violence

[WeSurviveAbuse.com] “You just keep complaining.”“You’re always bringing that up.”“You never let anything go.” If you’ve ever heard these phrases in a relationship—especially when you’re trying to talk about harm, disrespect, …

  There is a quiet war being waged on selfhood.A thousand little whispers telling women—and especially Black women, Indigenous women, and other women of color—that our worth lies in how …

from WESurviveAbuse.com The truth about violence and abuse rarely rushes out of the shadows.It creeps.It stutters.It fights its way through shame, silence, and fear. And abusers?They count on that. They …

from  WESurviveAbuse.com They’ve never met.Different languages.Different countries.Different customs.But somehow—they all agree. There is a global agreement.It’s not written in laws (though some laws reflect it).It’s not taught in schools (though …

from WESurviveAbuse.com No one asked her.No one asked the girl with trembling hands and a racing heart.No one asked the woman staring into nothing, clutching her silence like a shield. …

There’s no secret clubhouse.No annual meeting.No formal initiation or online group chat. And yet—somehow—they just know. They know what to say.They know when to say it.They know which truths to …

They’ve never met. Different backgrounds.Different languages.Different cultures.Different religions.Some in suits, some in uniforms, some behind pulpits, others behind closed doors.Yet, without a single meeting, conference call, or secret group chat…They …

Some truths are not too complex to understand—they’re just too inconvenient to admit. Even toddlers can identify patterns. I once babysat a precious little girl who would simply run up …

There is a lot going on in the world. But the pain of sexual violence, and the complicated aftermath that follows, never hits “pause.” It doesn’t wait for the news …

Some betrayals are personal.Some are legal.Some are spiritual.But when a woman survives injustice and refuses to be erased, her story becomes a lesson—and a light. Here are three true stories …