🌿 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 [...]
You’re Not Healing to Be Liked—You’re Healing to Be Free
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Dear Survivor,
This healing path you're on?It’s not about gaining approval.It’s not about being nice or easy to und [...]
🌺 You Are the Proof — Not the Problem
They said you were the problem.Too loud. Too soft. Too different. Too much.But the truth is, you were only ever too real for a world addicted to pre [...]
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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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 [...]
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 [...]
The Story of Kemba Smith Pradia
May we continue to be reminded and never forget that women in prison (most of whom have survived painful abuse and violence) are indeed human beings.& [...]
🌿 Dear Woman Who is Learning to Trust Herself Again
I see you.
Standing there at the edge of every decision,weighing it with a careful hand,a heart that still flinches sometimes,a mind that remembers t [...]
New to Boundaries? You’re Not Alone.
For many of us who survived abuse, neglect, or manipulation, the concept of “boundaries” may feel foreign—maybe even scary.
You might have grown up i [...]
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 [...]
They Wouldn’t Stare If You Weren’t Worth Seeing
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Dear Survivor,
You’re not imagining it.Yes, they’re watching.Lingering looks. Whispered side comments. Sudden silen [...]
How 3 Minutes of Gratitude Calms the Brain | Dr. Tracey Marks
Affirmations
1. I thank the breath that chose me today. With every inhale, I welcome life. With every exhale, I release what is no longer mine to car [...]
Survivor Affirmations: A Few of Our Favorite Books
Our Favortie Books by Tonya GJ Prince [...]
How Depression Looks Different in Black Women
Years ago, it shocked me when I learned I was depressed. I was not weepy or crying. The healer had to be wrong. But she was not. She was brilliant. Sh [...]
REMEMBER THE BLACK GIRL BEST FRIENDS? 💕
Not every Black girl on television was the star.
Some were the friend who walked through the front door without knocking.
The classmate at the l [...]
Mama I Love You: Women Are Amazing, Unique, and Special!
Tyron Woodley’s mother congratulates Kamaru Usman at UFC 235
"It's all good, baby. It's all good. It's your turn. It [...]
🌺 Frida Kahlo: She Lived in a Body That Hurt—and Still Created Beauty
For a long time I celebrated Frida's art and had no idea she lived in pain. I was truly spellbound by the art. As a young person, I thought the art w [...]
Survivor Affirmations: Musical Empowerment for Women
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Big Mama Thornton: I Stand Up for Myself As Long As I Can
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The Forgotten Scientist Who Cured Leprosy – The Story of Alice Ball (w/affirmations)
The Forgotten Scientist Who Cured Leprosy – The Story of Alice Ball: A pioneering woman's life cut short before she reached her full potential and los [...]
Quotes from Harlem Renaissance Author Nella Larsen
✨ Nella Larsen was one of the most brilliant yet often overlooked voices of the Harlem Renaissance. Born in 1891 to a Danish mother and a West [...]
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 [...]
The Phenomenal Phyllis Hyman, Institutional Betrayal, and Affirmations for Your Own Battles
Sometimes it isn't 'imposter syndrome.' Sometimes institutions just want you to be something that you are not because it is easier for them. B [...]
The Power of Music: Candi Staton’s Anthem
This is one of my favorite songs from girlhood. I LOVE the tone in her voice and listen to her song catalog regularly. She is soulful.&nbs [...]
WE Gotta Learn to Give People Care, Respect, and Love Before They are Gone (w/video)
We can be so cruel to one another.
We are the reason that we hide from one another and turn away from each other.
When the mother of his firs [...]
