Category: Mental Wellness and Healing
What Is Strength (For a Survivor)?
They told us strength meant being hard.Tough. Silent. Unshakable.They [...]
đ What Is a Boundary? (And Why Itâs Not a Punishment)
A boundary is not a wall to keep people out.It is a door that you cont [...]
đ€Čđœ What Is Self-Trust? (And Why Is It So Hard After Abuse?)
Self-trust is the sacred belief that your own voice is worth listening [...]
đż What Is Healing?
I'm a plant Mom again. I didn't realize I was sensitive about it unt [...]
Unloving the People We’re Told to Never Give Up On
âBut Thatâs Your FamilyâŠâ
Thereâs a sacred pain that often goes unn [...]
đĄïž Building Courage After Abuse: Breath by Breath, Brick by Brick
After abuse, courage doesn't roar back all at once.It flickers.It shak [...]
No One is Like Us. Women Fight Differently
Women fight differently.
When the Taliban ordered Afghan women not [...]
đ„ The Price of Loyalty to the Lie
Some silence isnât ignorance. Itâs allegiance.
There are women who di [...]
The âHelperâ Mandate is Hurting Us
It whispers to Black peopleâespecially Black women âthat we are here t [...]
Disrespect Is Not a Small ThingâItâs a Pattern, a Wound, and a Warning (Quotes)
Disrespect is more than just ârudeness.âIt is a dehumanizing actâa sub [...]
The Pain They Tell You to Swallow: On Disrespect, Dehumanization, and the Lie of Strength
They say, âNowâs not the time.âThey say, âItâs not that serious.âThey [...]
They Know Exactly Who They Are
We like to believeâmany of usâthat if people only knew the truth abo [...]
Love Doesnât Mean Lying: I Can Respect You and Still Speak the Truth
If you think I have to choose between truth and respect,You underestim [...]
The Cost of Lying for Men: What Happens When Women Are Expected to “Protect Feelings” Instead of Tell the Truth
Weâve all seen it. Felt it. Been told to do it.
"Don't embarrass him. [...]
The Healing Isnât in the Headlines. Itâs in the Listening
There is a rhythm that the media loves:Shock. Outrage. Silence.A Survi [...]
They Canât Always Find the Right Words. But They Still Deserve to Be Heard.
Sometimes Survivors speak in whispers.Sometimes in long pauses, in sha [...]
I Donât Need Graphic Pain to Know We Survive
âđœ By Tonya GJ Prince | WeSurviveAbuse.com
Thereâs a quiet knowing am [...]
They Know What They’re Doing: Why Abusers Target Neurodivergent PeopleâEspecially in Love
Letâs talk about something that far too often stays in the shadows: [...]
When Safety Isnât Simple: How Domestic Violence Hits Differently for People with Neurodivergence
Tonya GJ Prince | We Survive AbuseThereâs something the world need [...]
10 Dangerous Beliefs That Have Harmed Women Around the World
Some lies donât look like lies.They wear the clothing of âtradition, [...]
