We Survive Abuse

Regrets can slow down the healing process, but they don't have to.   Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, & BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Reminding women that our voices are powerful and deserve to be heard. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

A quick look at how teachers, group leaders, and individuals can use poetry to teach lessons about self-love. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message Ex: Hi this is......(First name), from (location) Hi this is......Anonymous from (location) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Victims and Survivors of violence and abuse have lessons to teach. Felicia Collier was in a relationship with Los Angeles serial killer, Chester Turner.  We share her story with the intention of gathering the lessons and insights that might be useful.   Tonya GJ Prince is the founder of WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, RosasChildren.com, and BraidtheLadder.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

How can you tell if you are settling for less in your relationship? This recording offers some signals to watch out for. UPDATE: Part 2 gives tips on how society can uplift women and girls and support them in not settling for relationships that offer little value or violence. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

We're going back to Rap/HipHop history in the early years. During the earlier days of Hip-Hop & Rap, civil rights activist C. Delores Tucker voiced her concerns about violence and misogyny in the music lyrics. She took her concerns to media, owners of record companies, community events, and even the United States Congress. In response, some of the top Rap/HipHop artists 'dissed' her in their songs.  We also look at an example of how women can and do publicly disagree without being disagreeable.  Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Creating and leading a support circle for victims of domestic violence can foster growth, healing, and even safety.  Presented by an experienced peer support group facilitator, this podcast presents a list and discussion around how members benefit.  Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Keeping personal connections healthy takes time, effort, & tenderness.  Here from Tonya's personal collection of great goodies are a roundup of 30 short pieces of advice on keeping those connections that you value most, healthy. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

On behalf of murder victim Sonya Ivanoff and too many other Native Alaskan Women, the people of Nome, Alaska fought back against the minimization of Native Women. Enhancing the safety of vulnerable women and children is always the right thing to do. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Set against a backdrop of hip hop, this nearly three-minute recording of uplifting affirmations is designed for youth.  EX: I am special I am brave There is no one like me I am helpful I am kind May all children believe that they are special and important.  Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Loudon County, Virginia students walked out in protest of their school systems handling of sexual assault against two students. WE Survive Abuse supports them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Excerpt: Life can be challenging, but I can quickly make myself feel better by focusing on my breathing.  Breathing brings me back to the present moment. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Not only do people try to silence women but they also try to make women think that they are not being silenced at all. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org tells a short story to support women in listening to and then trusting their inner voice when they are being silenced and erased. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Male violence against women and children is at crisis levels.  Yet, women and children are being bullied into being silent about their fears and concerns over their own safety. Women and children are being discouraged from sounding the alarm and speaking about the realities of male violence, lack of security, prevention, and social safety nets.  In this recording, Tonya GJ Prince talks about the importance of acknowledging your fears and speaking up as you are able. She gives voice to the importance of listening to the voices of women everywhere.  Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message Title taken from a quote by Zora Neale Hurston: Distance is the only cure for some diseas

History has much to say on the impact of dehumanization on the lives of individuals.  The lessons are clear. Women can't afford to be silenced around issues involving their female health, safety, and bodies. Includes short snippets about Henrietta Lacks, Ebb Cade, Fannie Lou Hamer, and other Black Americans. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Braid the Ladder is a not-for-profit charitable effort to encourage members of communities to donate specialized hair care products to local shelters for people with beautiful & uniquely textured hair.     The organization was started by founder Tonya GJ Prince after an encounter with a Black family seeking services in a Battered Women's Shelter where she was the counselor. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

"If you are silent about your pain, they will kill you and say you enjoyed it."- Zora Neale Hurston They say "silence is golden".   WE say it is not.  It is tarnished and rusty on the edges.  At least when it comes to abuse it is. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

How do good parents miss the signs of child sexual abuse It is simple. By not asking the right questions, at the right time. Tonya GJ Prince shares her abuse story and information on how asking the right questions can help parents protect their children. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Dr. Martin Luther King There is no such thing as a "convenient time" for a woman to speak out against injustice. Feminists and other women's activists miss opportunities to challenge and examine systemic change when they reject the voices of Native, Black & Brown women.  Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message Ex: Hi this is......(First name), from (location) Hi this is......Anonymous from (location) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

Abusers who are violent to their partners cause deep scars and pain for children who witness domestic violence. In this episode, visionary artist Soulrac, talks about weaving that pain into his art.  Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders for the journey. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support