Category: Public Speaking

The Relationship Between Power and Truth: Why Survivors Must Be Free to Speak
So women all over the globe started [...]

A Journey to Finding Our Voices Through Personal Stories (podcast/audio)
Your Survivor story has the power to heal. On this episode of We Survi [...]

Empower Your Voice: How to Assert Yourself Without Succumbing to Pressure
There's a dysfunctional communication tactic that is becoming mo [...]

How Survivors Can Preserve the Lessons from Their Experiences for Storytelling
originally published 11/20/2015 To tell your story, you are going [...]

Child against Child Abuse: The Most Overlooked Facts About Child Sexual Abuse Exposed by Experts
Sexual violence at the hands of children is just as destructive as any [...]

10 Excellent Memoirs about the Sexual Violence Survivor's Journey
Glad to see that we are in a season of listening to the powerful voice [...]

How Survivors of Sexual & Domestic Violence Can Make History
Fannie Lou Hamer!Dr. Martin Luther King Jr!Rosa Parks!Angela Davis!Dr [...]

From All Angles: 4 Ways Survivor Speakers Can Help Folks Heal, Know, & Grow
Domestic and Sexual Violence are tough issues to discuss. BUT, t [...]

How to Get the Truth Around Obstacles of Myths, Lies, & Distraction: Infographics
Let Me Tell ItI once worked as the sexual assault Outreach Advocate fo [...]

How to Break Through Group Think and Get Your Message Delivered
You might have heard of a concept called “group think”. Short ve [...]

Tonya's Top Picks for Best Sexual & Domestic Violence Storytelling for Survivors
One of my best writing teachers taught me a great lesson. Read, [...]

Survivors Have the Right to Tell Their Stories
SilenceYou have the right to remain silent. I learned about the M [...]

High Five From WESurvive: Lavon Morris Grant A Spiritual Miracle
In early 2002 or so a group of us Women of Color working in sexual and [...]

The Benefit of Anger for Survivors: A Fire That Heals
For too long, Survivors have been told to suppress their anger. “Be [...]

High Five from WESurvive: 3 Crucial Life Lessons from Survivor LaQuisha Hall
Survivors are my favorite people. Hands down, no contest. I love [...]

What's In a Name: A Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse names Her Rapist
Did I tell y’all about that time that they printed a speech I d [...]

What's In a Name: A Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse names Her Rapist
Did I tell y’all about that time that they printed a speech I d [...]

Activists: This is About Power & Control
Update: This article is a re-post that still applies. I guess it alway [...]

The Great Submission Hoax
Imagine being in a room of, I don't know, 30-50 people, and you hear t [...]

6 Quotes to Refill Survivors When Society Drains Us
I was so drained this weekend. But it is going to be alright. A [...]