Category: Wisdom

Survivor Affirmation: I Value Wise Counseling
I value wise counseling.In times of confusion, wise words enable me to [...]

Are We Going to Leave Child Sexual Abuse Out of the Hip Hop History Books or Nah? by Tonya GJ Prince with Daniel Johnson
Planet ShockThe early 80's. I was in elementary school. Rap [...]

The Truth about Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence and Boundaries
The Very Idea People used to walk all over my boundaries. And, I [...]

Affirmation: I Am My Own Unique Self-Special, Creative, and Wonderful
I am my own unique self - special, creative, and wonderful.No one in t [...]

We Gotta Ask Pregnant Moms Who Are Survivors Better Questions
When a close relative, Morgan*, announced her pregnancy our family wa [...]

Rape, Child Sexual Abuse, and Victim-Blaming: The Real Deal
Trigger Warning What the heck is victim blaming anyway? So victim [...]

No Gratitude, No Quilt: You May Never Fully Heal From Pain Without Gratitude
Update!Several months ago, my mom asked me to buy her hair accessories [...]

How Survivors of Sexual & Domestic Violence Can Make History
Fannie Lou Hamer!Dr. Martin Luther King Jr!Rosa Parks!Angela Davis!Dr [...]

3 Powerful Black Women Who Made History Share Experiences with Violence and Abuse
revised from 2/22/16Dorothy DandridgeWhen the Beyhive stings, it is in [...]

Whispered Civil Rights Movement Secrets: Fannie Lou Hamer the Truth Teller
People against progress would like you to think that systemic rape of [...]

Celebrities Called on the Carpet: WE Survive Abuse 5 Best Posts of 2015
I don't mind addressing celebrities in relation to issues of dom [...]

2015 Best Quote Posts of the Year from WE Survive Abuse
I am thankful for every single reader, whether you agreed or disagreed [...]

What Racists and Child Rape Apologists Have in Common
Seems like all you have to do is make one simple statement:The problem [...]

Welcome the Week With Wisdom: 22 Quotes on Justice
Everyday silence harvests its victims. Silence is a mortal illness. ~N [...]

Survivors Welcome the Week with Wisdom: 7 Quotes on Healing
And a bonus...... Make this week a great one. Take in all of the lesso [...]

High Five From WESurvive: Lavon Morris Grant A Spiritual Miracle
In early 2002 or so a group of us Women of Color working in sexual and [...]

No Justice, No Piece: To Organizations, Movements, & Activists Who Are Not Yet Intersectional
They say one of the number one reasons that marriages end is because o [...]

Is this the Real Truth about Sexual Violence that No One Wants to Say Out Loud
Okay. True stuff. I have a condition called fibromyalgia.&n [...]