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6 Ways Asking for Help Enriches Your Life

Faith/Spirituality, Healing

6 Ways Asking for Help Enriches Your Life

TGJP March 20, 2017

I realize that in our society, it is almost fashionable to come down o [...]

3 Fail-Proof Ways Survivors Can Respond to Criticism

Healing, Mental health

3 Fail-Proof Ways Survivors Can Respond to Criticism

TGJP January 4, 2017

A Sensitive HistoryThere was a time in my life when I was very emotio [...]

🔥 When They Take It All Back: Why Some Survivors Recant

Campus violence, Child sexual abuse

🔥 When They Take It All Back: Why Some Survivors Recant

TGJP October 11, 2016

Updated for WeSurviveAbuse.com, 2025 Let’s return to this uncomfo [...]

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Why Black Women Must Define Our Own Misogyny: Because Being a Black Woman Is Different

Let’s imagine this. All the girls in the world are sitting around a big table.They’re laughing, learning, growing—but they’re also talking about the [...]

Using Michelle Obama’s Image to Justify White Supremacy Is a Self-Own—And a Betrayal

(Why Black women must speak for ourselves, gatekeep our image, and protect our humanity) Every so often-too often- I see it again:A meme, a tweet, or [...]

Braids, Locs, and the Right to Be: The Truth About Black Hair Discrimination

We need less focus on aesthetics—less chatter about who’s worn braids, who’s styled locs, and who can trace it back to their culture. That conversatio [...]

What Is a Rape Apologist?

A rape apologist is someone who defends, excuses, minimizes, or justifies acts of sexual violence—whether directly or indirectly. This can look like: [...]

When Pretending You’re Okay Is Wearing You Down

What to Do Instead of Faking It All the Time Some days, pretending to be okay feels safer than telling the truth. You already know what happens when [...]

Quick Tips for When You’re Tired of Pretending You’re Okay

(For When You Can’t Fall Apart, But Can’t Keep Faking Either)🎧 1. Use a “Voice Dump” App📱 What to do: Open your voice recorder and just [...]

They Mock You, Then Expect You to Serve—The Trap Ends Now

May you never again fall into the trap of using your labor for an individual or group who calls your worth into question by... Mocking your b [...]

Master Manipulators: 10 Disturbing Tactics They Use to Control and Confuse You

They rarely come in screaming.They don’t wear signs.They don’t always raise their voice or raise their hand.But what they raise is doubt—in you, in yo [...]

The Natural Hair Movement Cicely Tyson Inspired | Oprah’s Master Class | Oprah Winfrey Network

When Cicely Tyson wore her hair natural on national television in the 1960s, it wasn’t just a style—it was a statement of self-respect in a world buil [...]

The Velvet Rope Tour’s Boldest Moment: Janet Jackson Confronts Domestic Violence Onstage

I got the opportunity to see Janet Jackson on The Velvet Rope tour but I did not see "What About" performed live. I saw this on HBO with millions of o [...]

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Abuse of Power in Spiritual Leadership: When Faith Is Used to Conceal Harm

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