I’m Allowed to Move On Without Making It Make Sense to Anyone Else
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Some people won’t und [...]
I Don’t Have to Explain the Boundaries That Keep Me Safe
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You’ve explained enough [...]
I’m Allowed to Keep My Distance From What Doesn’t Feel Safe
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You don’t need to wait [...]
Justification of MY Healing Timeline is Not Part of My Journey
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Others will say you “ [...]
I Choose Me Over Their Opinions. Every Time.
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They have opinion [...]
Let Them Cheer for the Wrong Side. I’m Still Here. I’m Still Whole.
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They clapped for the [...]
I Can’t Educate the Willfully Ignorant While Healing Myself
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Some people don’t misun [...]
I’m Not Crazy. I’m Just Done Being Gaslit.
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They say you're “angry. [...]
Surviving Is Still Sacred—Even If They Clap for the Wrong Person
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You saw them cheer.Yo [...]
My Story Doesn’t Need Their Permission to Matter
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Some people will neve [...]
I Deserve Safety. Not Spectacle.
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You’re not here to en [...]
I Will Not Shrink Myself So They Can Stay Comfortable in Their Denial
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They ask you to softe [...]
I Am Not What They Say. I Am What I Survived.
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They can call you "bi [...]
Being Silenced Doesn’t Mean I Was Wrong
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When the world doesn’ [...]
My Pain Is Not a Public Spectacle
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You are not a headlin [...]
I’m Not Here to Be Believed by Everyone—I’m Here to Be Free
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Freedom is not the sa [...]
Their Status Doesn’t Erase My Truth
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Let them have the stage [...]
I Protect My Peace Like It’s Sacred—Because It Is
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You’ve been through e [...]
I Didn’t Come Here to Absorb the Mess of People Who Refuse to Heal
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There’s a special kin [...]

You Have Every Right to Be Beautifully Represented
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Dear Survivor,
You have every right to speak yo [...]
AFFIRMATIONS AND SELF LOVE
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They ask you to soften your voice.To stop being “so angry.”To say it [...]
HEALING JOURNEY
CONFIDENCE/POWER/RESILIENCE
I Choose Me Over Their Opinions. Every Time.
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
They have opinions about your story.Your tone.Your timing.Your truth.
But they didn’ [...]
Why Catastrophizers Aren’t Helpful in a Crisis
“If you want to fly, you have to give
up everything that weighs you down."
Toni Morrison
We’ve all been there: you’re navigating a [...]
The Sacred Right to Be Unapologetic
They raised us on a steady diet of sorry.
Sorry for being too loud.Sorry for taking up space.Sorry for saying no.Sorry for wanting more.Sorry for not [...]
I Am Not What They Say. I Am What I Survived.
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
They can call you "bitter."They can call you "broken."They can say you’re overreacting.Th [...]
JOURNALING/WRITING IN A HEALTHIER WORLD
HEALTHING JOURNEY
Hosted by Tonya GJ Prince, this episode includes reminders for Survivors of abuse and violence to continue crafting boundaries that protect [...]
“If you want to fly, you have to give
up everything that weighs you down."
Toni Morrison
We’ve all been there: you’re navigating a [...]
Throwing it back to wisdom from Zora Neale Hurston, on refusing to be dismissed.
Here are 20 phrases people use to dismiss feelings. (2021)
[...]
Setting boundaries can feel like you're being selfish. But we'll talk about how setting boundaries is something that everyone should do to help eve [...]
ART HEALS
I've been familiar with the power of Leslie's pen for years. But when a storm of loss and change came around just when her beautiful memoir was [...]
In the annals of library science, few figures stand as tall as Dorothy Porter. Libraries are often considered the gateways to knowledge, but have yo [...]
Carol-Lambert.com
To leave an abusive partner is complicated and challenging.
Most people in this position feel highly ambivalent or just [...]
Survivor, I see you.Maybe you’ve been praised for being strong. Maybe you’ve been ignored for being too real.Either way, too many of us were taught th [...]
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🌟 Resilience & Strength
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced [...]
SHE IS AMAZING
QUOTES
They raised us on a steady diet of sorry.
Sorry for being too loud.Sorry for taking up space.Sorry for saying no.Sorry for wanting more.Sorry for not smiling.Sorry for speaking truth.
But here’s what they never expected:That one day, we would stop saying sorry.That we would remember:There is nothing wrong with us.There n [...]
♥ Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you, humiliated before you, raped before you….....yet, someone survived. You can do anything you choose to do. – Dr. Maya Angelou
♥You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can’t go wrong. The world is [...]