Mental health

from WeSurviveAbuse.com Let’s make this plain:Consent is not a footnote.It is not a favor.It is not a vibe, a guess, or something you assume after you’ve already crossed the line. …

from WeSurviveAbuse.com It’s almost uncanny.Different languages. Different continents.Different centuries. Different tools. But the outcome?The same. Harm.Covered up.Excused.Repeated. Abusers—whether cloaked in priestly robes, business suits, military uniforms, or everyday charm—have found …

Some truths are not too complex to understand—they’re just too inconvenient to admit. Even toddlers can identify patterns. I once babysat a precious little girl who would simply run up …

Survivors often face: the coercion to disappear inside someone else’s reflection. Some people weren’t looking for love.They were looking for someone to become them.To abandon their own voice.To live in …

There is a lot going on in the world. But the pain of sexual violence, and the complicated aftermath that follows, never hits “pause.” It doesn’t wait for the news …

Gaslighting is when someone tries to make you doubt your own reality—your memory, your feelings, your instincts, your truth. It’s not just lying.It’s lying with the intention to control you. …

They told us strength meant being hard.Tough. Silent. Unshakable.They told us it meant never falling apart.Never crying.Never walking away.Never saying, “This hurts me.” They were wrong. Because here’s what real …

A boundary is not a wall to keep people out.It is a door that you control.You decide who gets to come in, how long they stay, and what kind of …

Self-trust is the sacred belief that your own voice is worth listening to.It’s the quiet knowing inside that says: “I believe myself. I can rely on myself. I will protect …

I’m a plant Mom again. I didn’t realize I was sensitive about it until I sent one of my relatives pictures of my plants. She didn’t say anything. 😕 I …