Category: Violence Against Women
Call Him What? When Abusers & Traffickers Demand to Be Named Something Special
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In courtroom after courtroom, from high-pro [...]
If You Have Nothing Healing to Say to Survivors, You Can Be Silent
In the early days of healing, Survivors are doing sacred, difficult wo [...]
It Wasn’t Just His Girlfriends: A Pattern of Harm, a Society of Silence
Too often, when men like Sean “Diddy” Combs are accused of vio [...]
We Can Tell What Team You’re On
If you're not an advocate for giving violent, manipulative, deceptive, [...]
Shaming Survivors Is How You Build an Abuser’s Paradise
You want to know how abusers thrive in families, churches, and communi [...]
This Moment Is Teaching Us
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A young Black woman—famous, talented, in the pub [...]
Stop Shaming Survivors. Start Shaming Abusers.
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Survivors should not be met with interrogation, [...]
Your Opinion Is Not Protection
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Let’s get something straight:
Your opinion abou [...]
You’re Not Her Judge. You’re Not Even Helpful.
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The internet is full of people who think that [...]
Stay Out of Her Healing, You Weren’t There.
This is not about whether you think she was right or wrong.This is not [...]
Ain’t Nothing New About Your Victim Blaming Routine
We heard it alllll before.....
🖤 10 Affirmations for Sp [...]
They Got So Much Things To Say Right Now (But here’s what Survivors actually need to hear.)
When a domestic violence Survivor speaks out, everyone suddenly has so [...]
Your Self-Righteousness Will Not End Domestic Violence
So you were “right.”You “saw the signs.”You “told her he wasn’t good.” [...]
Narrative Control: One More Way Survivors Get Silenced
There’s something you need to know about how survivors are treated aft [...]
Stop Analyzing Her. Start Asking Why He’s Allowed to Harm Her.
Every time a woman is abused, here comes the chorus:“Why doesn’t [...]
30 Things You Can Do Right Now to Support Domestic Violence Survivors in the U.S.
If you’re heartbroken, angry, or tired of seeing Survivors harmed, s [...]
It’s Not About What You Told Her. It’s About What She Can Teach You.
So many rush to say:“I told her.”“She didn’t listen.”“She shou [...]
“I Told Her” Is About You—Not the Victim
Let’s talk about it.
When a woman is harmed—physically, emotionally [...]
We Must Unlearn the Misplaced Blame We Inherited
I am a Black woman.I was raised as a Black woman in the Un [...]
🛑 12 Reasons “She Should’ve Known Better” Does Nothing to Keep Women Safe
We’ve heard it too many times:“She made a bad choice [...]
