Violation

People don’t listen to women and children. Not when we whisper.Not when we scream.Not even when we show up with a mountain of evidence, hospital records, text messages, restraining orders, …

When people are finally exposed for being abusive, manipulative, or harmful, we often hear the same tired phrase: “Well… they had us all fooled.” No. Let’s keep it real.It was …

We keep saying we want a safer world. blah, blah, blahBut we will never get there until we demand that society do better and be better toward Survivors. Because every …

And Women Who Tell the Truth Pay the Price. Let’s tell the truth that too many are afraid to name: Male deception gets a pass.Male abuse is rationalized.Male violence and …

Coercive Sex Trafficking Isn’t Hidden. We’ve Just Been Taught Not to See It. Coercive sex trafficking thrives in the cracks of our silence. It survives in our confusion.In our willful …

To every Survivor who has ever hesitated, second-guessed, or swallowed the truth to protect someone else’s comfort:You are not late.You are not wrong.And you are not the problem. There is …

Young people must not fall for the lie that only older women protect abusers. The truth is, younger women—especially young Black women—are at the highest risk of femicide. According to …

Perpetrator fragility is a concept used to describe how individuals—most often abusers or those in power—respond with defensiveness, victim-playing, or aggression when they are confronted about their harmful behavior. Instead …

[WeSurviveAbuse.com] Some men don’t fear the harm they cause.They fear the moment a woman finally says,“You will not harm me anymore.” This is perpetrator fragility—when a man responds to being …

Some men (and women) don’t define harm as what they’ve done.They define harm as a woman’s refusal to keep quiet about it. In this upside-down worldview, her voice becomes the …