Category: Storytelling

Identicide: The Violence of Erasing Who a People Are
The truth of a people cannot b [...]

The Bench at Maple and Ninth: When Men Decide Whether Women Get Boundaries (audio)
In this episode of We Survive Abuse, we step into a modern f [...]

Black History Month Means Honoring the Humanity of the Women Who Loved Us Here (Musical Playlist Included)
updated from 2/2/ 2025 Without Black women, the miracl [...]

He Set Her on Fire: Personal Story of Narcissistic Abuse Survival
TRIGGER WARNING: These stories are .......so hard to wrap your mind [...]

Before Social Media, Women Told Stories—Did We Forget How to Listen?
Before critique culture.Before hot takes. Before performance li [...]

Why Listening to Women’s Pain Feels Hard—And Why It Matters More Than We Admit
I was confused by my own exhaustion.
I had spent years doing what som [...]

Truth Over Tropes in True Crime Storytelling
Let me say this plainly, first and always:
What Noel Stevens did was [...]

The Performance of Ignorance: How Men Pretend Sexual Violence Is News.
There is a peculiar kind of amnesia that grips men whenever the subjec [...]

Minimizing Chronic Pain Can Be Dangerous and Deadly (impactful Tiktok video story)
Pain hurts in a way that words fail. Pain doesn’t announce itse [...]

Holiday Boundaries: Your Voice, Your Choice, Your Healing
The holidays carry a weight most people never see. For Survivors, [...]