They Call It Kindness. But Sometimes It’s Erosion.
You think you're being nice.Kind.Accommodating.Taking the high road.Being the bigger person.
But here’s the truth nobody warned you about:
When you’ [...]
⚡They Misjudged You—But You Didn’t Disappear
You know what’s wild?
They thought that breaking you would end the story.They thought silence meant defeat.They mistook your stillness for surrender. [...]
💌 Dear Woman with PTSD
You are not broken.
I know that sometimes it feels like you are.When your heart races for no reason.When you're exhausted from hypervigilance.When yo [...]
I Protect My Peace Like It’s Sacred—Because It Is
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
You’ve been through enough.
You don’t owe your peace to debates, headlines, strangers, o [...]
12 Free eBooks to Support Your Somatic Healing Journey
Dear Survivor,
They are playing in your face by making you explain. And explain. And explain. Forget them.
All these folks running around protecti [...]
18 Things You Didn’t Know were Invented By Black Women
Just because some people try to keep you unsung doesn’t mean your melody is lost. “Innovation is my inheritance, and I multiply it daily. [...]
🖤 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 [...]
Blooming Through the Hard Days: Affirmations for Gentle Healing
🌸 Comforting Floral AffirmationsI am learning to be kind to myself, even when my heart feels heavy.Healing is not linear—it is a garden, and I [...]
Your Voice Is a Lighthouse: Keep Shining Through the Noise (Featuring Amazing Animated Story by BigBoi)
I woke up and encountered this story by BigBoi. Made my morning.
Your story has the power to do that too. Keep living. Keep crafting your storytel [...]
12 Facts About Sounds of Blackness and Their Uplifting Song “Optimistic”
In times of struggle, we lean on music to remind us who we are, where we’ve been, and what we’re capable of. Sounds of Blackness has been that v [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I Tend My Own Light (w video)
We might not be able to be friends and that's okay.• Part of my healing is recognizing that not every person deserves access to my spiri [...]
🌬️ Anxiety Doesn’t Always Shout: Affirmations for the Survivor Who’s Carrying It Quietly
A gentle reminder that your body’s signals matter—even when the world ignores them.Some people think anxiety looks like panic.Tears. Hypervent [...]
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 [...]
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’m Not Crazy. I’m Just Done Being Gaslit.
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
They say you're “angry.”They say you're “too sensitive.”They say you're “making it all abou [...]
Not Defined by Them, Defined by Survival
✨ Affirmation ✨I release the weight of their opinions, their names, their judgments.
I am not defined by what they said, thought, or tried to mak [...]
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 [...]
💫 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 [...]
Somatic Healing and Ancestral Wisdom: How the African Diaspora Heals Trauma Through Movement
Before the world started using words like "somatic experiencing" or "nervous system regulation," our people were already experts in the science of sur [...]
19 James Baldwin Truths and Affirmations That Still Strengthen the Human Spirit
Few voices have spoken to the human condition with the clarity, courage, and compassion of James Baldwin. He did not write to decorate reality. He wro [...]
I’m Not Here to Be Believed by Everyone—I’m Here to Be Free
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.comFreedom is not the same as being liked.Freedom is not the same as being approved of.And f [...]
Survivor Affirmations: Change is My Friend (video)
Survivor Affirmations: Change is My Friend (video): WESurviveAbuse.com encourages and supports the de-silencing, healing, & empowerm [...]
🌿 Meghan Markle: Affirmations for Those Still Standing
I am still here, and that alone is a victory.
What tried to break me did not get the final word.
My spirit bends, but it does not [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I Give Myself Flowers Today
🌺 Affirmations: I Give Myself Flowers Today 🌺
I give myself flowers today, for the beauty that blooms in me was planted by women who we [...]
🔥 10 Survivor Affirmations to Heal from Gaslighting
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 [...]
I Am the Story of My Survival, Not Their Lies
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.comThey can call you "bitter."They can call you "broken."They can say you’re overreacting.Th [...]
How Survivors Intentionally Silence Self-Doubt
Self-doubt can be sneaky, but it doesn’t have to control your life. Here’s how you can silence it and step into your power:
1. Challenge the Nega [...]
🌺 Survivor Affirmations Post: “I Don’t Exist to Be Understood by Those Who Harmed Me”
A reminder for the Survivor who’s ready to stop explaining her healing.I used to spend my energy trying to be understood.Trying to soften [...]