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
HEALING JOURNEY
CONFIDENCE/POWER/RESILIENCE

12 Free eBooks to Support Your Somatic Healing Journey
For Survivors of trauma, especially those carrying layers of unspoken, generational, or racialized pain, somatic healing—healing through the body—ca [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I Release Myself from Toxic Relationships
I release relationships that feed on my light but offer no warmth in return.I am not here to shrink, dim, or beg for reciprocity.
AND......
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JOURNALING/WRITING IN A HEALTHIER WORLD
HEALTHING JOURNEY
After being blacklisted in the United States in 1968, Eartha Kitt had several choices. She chose to find new doors and soar.
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Some people won’t understand why you left.Why you stopped calling.Why you unfollowed.Why [...]
Harriet Tubman helped her brothers escape at Christmas. Their master intended to sell them after Christmas but was delayed by the holi [...]
Inauthenticity: Being nice all the time can lead to a lack of authenticity in your interactions. Suppressing your true thoughts and f [...]
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 [...]
Whether you’re healing from personal trauma, systemic injustice, or generational pain, you deserve tools and support that honor the fullness of your s [...]
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 [...]
The extraordinary and extensively talented Queen Latifah has made it very clear that she places a high value on her privacy. However, back in 2000, she shared that she too is a Survivor of sexual violence in childhood. It can be inspiring for Survivors of abuse & violence to see and hear from other Survivors. [...]