now Demands That I Change Too. Is That Normal?”
Here's the thing. “Real transformation invites partnership, not submis [...]
Holding Truth in Unequal Times: Responding to False Comparisons While Still Healing
Speaking truth while living through it takes courage — and grace that [...]
Red Flags: Why Do Some People Refuse to Challenge Systems of Harm — and What Does that Reveal About Them?
Women’s safety movements grew from necessity — from the silences of la [...]
Why Are Women Told to Stay Calm About Things That Should Horrify Everyone?
When women, girls, and children talk about boundaries, it’s not hate s [...]
Who Protects the Women Whose Stories Don’t Trend
The work of women's safety, women's rights, women's liberation and wom [...]
💔 Why Didn’t I Leave Sooner?
Abuse is confusing.
It’s not constant — it shifts.Abusive peo [...]
💔 “I Was Coerced by Someone I Trusted. I Didn’t Say No. Is It Still Assault?”
This is one of the most common — and most heartbreaking — questions Su [...]
It’s Not That They Can’t Hear You. They’ve Chosen Not To
“Oppression evolves. It trades the whip for the weary.” — WeSurviveAbu [...]
💔 They Don’t Say She Was Loved — They Say She Stayed
Previous generations of women had different concerns because they [...]
Real Activism Protects Children, Not Egos
If the full extent of your “activism” against grooming is railing agai [...]
🖤 Why Would Anyone Be Against Your Empowerment?
If someone has a problem with you being empowered, you have to ask [...]
You’re Not Asking for Perfection—You’re Asking for Respect: Recognizing a Common Deflection Tactic
🎭 The Tactic
When you call out something harmful—like antisemitism, r [...]
The Hidden Bill: What Violence Against Women Really Costs
When we talk about violence, we rarely talk about what the financial c [...]
Why Women Deserve the Same Freedom We Give Men — Without Criticism or Control
“I get out of all your boxes, I get out.You can’t hold me in these cha [...]
Avoid Praising Harm: How Women Can Break the Cycle of Defending Those Who Do Damage
When women defend harmful behavior, they lose their sense of safety. L [...]
Why Leaders Who Excuse Abuse Can’t Build Safety—They Recreate Harm
When someone dismisses violence, mocks Survivors, or excuses abuse, th [...]
When Women Excuse Violence, Everyone Pays: The High Cost of Ignoring Abuse
In politics, too many women of privilege in America give violent men a [...]
💔 Understanding Marital Rape: Consent Still Matters
In too many parts of the world—and even in the minds of too many peopl [...]
#IAmJada: She Spoke Fire Back Into Her Name
They called it scandal.
But it was sacrifice.
A young girl’s tru [...]
When Leaders Forget Autonomy: A Reminder from Survivors Who’ve Had Enough
For Survivors, who are used to having their autonomy taken or dismisse [...]