Category: Storytelling

Survivor Spotlight: Katrina Cooke Brownlee
From strong to stronger....As a tortured domestic violence victi [...]

Favorite Memoirs and Reads on Abuse, Rape, & Violence: Tonya GJ Prince
Greetings Readers,
Books are a critical element to healing and unders [...]

What Literature Can Teach Us About Contemporary Self-identity
originally published 8/8/23The award-winning movie, "The Green B [...]

I Will Survive: How Survivor Gloria Gaynor Keeps Inspiring Decades After the Release of Grammy Winning Song
originally published 2/8/ 2016At First I Was Afraid... When we have be [...]

Women Will Not Wait for Your Permission to Tell Our Own Stories
When they first came out with the term "birthing people” I remem [...]

Preview from The Girl From Salonika Documentary Film
From Award-winning Filmmaker Alison Jayne Wilson:Here is a breat [...]

High Five from WE Survive: Congratulations Alison Jayne Wilson
Congratulations to Alison Jayne Wilson Her documentary shor [...]

150 Appropriate and Powerful Words Bloggers and Vloggers Can Use in Headlines about Domestic Violence
Bloggers and vloggers often fail to recognize the seriousness of domes [...]
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Resilient Spirit: 10 Reasons Black Women’s Stories of Overcoming Abuse and Violence Are Important
"The Color Purple" by Alice Walker is one of the earliest and most wel [...]

To the Misguided, Misdirected, Mislead, and Misinformed, about Child Sexual Abuse
Back in 2016 this post was inspired when a very famous celebrity [...]

Listen to Women: Sexual & Gender-based Violence :Experts Urge Victims To Break Culture Of Silence.
It is extremely important that women are given space to speak an [...]

How Survivors Can Preserve the Lessons from Their Experiences for Storytelling
originally published 11/20/2015 To tell your story, you are going [...]
🔥 When They Take It All Back: Why Some Survivors Recant
Updated for WeSurviveAbuse.com, 2025
Let’s return to this uncomfo [...]

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 Some Teachers Are on the Frontlines of Fighting Child Sexual Abuse
Did you know that some victims of child sexual abuse prefer to confi [...]
Pregnancy, Panic, and the Past: Supporting Survivors Through the Miracle of Birth
*Updated for 2025
When a close relative—let’s call her Morgan [...]

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 [...]

🔊 The Right to Speak: What a Difference a Voice Makes
Updated for 2025
Silence
“You have the right to remain silent.”
I [...]