Your Authentic Voice Belongs In This Season
There is something I’ve noticed across history — and I feel it stirring again.
Whenever those in power get too big, too loud, too controlling…wheneve [...]
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 [...]
Big Life Lessons That Teach Black Girls to Silence Their Pain: Um, The Hair (audio)
Are we teaching girls to ignore their pain? Are we teaching girls that their pain doesn't matter? Are we doing enough? Th [...]
Beyond Survival: Claiming Your Healed Identity After Abuse (podcast/audio)
This episode of We Survive Abuse isn't just about surviving; it's about *thriving*.
After navigating the challenging path to recover [...]
Affirmations for Boundaries and Transformation for Empaths
🌹 Affirmations for Transformation
My compassion includes myself.I can love others without abandoning me.
Healing is not my j [...]
The Nose That Changed Everything
I come from a generation that watched our celebrities alter their noses — narrowing, reshaping, and refining — just to be seen, to get work, to surviv [...]
🌿 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 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 [...]
Dr. George Tann: Your Value Does Not Disappear Because Others Refuse to See It
So Netflix has a new adaptation of Little House on the Prairie and some people are calling it "woke."
A reminder that "woke" means aware, enlightened [...]
đź’Ś 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 [...]
Growing Up in the 70’s | Black Perspective
Gratitude and appreciation to @Kimbar1313 on Tiktok for reminding us that we can be going through difficult times but creating your own joy. In fa [...]
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 their very end.
Learning about shame is a life saver.
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🌿 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 peace.”
Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught to sit still. [...]
Survivor Affirmations: The Beauty of Sharing Joy
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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 [...]
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 [...]
When the World Shakes, So Do We—On Purpose
There will be days when the grief is too loud.The news too cruel.The silence too sharp.The body too heavy.
And still—We dance.
Not to escape.But t [...]
8 Lessons for Survivors from the Film Mi Familia
I first saw this film back when walking down the aisles of Blockbuster on Friday nights was hot.
I picked up the case, saw a lot of my favorite acto [...]
Soul Train: Where art became cross-cultural language
Soul Train. Soullll Train. The hippest trip in America.
 I was in front of my television nearly every Saturday morning and pouted when I couldn't be. [...]
Mindset for a Comeback: 5 Tips (audio & video)
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You can make a comeback after a setback, but the battle begins in the mind. Here are 5 tips to prepare your mindset for a comeback.
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Great Re-Inventors: Eartha Kitt #courage #changeyourlife #comeback
When an American presidential administration attempted to blacklist and silence Eartha Kitt, she simply took her talents and skills overseas where [...]
🌿 Fasting with Bouillon: A Gentle Guide for Tender Days
Supporting your body through care, warmth, and intention
When we fast for healing—whether for a medical procedure like a colonoscopy or a personal we [...]
🌿 Dear Woman Who Has Decided to Heal in Private
I see you.
Not the version you show the world.Not the smile you put on so no one asks too many questions.Not the polite nods, the quick conversations [...]
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. [...]
Great Re-Inventors: Eartha Kitt #courage #changeyourlife #comeback
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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9 Quotes from Maya Angelou to Nourish the Survivor’s Soul (Part 2)
Updated for 2025
🌟 Resilience & Strength
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced [...]
Easy Yoga – Lying Down!
We recognize that many Survivors of all kinds of traumas have limited mobility. Here is a channel on Youtube that guides viewers through yoga whi [...]
The Winter 2025 Strength and Abuse Issue
Of course, it is possible to be strong and depressed at the same time. Be gentle with yourself.
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Bridget Mason From Slave To Richest Landowning Los Angeles Resident
“Like Biddy Mason, I rise from chains to choices.”
“I build wealth not just for myself, but as a legacy for generations.”
“My past [...]
🌿 Affirmations for When You Build Your Own and They Hate You for It (w/video)
🔥 Creation & Self-Belief
I was not made to wait for permission. I was born to build.
My vision was planted in me—not i [...]
Affirmations for Patients Who Are Afraid They Will Not Be Heard at the Doctor’s Office
There is a particular kind of tired that comes from knowing something is happening in your body, then having to gather your strength to explain it to [...]
How to Really Let Go of Past Mistakes and Move Ahead (audio)
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