Category: Safe Boundaried Spaces

Black Women Have Always Spoken Truth to Power â and We Still Will
In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination ar [...]

đż Faith, Healing, and the Work of Safe People
People who support Survivorsâfrom all walks of lifeâshould know th [...]

Twelve Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for Violence-Prone Members (from ProPublica)
Karla Brada Mendez thought that she was getting a second chance on lif [...]

âđž Since When Did a Man Saying Heâs Changed Become a Gospel Truth?
She called me because I was serving as her victim advocate:His fam [...]

âWhy Are Women Still Told to Have Faith in Men Who âRebrandâ Themselves?â
âIf his change requires your suffering to prove it, it isnât change [...]

Why Are Women Still Expected to Risk Our Safety Just to Exercise?
Like so many Survivors of childhood sexual violence â and other form [...]

How Many Warnings Does It Take Before We Protect Women Like Sonya Massey?
You know what?
We canât afford to look at these cases as âisolated in [...]

Why Are Women Told to Stay Calm About Things That Should Horrify Everyone?
When women, girls, and children talk about boundaries, itâs not hate s [...]

Who Protects the Women Whose Stories Donât Trend
The work of women's safety, women's rights, women's liberation and wom [...]

đ Why Didnât I Leave Sooner?
Abuse is confusing.
Itâs not constant â it shifts.Abusive peo [...]