Wise Words from Dr. ShantaQuilette Develle MBA, PhD CFE, EA, CPLC
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The Missing Link in Healing Trauma: Somatic Awareness
Many Survivors carry trauma not just in memories, but in their muscles, brea [...]
Affirmations for Children Told to Stay Silent to Protect Culture
From SurvivorAffirmations.comThey told you to stay quiet so we could look st [...]

From Shame to Strategy: How to Train Your Brain to Fail Smarter
Learning about shame is so important. I've personally seen shame drive people to [...]
Affirmations for Black Women on a Personal Journey with Our Hair Inspired by ShesASolarBeing
Affirmations for Black Women on a Personal Journey with Our Hair
From the roots t [...]

🧡 The Power of Telling Yourself: “I Am Safe.”
Some of us never heard those words growing up.Not when we were afraid.Not when we [...]

🌿 Swaying Is Sacred: A Nervous System Reset Rooted in Our Bodies and Our Histories
“Even in stillness, I can move.
Even in pain, I can sway. My body remembers pe [...]
They Call It Kindness. But Sometimes It’s Erosion.
You think you're being nice.Kind.Accommodating.Taking the high road.Being the bigg [...]

A Tribute to Mama Mosie Burks
Mama Mosie Burks has transitioned at the age of 92. Gospel music has fueled so man [...]
I Will Not Shrink to Fit Your Comfort: 12 Empowering Womanist Affirmations About Consent, Boundaries, and Self-Respect
The phrase “I will not shrink myself to fit your comfort” is a declaration of bodi [...]
Why Cold Water Calms the Storm
Guess what y'all?! Cold water has some type of super power. Maybe this is why folk [...]
Your Hormones Are Not Betraying You—They’re Trying to Protect You
Let’s make one thing clear:
You are not crazy.You are not lazy.You are not brok [...]
The Fire Comes Back: What Happens When You Finally Feel Safe
For a long time, it was survival.
You moved through your days like a soldier—al [...]
Reclaiming the Fire: Brown Fat, Survival Mode & the Body That Still Loves You
You’ve been surviving.
You’ve been carrying the weight of silence, systems, sorro [...]
HEALING JOURNEY
I trust my voice, my memory, and my experience. What I lived through is real, and no one can erase that truth.
I am not "too much." I am [...]
Let’s make one thing clear:
You are not crazy.You are not lazy.You are not broken.
You are in a body that has been trying to protect you in ways n [...]
Uplifting You Unleash You by Tonya GJ Prince [...]
Even if you don’t feel “healed” yet, you are rising. Quietly, deeply, powerfully.
Survivor, there are days when healing feels invisible.You may not b [...]
For a long time, it was survival.
You moved through your days like a soldier—alert, braced, eyes scanning, body tight, heart tired.
You were here. [...]
CONFIDENCE/POWER/RESILIENCE
I Didn’t Come Here to Absorb the Mess of People Who Refuse to Heal
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
There’s a special kind of pain that hits when the world punishes a victim for speaking up [...]

Keep on Movin: Quotes on Perseverance from Black Women
♥ Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you, humiliated before you, raped b [...]
Am I Selfish for Setting Boundaries? (audio)
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 [...]
JOURNALING/WRITING IN A HEALTHIER WORLD
HEALTHING JOURNEY
"It’s not that I’m lazy or forgetful.It’s that my brain is healing from survival."— SurvivorAffirmations.com
Let that sink in.
You are not br [...]
Let’s go ahead and cancel a lie today:“I should be further along by now.”Where? According to whom? On whose timeline?
If you’ve survived harm, betray [...]
ART HEALS
Throughout her amazing career, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and actress Mary J. Blige has captivated hearts with her soulful music and [...]
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 [...]
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🌿 For the Survivor’s Journey
1. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
2. “You alone are eno [...]
When an American presidential administration attempted to blacklist and silence Eartha Kitt, she simply took her talents and skills overseas where [...]
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 [...]