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(Including the violence you want me to stop talking about.) There’s a particular kind of betrayal that Black, Indigenous, and other racially marginalized Survivors know too well: The kind where …

Let’s tell the truth that so many are scared to say: They keep claiming they want real voices,diverse creators,truth-tellers,legacy wisdom. But until social media and other internet platform owners prioritize …

So many Survivors—especially women and girls—are taught that “peace” means keeping quiet. That “respect” means swallowing the truth. That “love” means shrinking. Let’s be honest:That’s not peace. That’s submission.That’s not …

If you’re not an advocate for giving violent, manipulative, deceptive, abusive males more rights and protections—Then you need to say that.And sound like it.And act like it. Because if your …

  I am a Black woman.I was raised as a Black woman in the United States of America.Raised to be strong, to be smart, to see danger from around the …

We are in justified rage mode, and we are not backing down. You are playing with the sacred memory of children now.  These quiet shadows are not your safe space.  …

To every Survivor who has ever hesitated, second-guessed, or swallowed the truth to protect someone else’s comfort:You are not late.You are not wrong.And you are not the problem. There is …

Some men (and women) don’t define harm as what they’ve done.They define harm as a woman’s refusal to keep quiet about it. In this upside-down worldview, her voice becomes the …

Celebrity trials that encompass domestic violence and rape annoy me. A whole lot of people get to talking about victims like they know them. People who never met the victim …

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 …