Category: Surviving Daily
❓ FAQ: What Do Terms Like Gaslighting, Emotional Abuse, Grooming, and Coercion Really Mean?
Language is power. Survivors often feel the harm long before they can [...]
The Old Code of Chains: A Timeline of Control Over Women’s Privacy and Safety
Women who demand male free spaces are not hateful but have you exp [...]
Stephanie Lyn: How to Distance Yourself
I like this video because it speaks to a very real danger. Emotionally [...]
Nic Ferguson: 4 Types of Boundaries and How to Communicate Them
Having boundaries is one thing. Learning how to communicate them is an [...]
Only 2% “Owned” Slaves?”: Slavery and Slaveholding in the United States Facts (Part 3)
Slavery and Slaveholding in the United States, 1860
Introduction
The [...]
When We Look Away: The Cost of Animal Abuse
Every minute in the United States, at least one animal is abused. That [...]
🌀 Absent Boundaries, Beliefs Can Penetrate and Redefine a Space
Absent boundaries, anyone can use their beliefs to penetrate a space. [...]
Why It’s Wrong to Call Women “Hateful” for Demanding Safety
When Black and Indigenous Women Are Called “Hateful” for Demanding Saf [...]
Remaining Calm in the Face of Abuse: A Survival Tactic We Can All Learn From
We have never given domestic and sexual assault victims the credit tha [...]
Why Declaring Women’s Right to Privacy and Safety Means Rejecting Male Entitlement
When we declare that women and girls have the right to privacy, dignit [...]
Only 2% “Owned” Slaves?” The Dangerous Game of Subtracting Context
We’ve all heard it: “Only 2% of white people "owned" slaves.”It’s a ta [...]
My Mother Sold Me To a Pimp-Keysha Tells Her Story
I want you to understand.....women and children who try to stand their [...]
When Overpolicing Silences Survivors of Domestic Violence
When you work in organizations that address violence against women [...]
When Political Parties “Care” — But Only in One Corner of Our Lives
Political parties love to remind women and minorities: We care about y [...]
The Salem Witch Trials Were Never Just About “Witches”
History likes to tell it as if Salem was a fever dream about broomstic [...]
Beliefs vs. Facts: A Roadblock to Women’s Rights
Belief vs. Fact — What’s the Difference?
1. What is a Belief?
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When They Don’t See You as a Person, They Don’t Protect You as One
The objectification of Black people doesn’t stay on screen.It follows [...]
The Shifting Burden of Safety — And Who’s Carrying It Now
In recent years, the responsibility for keeping peace, avoiding danger [...]
When DEI Disappears, So Do the Safeguards for Victims and Survivors
The Tech Transparency Project reports that Google removed 58 nonprofit [...]
