Surviving Daily

updated from November 18 2024 Helping a woman put herself first becomes much harder when the person hurting her repeatedly threatens to end his life. He may say: “I cannot …

Shame is one of the oldest tools of control. It does not simply tell you that you made a mistake. It whispers that you are the mistake. Healthy relationships leave …

updated from July 27 2023 One of the biggest myths about manipulation is that it always looks aggressive. Sometimes manipulation looks like confusion. Instead of yelling, threatening, or making demands, …

Before history knew her as a symbol, Mary Lumpkin was a woman. She was a mother. A Survivor. A person whose life carried both unimaginable hardship and extraordinary strength. Mary Lumpkin …

We have got to stop treating the violent crossing of human boundaries as a ‘lapse in judgment.’ You don’t accidentally break into a woman’s peace; some choose to dominate it. …

updated from May 31, 2023   Women and girls do not always survive rape.   Erin Justice was a teen being jointly raised by both of her parents. Erin notified …

Note: Rape victims are not at fault for being raped. She went to Dr. Becker likely trying to piece together the ordeal. This is a really good video! I was …

 How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males C Delores Tucker updated from March 21 2022  They will never run out of nasty and unkind words for Black women …

“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”- Zora Neale Hurston There comes a point when ‘share everything’ sounds a lot like ‘give …

Tell me who I have to be to gain some reciprocity…. Ms. Lauryn Hill As kids, we used to complain about the guy who pulled our braids. The beads fell …