TRUTH

“If your faith doesn’t let you cry, rage, rest, or leave the places that are killing you—it’s not faith. It’s control dressed in scripture.” Spiritual violence doesn’t always shout. It …

She wasn’t just expected to heal. She was expected to heal everyone around her too—without flinching, without resting, without breaking.” Why is it that when a Black woman begins her …

You don’t know which of the people around you are living in abusive situations.But they see you.They watch you.They hear you. They are listening—not just to what you say, but …

Let’s name it plain:Victim-blaming doesn’t protect anyone. It protects abusers. When people say: “Why didn’t she just leave?” “She must’ve done something.” “She’s just trying to ruin his life.” “Well, …

✦ by WeSurviveAbuse.com One of the most dangerous traits of an abuser is not just the harm they cause—but the belief that they should never have to answer for it. …

So many Survivors—especially women and girls—are taught that “peace” means keeping quiet. That “respect” means swallowing the truth. That “love” means shrinking. Let’s be honest:That’s not peace. That’s submission.That’s not …

✦ by WeSurviveAbuse.com Not all control looks like yelling, threats, or bruises.Sometimes, it shows up in the words you’re allowed to use—or forbidden to say.Sometimes, it hides in tone policing, …

There are relationships that look like love on the outside.They may even feel like love—sometimes. But if your ability to tell the truth threatens your safety, your sense of peace, …

✦ by WeSurviveAbuse.com In courtroom after courtroom, from high-profile celebrity trials to quietly buried local cases, a deeply disturbing pattern emerges:Abusers and traffickers often demand to be called certain names. …

There was a time when you stayed in places that dimmed you.In love that drained you.In conversations where your truth had to whisper.In relationships where you had to be smaller …