🌿 Reclaiming: Cleaning the Skin Is Caring for the Self
I recently heard a male podcaster proudly say he “doesn’t touch his feet,” as if neglecting parts of his own body was something to brag about.He is [...]
✨ Survivor Affirmation ✨ You Are Not a Waiting Room
You are not a waiting room for people to come and go as they please.You are not a rest stop for those who disappear when it’s time to show up.You ar [...]
Sound, Spirit, and Survival: How Alice Coltrane Held Sacred Space
✍🏽 For SurvivorAffirmations.com
Some Survivors find their way through words.Some through silence.And some—like Alice Coltrane—find their way through [...]
I Can’t Educate the Willfully Ignorant While Healing Myself
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
Some people don’t misunderstand you by accident.They misunderstand you on purpose.
They do [...]
Survivor Affirmations: A Few of Our Favorite Books
Our Favortie Books by Tonya GJ Prince [...]
đź’Ą Boundaries Are Health Care (Yes, I Said What I Said)
Let’s go ahead and set the record straight:Boundaries are not rude.They’re not mean.They’re not "doing too much."They are health care.
That’s right [...]
They Spoke Labels. I Lived Through Fire.
✨ Affirmation ✨
They tried to pin me down with names that never belonged to me.
They whispered labels meant to wound, meant to cage.
But I rose t [...]
I’m Allowed to Keep My Distance From What Doesn’t Feel Safe
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
You don’t need to wait for proof.You don’t need to gather evidence.You don’t need a dramati [...]
You’re Not Too Much—Perhaps, They’re Not Enough
✦ [SurvivorAffirmations.com] ✦
Dear Survivor,
They’ll say you’re too loud.Too proud.Too bright.Too deep.Too spiritual.Too intense.Too sensitive.Too [...]
đź’” When They Still Protect the Person Who Hurt You
There’s a heartbreak that goes beyond the original harm.
It’s the silence.The excuses.The polite smiles at family gatherings.The messages from mutual [...]
🌿 Affirmation Post: “I Am Becoming Who I Needed”
A sacred declaration for Survivors stepping into their wholeness.
I am no longer trying to return to who I was before the harm.She didn’t have [...]
Empowering Survivor Affirmations with Relaxing Jazz | Healing Quotes for Strength & Peace (extended video)
Take a moment to breathe, relax, and reclaim your power. 💜This video pairs smooth jazz lounge music with empowering survivor affirmations and quotes—c [...]
🕊️ Survivor Affirmations Post: “I Am Not Here to Carry What Broke Me”
A release for the Survivor who is ready to set the weight down.
There was a time when I thought it was my job to hold it all.
Hold the pai [...]
Inspired by Survivor Viola Davis: You Don’t Need Perfect Weather to Bloom
Some flowers wait for sunshine.Others learn how to grow toward the light
even while clouds remain overhead.
Gratitude to a shining star....Viola Da [...]
đź’¬ 10 Ways Coaching Helps Survivors Reclaim Their Power
A guide for those who’ve survived abuse and are ready to grow, rebuild, and move forward—with support.
Surviving abuse is not the end of yo [...]
Being Silenced Doesn’t Mean I Was Wrong
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
When the world doesn’t want to hear your truth,they may call you "dramatic", "bitter", "att [...]
50 Things to Talk About Instead of Black Women’s Hair (Because Your Concern is Not Genuine)
Let’s be honest—Black women’s hair has been politicized, policed, and prodded at for far too long. We’ve worn it straight, coiled, locked, twisted, [...]
The Bold Choice to Live AND Thrive
Tyka said I could, so I did. -Prince (Tyka Nelson was Prince's sister who recently passed away)
Notice how people speak about sacrifices made for art [...]
Compassion at the Table: Nothing New, This How We Do
Where I am from, when we say DEI, we’re saying:
“You belong here. I see you. I will work so that you can be safe, heard, and fully present.”
I [...]
I Choose Boundaries, Not Codependency: An Affirmation for Healing
Sometimes, the language of “codependency” gets weaponized against people—especially women—who were raised to care, to
nurture, to serve. Humans [...]
Survivor Affirmations: Change is My Friend (video)
Survivor Affirmations: Change is My Friend (video): WESurviveAbuse.com encourages and supports the de-silencing, healing, & empowerm [...]
The Truth About Family Outsiders (video)
From gogetterswantd on Tiktok.com:
The truth about family outsiders is..
They’re the ones that can see the wounds that the family ignores.
Th [...]
đź’« 10 Signs You Are Reclaiming Yourself
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 [...]
Why Cold Water Calms the Storm
Guess what y'all?! Cold water has some type of super power. Maybe this is why folks love swimming?
There are days when your body feels like a h [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I Choose To Walk Away from What Tries to Shrink Me
There is strength in walking alone when the crowd demands your silence.It takes courage to leave the circle when the cost is your voice.But silence bo [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I Love Myself Because I am Worthy of Love! (video and audio)
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I love myself because I am worthy of love.
I respect myself and the healing journey that I have taken to bring me to thi [...]
The Healing Hum: A Sound Our Bodies Remember
Before we had language for healing…Before we knew the words nervous system or self-regulation…Many of us grew up in homes where someone hummed us th [...]
Congolese Women, Sacred Knowledge, and Spiritual Leadership: A Gentle Introduction
There is a quiet truth that has always existed, even when it wasn’t written down.
Across the lands now known as the Democratic Republic of the Cong [...]
Move the Pain, Keep the Peace
Dance. Worship. Music. Prayer.These are not just traditions — they are tools of survival.
For so many of us, especially Black women and Survivors, tr [...]
For the One Who Feels Ashamed of How She Survived
Some of us look back on how we coped, and the shame rushes in.
You didn’t tell.You froze.You smiled through it.You went back.You blamed yourself.You [...]
My Scars Are Not Shame; They are Maps Showing How I survived What Was Meant to Break ME
🌟 Affirmations for Strength and Becoming 🌟
I am not defined by statistics or stereotypes. I am defined by my own choices, vision, and growth. [...]
12 Reasons Lauryn Hill Deserves More Respect for Her Impact on Music (w/affirmations)
The only reason that men question Lauryn Hill's
accomplishments
is because they can't find a way
to take credit for them.
Lauryn Hill was never j [...]
đź–¤ Deep Affirmations That Speak to Fear
🔥 I will not lie to myself about fear
I am afraid sometimes — and still, I move.
Fear is not weakness. Fear means I’m standing at the ed [...]
25 Survival Foods of Slaves on Plantations
“I do not wait for permission to create—I design, I build, I transform.”
“Every problem I face carries within it the blueprint of my bril [...]
A Juneteenth Reflection for SurvivorAffirmations: Not a Bill. A Bridge.
Some of us grew up hearing about sacrifice in ways that hurt.
“I did everything for you.”
“After all I gave up.”
“You owe me.”
Tho [...]
Elizabeth Packard: The Woman They Called Insane Until She Changed the Law
Elizabeth Packard was not simply a “wronged wife.”
She was a mother. A thinker. A religious dissenter. A wife under the rule of a husband who belie [...]