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AFFIRMATIONS AND SELF LOVE
Familiarity Doesnât Make Stranger Abuse Irrelevant
Thereâs a manipulation tactic that keeps slipping into our public conversationsâone that says:âMost people are abused by someone [...]
WE Survive Abuse Podcast Episodes (during the summer months we focus on reading to kids)
When Survivors See Through Lies, We Refuse to Pretend (audio/podcast)
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 In her career, Tonya GJ Prince has had the honor of encountering thousands of bold and courageous Survivors. With discretion, she shares one of [...]
Medical Sexism and Misogyny: The Harm in “Assigned Female at Birth”
Often used in medical and social contexts, this phrase can inadvertently reinforce harmful stereotypes, limit individu [...]
19 James Baldwin Truths and Affirmations That Still Strengthen the Human Spirit (on audio)
Latest episode of WESurviveAbusePodcast.com
19 James Baldwin Truths and Affirmations That Still Strengthen the Human Spirit [...]
Silence Serves Predators: Listen to Your Inner Voice Before You Explain It Away (audio)
Have you ever had a feeling about someone and talked yourself out of it?
Not because nothing happened.
But because you could not explain it cleanly [...]
You Are Worthy Now and You Were Then: Featuring Brielle Fowler (audio/podcast)
In this empowering episode of Survivor Affirmations, we emphasize the power of uplifting unheard voices and celebrate resilience. Join us as w [...]
CHILDREN DESERVE SAFETY
They Are Still Calling Us “Hysterical” and “Stupid” Online on the Sly
Is the conversation still about the concern, or has it become about the person who raised it?
There are a lot of accounts online that [...]
VIOLATIONS
Georgia Gilmore: How Black Women Outsmarted Jim Crow with Fish Frys
Fine. I will do it myself. -Black women's proverb
Black women despise the necessity of having to fight, but . [...]
Predators Donât Play by the Same Rules
Thereâs something deeply dangerous about how weâre taught to think about harmâand especially about the people [...]
The Power and Authority of Womanhood: A Call to Honor and Protect Female Voices
In a world that has long defined women through the narrow lenses of tradition, patriarchy, and pow [...]
WE Deserve Justice: Law Firm Helps Others Seek Justice by Filing Sex Abuse Claims Against Care Facilities And Trust-Based Settings
*This post is unpaid, uncompensated and unaffiliated. For informational purposes and not a recomme [...]
HEALING

Walking on Eggshells: Recognizing Peer-Driven Control Before It Burns You Out
People tend to move on and forget the people we lost during the seasons when deception and manipulation reigned......
So many, too ma [...]

If the Harm Is Precise, Our Words Must Be Precise
I see you. You see me. We see one another.
There are groups who are targeted because of who they are â yet the moment they try to name that truth, pe [...]

HealâSo They Canât Use Your Wounds Against You
One of the hardest, most necessary truths:Unhealed wounds are vulnerable to manipulation.
There are people who donât want you whole.They want you f [...]
HERSTORY/HISTORY
Henrietta Lacks and Others Too: Misogyny in Medicine
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Rosa Ingramâs Unyielding Courage: How Her Family’s Struggle for Justice Changed History
A Mother. A Defense. A Jim Crow Injustice.
The story of Rosa Ingram and her two teenage sons, Haywood and George, is one of the most heartb [...]
We Didnât Come This Far for Crumbs
A handful of men hold the feast, while women and darker-skinned people are told to survive on crumbs.Why are we accepting this as normal?For [...]
END FEMICIDE
How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males, Violence, & Abuse: C. Delores Tucker
How We Villainize Black Women Who Disagree with Males C Delores Tucker
updated from March 21 20 [...]
When the Mourning Is Selective: A Reflection on Silence, Justice, and Sacred Courage(audio version included)
updated from 2022LISTEN HEREBlack women also experience significantly higher rates of psychological [...]
For Women and Children, Indefinitely Going Along to Get Along is One of the Most Dangerous Strategies in the World
Many of us have had to "go along to get along" for a little while,but pushing for it indefinite [...]
9 Dangerous Myths About Violence Against Women and Children
Violence against women and children is a pervasive issue, often perpetuated by misconceptions that downplay [...]
LEGAL/COURTROOM

Grandma EXPOSES The Dark History Of Marital R*PE “YOU COULDN’T SAY NO”- Motivation Jason
I really enjoyed this video. The energy. The challenge. The truth. Thankful to this lovely woman for blessing us with truth. Thankful to this man fo [...]

đš 25 Items & Systems That Risk Womenâs Lives Because They Donât Accommodate Women
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Women and girls are frequently sent the message that demanding accommodations for our health and safety are "selfish." And, DEI is a si [...]

Why Sex-Based Women’s Spaces Still Matter: 10 Things People Forget
Interesting fact:
Before his murders were discovered, Bundy did volunteer at a suicide crisis hotline in Seattle called the Seattle Crisis Clinic in [...]
LOVING SAFELY
Consent Is Not an Afterthought. It Is the First Requirement
from WeSurviveAbuse.com
Letâs make this plain:Consent is not a footnote.It is not a favor.It is not a vibe, a guess, or something y [...]
The Manifestation of Emotional Abuse Can Alter Your Life? – Out Loud With Claudia Jordan
âPeople think itâs easy to just leave a toxic relationship. But what they donât see is how it starts. Just like Claudia said (on another [...]
âđŸ Teaching Before the Harm: The Difference Between Comfort and Safety
âWe learn too late because no one taught us soon enough.
Let this be the generation that teaches before the harm.â
Comfort feels nice.
Sa [...]
END RAPE
When Black Women Are Targeted for Questioning What Others Pretend Not to See
There was another time I learned just how selective feminism and women's work can be. After 30 plus years of s [...]
When Safety Isnât Simple: How Domestic Violence Hits Differently for People with Neurodivergence
Tonya GJ Prince | We Survive Abuse
Thereâs something the world needs to say out loud more often: Sa [...]
The World Loves Powerful Men. Even When Theyâre Violent.
Letâs tell the truth today.
The world loves powerful men. Even when theyâre violent.Especially when theyâre [...]
Respect Without Surrender: When Rights Donât Mean Access
The Foundation of True Respect
Respect is not ownership.And justice does not mean surrender.
We live in a wo [...]
THE SHOP
đż My Self-Soothe Journal
đż My Self-Soothe Journal
A Sacred Space to Tend to Your Spirit, Breath by Breath
There are moments when the world feels too loud⊠and your nervous [...]
MANIPULATION
Weaponized Moralism: The Silence That Screams
They call it compassion.But only when it protects male access.
They call it justice.But only when women are asked to surrender boundaries.
They call [...]
Male Deception Gets a Pass
And Women Who Tell the Truth Pay the Price.
Letâs tell the truth that too many are afraid to name:
Male deception gets a pass.Male abuse is ration [...]
9 Dangerous Myths About Violence Against Women and Children
Violence against women and children is a pervasive issue, often perpetuated by misconceptions that downplay its severity and prevalence. Recognizing [...]
ART IS HEALING

The Times ChangeâAnd So Do We
"The only constant in life is change."-Heraclitus"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same r [...]

Around These Parts We Support Survivor Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion is more than a chart-topping artistâshe's a symbol of resilience, strength, and unwavering courage. In [...]

How Survivors Can Preserve the Lessons from Their Experiences for Storytelling
originally published 11/20/2015 To tell your story, you are going to need the details of your stories. No one can tell [...]

Misogyny Is Not a Virtue: When Harmful Attitudes Are Framed as âValuesâ
"Equality and kindness" do not require or justify
the abolition of women as a sex class
or the abrogation/appropriation [...]

CLOSED FOR RIOTS: How One Black Woman Riots Against Racism
Update: This was published August 30, 2015. Remember that day? I do. Driver Samuel DuBose was shot in the head by a ca [...]

Black Truth-Telling on Violence Was Never the Problem
"I've never seen or heard of anything like this!" Black people have been telling the truth about viol [...]

Power UP! Lauryn Hill and Doechi at Jazz in the Gardens
updated from March 9 2025
You didn't ignore the neighborhood strays when you were sitting out on the porch. At firs [...]

Fave Podcast Episodes: Trafficking Documentary Director Alison Jayne Wilson with Neil Getzlow
Episode 79: Unmasking the journey of Alison Jayne Wilson and EXITUnmasked With Neil GetzlowToday, I'm excited to share [...]

The Truth From Pam and Aunt Esther: Naming the Disrespect Women Were Taught To Ignore
There are men who speak to women with deep disrespect â regularly.
And we rarely show it honestly.
Some folks will get off [...]

đ€đ° Money, Respect & the Womanâs Mic: Black Womenâs Songs About Money, Power, and Respect
updated from April 2025
"We're supposed to pretend that if we are "good girls," a "good man" will find us and give us every [...]

Hip Hop’s Double Standard Around Gun Violence
#Hiphop this week: Earlier this week the community was mourning the death of Takeoff & the gun violence that snatched hi [...]
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