Storytelling

 originally published 8/8/23 The award-winning movie, “The Green Book” concerned the Black community. Here was a book that was designed for one purpose, to keep Black people safe in a …

originally published 2/8/ 2016 At First I Was Afraid… When we have been wounded we must heal.  To do that, I think we all use a combination of tools.  Some of …

  When they first came out with the term “birthing people” I remember questioning it among other women including on the Twitter app. How did we feel about that? Suddenly, …

  From Award-winning Filmmaker Alison Jayne Wilson: Here is a breath of fresh air for you which I think we all desperately need. A shortcut with David the son of …

  Congratulations to Alison Jayne Wilson  Her documentary short, “The Girl From Salonika” has won “Best War and Peace Theme Film” at Mannheim Arts & Film Festival. I’m always grateful …

Bloggers and vloggers often fail to recognize the seriousness of domestic violence cases by employing a casual writing style that is entirely inappropriate for the inherent violence involved.  Whenever any …

Back in 2016 this post was inspired when a very famous celebrity publicly blamed how young girls dress for males in schools being sexually tempted. I was so angry and …

 It is extremely important that women are given space to speak and be heard. Our very survival depends on it.  24 More Phrases People Use to Try to Silence Survivors …

originally published 11/20/2015  To tell your story, you are going to need the details of your stories. No one can tell your story like you can.  Survivors have some of …

Updated for WeSurviveAbuse.com, 2025 Let’s return to this uncomfortable truth: when victims of sexual violence recant, it is often not because the crime didn’t happen.It’s because the world they’ve been …