Survivor Affirmation: I teach others how to treat me by how I treat myself
I teach others how to treat me by how I treat myselfI listen to the inner voice inside of me that tells me how valuable I am. It re [...]
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 [...]
The Hidden Law: Child Marriage is Still Legal in 37 U.S. States
Child marriage is often mistakenly viewed as an issue exclusive to the Global South, but it persists significantly across the West, including the Unit [...]
19 James Baldwin Truths and Affirmations That Still Strengthen the Human Spirit (on audio)
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19 James Baldwin Truths and Affirmations That Still Strengthen the Human Spirit [...]
The Fable of the Flame that Would Not Bow: The Importance of Help Seeking Language in Troubled Times
Discouragement is part of the battle. It always has been. But defeatist language can become dangerous when it stops people from seeking help, making p [...]
Crossover: When Harm Happens But the Apology Does Not (audio/video)
Apologies are part of recognizing that you are a human being and that others are too. We live in a world with other human beings that doesn't recogniz [...]
The Power of Unapologetic Truth: Fannie Lou Hamer and Zora Neale Hurston (audio/podcast)
In this episode of We Survive Abuse, we explore how women like Fannie Lou Hamer and Zora Neale Hurston resisted the systemic micromanagement of [...]
I Will Survive: How Survivor Gloria Gaynor Keeps Inspiring Decades After the Release of Grammy Winning Song
originally published 2/8/ 2016At First I Was Afraid... When we have been wounded we must heal. To do that, I think we all use a combination of&n [...]
When Women Must Explain Their Boundaries, Society Has Already Failed Them.
updated from November 5, 2025
Do you see how not one male is explaining his right to boundaries, just women a [...]
âWhy Do We Treat Male âChangeâ Like a Sacred Revelation Instead of a Responsibility?â
A man "changes".Why do we women receive this as our "marching orders"?Do men do this? NO. They treat o [...]
đ§ 9 Signs Youâre Dealing with a Stonewaller
And Why Thatâs Not Your Fault[WeSurviveAbuse.com]
Stonewalling is one of the most soul-draining tactics use [...]
Call Him What? When Abusers & Traffickers Demand to Be Named Something Special
⌠by WeSurviveAbuse.com
In courtroom after courtroom, from high-profile celebrity trials to quietly buried [...]
The âHelperâ Mandate is Hurting Us
It whispers to Black peopleâespecially Black women âthat we are here to help.To soothe.To teach.To forgive.To make the world softer for others, even w [...]
Victim-Blaming Is Enabling Abuse
Letâs name it plain:Victim-blaming doesnât protect anyone. It protects abusers.
When people say:
âWhy didnât she just leave?â
âShe mu [...]
Please Stop Signaling Support to Grown Men Accused of Harming Children
Start Showing Up for the People Who Need It Most
When someone is arrested for harming a child,we do not need adults jumping online or into rooms to s [...]
Silencing Is Always the First Strike
Survivors of violenceâwhether in war zones or in personal lifeâoften face silencing first.
Before the bruise,before the strike,before the world sees [...]
The Old Code of Chains: A Timeline of Control Over Womenâs Privacy and Safety
Women who demand male free spaces are not hateful but have you explored the possibility that you may be? Are you carrying on the ancient global wi [...]
By the Power of Self-Protection (podcast/audio)
In a world that often tells women to shrink, to please, and to ignore their instincts, self-protection is a revolutionary act.Join Tonya GJ Prince in [...]
This Is No Time for a Victory Lap: 35 Modern Dangers Women Are Still Being Pushed to Tolerate
Remember that race where the person winning started celebrating ....but forgot to officially c [...]
When Girlsâ Boundaries Are Rebranded as âHateâ (featuring Boundary Setting video from Dr. Tracey Marks)
updated from November 5, 2022
"You know good and well that a boundary never did a damn thing to you.
But a [...]
The âHelperâ Mandate is Hurting Us
It whispers to Black peopleâespecially Black women âthat we are here to help.To soothe.To teach.To forgive.To [...]
She Didnât Stay Because She Didnât Know. She Stayed Because She Did.
People assume she stayed because she didnât know.
Didnât know her worth.Didnât know what he was doing to he [...]
What the Olympic Boxing Debate Really Reveals About Gender, Power & Responsibility
updated 2025
You know what truly angers and frustrates me about this Olympic boxing issue?
Itâs not just the debateâitâs the pattern.
Whenever th [...]
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Justice for the Victims of the Freeway Phantom
Between between April 1971 and September 1972 five Black girls and Black woman was murdered by a still yet unidentified serial killer called the Freew [...]
Why Manipulators Pretend to Share Your Values (Even When They Donât)
Some people donât believe in your mission, your healing, or your values.They just learn to sound like they doâbecause it gets them something.
Hereâ [...]
What FGM and âGender-Criticalâ Child Medicalization Have in Common
In the work of protecting children, hard truths often sit at the intersection of culture, medicine, and power. And in that intersection, tho [...]
The Numbers Do Not Lie, So Stop Asking Women to Accept Less Safety (UPDATE)
Organizations around the world have been distracted. Consumed with chastising women and pushing us to "be kind". Silencing us. De-p [...]
When Power Aligns Against a Black Woman: Why Meganâs Case Still Matters for Every Survivor
There are times in this work where you have to resist the urge to cuss everybody clean out. Just tell people the truth with no filter.
Tha [...]
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 [...]
Why Some People Fear the Truth About Domination
Thereâs a strange thing happening in our world todayâespecially onlineâwhere people want to argu [...]
![Why âNot a [Insert Person]â Is Dangerous for Survivors](https://wesurviveabuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/main-qimg-542d12514cab2ff36b83668c32a48264.jpg "Why âNot a [Insert Person]â Is Dangerous for Survivors")
Why âNot a [Insert Person]â Is Dangerous for Survivors
Letâs tell the truth:Adults have power. Children donât.
Even the most vulnerable adult usually has more acces [...]
Women Are Not Required to Be Available
No one could have predicted how this year would end.It bent sharply. Again and again.
Just when peopl [...]
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 [...]
đ¨ Fear-Based Manipulation Isnât LoveâItâs Control Dressed as Concern
Fear-Based ManipulationDefinition: Using hypothetical threats or worst-case scenarios to control or limit a womanâs autonomy.
It rarely sounds like [...]
Courtesy or Compelled Speech? Why the Difference Matters
Thereâs a difference between choosing courtesy and being forced into compelled speech.
Courtesy is voluntary. Itâs when you call someone âLiz [...]
Who Benefits From My Silence?
Every time I swallowed the truth, someone else got fed.Fed with power.Fed with protection.Fed with the benefit of the doubt.
But it wasnât me.[...]
