Survivor Affirmations: You Were Never Wrong for Wanting Safety
One of the quietest forms of manipulation is convincing someone that their need for safety is the real problem.
T [...]
When Reality Is Contested: How Survivors Protect Their Truth in Controlled Narratives
Itβs about trust in what is real.Itβs about who gets to define truth.Itβs about whether change is organic or imposed.And itβs about whether people are [...]
Before We Called It Therapy, Black Folks Had the Stage
There is an old kind of healing that many Black Americans know, even if nobody ever gave it a clinical name.
Some of us met it in a church basement [...]
Affirmations for the Messy Middle of Healing (Not Linear, Not Perfect)
Somebody sold you a lie about healing. They told you it was a staircase β one clean step after another, moving you up and away from the pain until one [...]
I Will Not Shrink Myself So They Can Stay Comfortable in Their Denial
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
They ask you to soften your voice.To stop being βso angry.βTo say it βmore kindly.βTo βge [...]
Depression: Reaching Out for Help IS Strength (w/Resources)
Β Strong people experience depression. The times that we are living in now are not just tough, they are also culturally transitional.Β That can bring o [...]
Helen Baylor’s Testimony| I Had a Praying Grandmother
Helen Baylorβs gospel classic βA Praying Grandmotherβ is more than a personal testimonyβitβs a spiritual archive for many Black families. It speaks to [...]
9 Quotes from Maya Angelou to Nourish the Survivor’s Soul (Part 2)
Updated for 2025
π Resilience & Strength
βYou may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I’m a master of messing up, and a ninja of new beginnings!
I'm a master of messing up, and a ninja of new beginnings!
You may never get an apology....
You may never get justice.....
But you must, forg [...]
Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesnβt Mean You Were Wrong
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Β 1964: During a tour of South Africa, sh [...]
PBS Newshour: A Brief But Spectacular take on living like we’re dying
To love deeply is to live joyfully.
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ποΈ Affirmation Post: βThey Didnβt See, But I Survived Anywayβ
A voice for the ones who were never rescued, but rescued themselves.
They didnβt see me.
Not when the harm was loud.Not when the silence w [...]
Vivica A. Fox: A master class in showing up and showing out from her days on Soul Train
Soul Train dancers were not βjust dancers.β
They were artists.
People sometimes talk about Soul Train like it was simply a place to party.
But look [...]
Before the Dress Code Debate: 8 Gentle Questions to Ask Yourself If You Never Feel Like Getting Ready
Some conversations become so loud that we forget to ask the quieter questions.
Recently, there has been discussion surrounding Tuskegee U [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I Tend My Own Light (w video)
We might not be able to be friends and that's okay.
β’ Part of my healing is recognizing that not every person deserves access to my spiri [...]
Survivor Spotlight: Lisa Hansen
CEO of Power Over Predators Lisa Hansen [...]
10 Affirmations For Women Securing Their Own Well-Being
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Strong boundaries empower my empathy; I can be loving without enabling behavior that harms.
Allowing harmful behavior serves no oneβI choose s [...]
BLACK GIRL, YOUR CREATIVITY HAS TRAVELED THE WORLD ππ€
Look around.
Hair.
Fashion.
Dance.
Music.
Language.
Beauty.
Humor.
Style.
So much of what Black communities h [...]
πΆ Choose Love, Joy, Hope (w/video)
πΆ Choose Love, Joy, Hope
Hate makes little ditties βshort, sharp, and forgettable.But joy?Joy makes songs that reach the bones.Songs that bring p [...]
Survivor Affirmation: For Patti LaBelle, the Beautiful Assertion
Before the world knew her as Patti LaBelle, she was Patricia Louise Holte, a girl from Philadelphia with a voice that could rise from the church floor [...]
Denise Ho: πΏOnce You See It, You Canβt Go Back
βThe greatest gift in this life is always more of meβand I am not going back to less.β
Denise HoΒ was a singer.
A successful one.
She had:
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How the Dog Got Angry…and Maybe We Should Too.
Nature is my favorite instructor. We do not need to accept crumbs. We have every right to get angry in the face of unfairness and inju [...]
