Contact WE
Tonya GJ Prince in News and Media
WESurviveAbusePodcast.com
SurvivorAffirmations.com
Rosaschildren.com
BraidtheLadder.com
BrighterFaith.com
For MEDIA/CREATORS
Work with WESURVIVEABUSE
Advertising & Partnerships

WESurviveAbuse

Home
Boundaries Drawn in Truth
- MANIPULATION TACTICS
- SAFEGUARDING
END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
END SEXUAL VIOLENCE
- GROOMING
END VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
- CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
For MEDIA/CREATORS
Contact WE

Homefemale health civil rightsCivil Rights & Social Justice

What May Come When You Say “No”

Things That May Happen When You Say "No" by Tonya GJ PrinceTo authentically be YOU, you must say "no" to some things. 10 Affirmat

Spotting the Red Flags: Early Warning Signs of Manipulative and Abusive People (audio/podcast)

The Myth of Racial Harmony (1980s–2000s): What We Were Told to Forget

💔 When the Weight Is More Than Weight: Understanding the Link Between Trauma and Body Size

Breaking the Silence: Why Speaking Up Against What May Destroys Us is a Radical Act of Survival

Why Women Say ‘Text Me When You Get Home’: The Everyday Safety Steps Men Rarely Think About (video)

Things That May Happen When You Say “No” by Tonya GJ Prince

To authentically be YOU, you must say “no” to some things.

10 Affirmations for Women Seeking Accountability

The BIG Boundaries Issue for Survivors

Affirmations: I Matter, So Expect Me to Stand Up for Myself

Unlock Your Inner Power: Recognize Gaslighting Insults and Empower Yourself

Spread the love

🛑 We don’t negotiate safety

Listen to Warnings from Girls

Keeping Girls Safe in a Dangerous World (ebook) 2025 UPDATE

10 Signs You’re Being Dehumanized—Even by People Who Say They Support You

Domestic Violence Is Rising While Survivor Services Are Disappearing: What the Latest Data Reveals

Body safety 406 Boundaries 369 child safety 390 Civil Rights & Social Justice 441 female health civil rights 717 Feminism/Womanism 255 History/Herstory 204

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU

Loading...

Newer Post

The Self Love Groove with Affirmations

Older Post

Survivor Affirmations: I Let Others Know When Their Actions Impact Me (video) #c…

SEARCH

Type something and Enter

POPULAR

Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

We can’t have an honest conversation about why our grandmothers—and their mothers before them—often prescribed silence in the face of pain without ack [...]

Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

updated from June 22, 2025 Nina Simone's song, “Four Women," is powerful because each woman has been made into someone else’s story. Aunt Sarah i [...]

13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About

updated from November 25, 2025 Staying informed is an act of power. Because once you see how the system works, you stop begging for fairness and [...]

How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

You ought to be thankful for the little things. But little things are all you seem to give. Janet Jackson| What Have You Done For Me Lately G [...]

We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Women’s Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)

Living in the West is not what makes a woman safe. Privacy is not modesty theater. It is part of bodily safety. It is shield. We do not give th [...]

Honoring Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax in Virginia

Virginia will lower flags Monday to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax. It appears that Virginia will begin taking a long over [...]

Civil Rights & Social Justice

Dehumanization Has Habits. So Does Liberation

You fight dehumanization by refusing to let people become symbols, threats, jokes, rumors, or “problems” before they are recognized as human beings. [...]

How to Fight Social Narcissism: What Racism and Relationship Narcissism Have in Common

Some patterns are so familiar that our bodies recognize them before our mouths can explain them. A room gets quiet. A person says, “That never happene [...]

TRENDING

1.

🎶 Playlist: Songs That Speak the Truth — Domestic Violence & Survival

2.

Why I Believe Women When They Say They’re Afraid — And Why You May Want To Too (updated with podcast link)

3.

📢 Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls

4.

Jennifer’s Law Exists Because Too Many Women Are Not Believed Until Too Late

5.

A Mother Daughter Team Teaching Lessons on Teen Dating Violence: Carolyn Mosely and Ortralla Mosely (Resting in Power)

6.

Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

7.

Celebrity Confirmation: For Women Autonomy Is Not Teflon Against Violence and Abuse

8.

The World Loves Powerful Men. Even When They’re Violent.

9.

Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

10.

Why We Can’t Mourn Without Changing Our Behavior

11.

It’s Not That They Can’t Hear You. They’ve Chosen Not To

12.

Survivors Speak Truth: John Lewis Speaks Truth on Black America’s Fight for Justice

13.

Political Action Alert: Where Can Any of Us Afford to Go If Home is a Violent Space?

14.

13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About

15.

The Lynching of Assault Victim Marie Scott: How Slavery’s Logic Still Shapes Our Lives

16.

How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

17.

The Myth of Easy Access: Why You Don’t Owe the World Your Self

18.

A Debt of Safety: Moving Beyond the “Infinite Well” of Women’s Care

19.

I Wish You No Harm—But This Doesn’t Work for Me: The Truth About Women’s Boundaries

20.

New Event: 10th Gender & Sexuality Studies GSS on May 18-19, 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

RECENT POSTS

How to Fight Social Narcissism: What Racism and Relationship Narcissism Have in Common

We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Women’s Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)

Her Name Is Mary Turner. Her Story Still Speaks.

Dehumanization Has Habits. So Does Liberation

Honoring Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax in Virginia

13 Things Black Men Could Be Using Their Mics to Talk About

Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over

How Abusers and Systems Use “You Have It Good” to Normalize Deprivation

When Grieving Mothers Are Punished: Why Survivors and Pregnant Women Are Afraid to Ask for Help

After Abuse: How to Know Whether You Need a Coach or a Counselor

WE Survive Abuse Podcast

When the Drum Stopped Begging to Be Heard: A Short Neighborhood Fable
Privacy is a Critical Safety Boundary-What Forced Access Teaches Us About Abuse
Affirmations for Survivors Watching Public Defenses of Harm
Black Girls Are Not Collateral Damage: Reputation Protection Culture Harms Victims
That Feeling Was Information: Why Silence Serves Predators
The Post-Racial Veil Is Gone: What Black Survivors Are Being Forced to Notice Now
Rest in Power is Not For Child Predators
Aaliyah, R. Kelly, and the Marriage Certificate: Why the Truth Was Denied in Real Time
When Rosa Parks Becomes Trivia Instead of TRUTH
The Powerful Hidden Truth about Tupac Shakur's Mother Afeni Shakur

Rosa’s Children

Black Girls Are Not Collateral Damage: Reputation Protection Culture Harms Victims
They Bullied a Black Boy for Crocheting. History Says They Should Back Off.
The Ally’s Creed: A New Standard for Protecting Our Children’s Joy and Safety
The Eyes and Ears of Our Children: A Parent’s Guide to Mandated Reporting
Predators Don’t Hide Well—We’re Just Trained Not to Say Anything
Real Support for Girls in Sports Isn’t Seasonal. It’s Safe and Steady.
Our Daughters Deserve Better: Rejecting Political Apathy Toward Girls’ Safety

Survivor Affirmations

Their Words Do Not Name Me. Survival Does.
The Lie of “Not Enough Trained People”: What Martin, Motown, and Black Representation Already Proved
The Black Performance Genius Behind America’s “Iconic” Jazz Style
Survivor Affirmations: Black Women Deserve to Be Believed Without Being Perfect
When Being Yourself Is Labeled “Political”: Why some people are punished simply for showing up
12 Facts About Sounds of Blackness and Their Uplifting Song “Optimistic”
Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesn’t Mean You Were Wrong

PAGES

SUBSCRIBE

Get newsletters in your inbox

Type something and Enter