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Stories from survivors across the globe plus a few educational pieces from the HER team too.

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To the Girl with the Skates

To the Girl with the Skates

You are the future, and when you feel defeated search the crowd for young girls who idolize your game.

-RhiannaVasquez

EmpowerRhiannaVasquezDecember 15, 2020We Are HERRhiannaVasquez, female empowerment, empower, adviceComment

Even When You Forget

Even When You Forget

Our pasts don’t determine whether or not we are worthy. We just are.

-NotDefinedByMyPast

HealNotDefinedByMyPastAugust 4, 2020We Are HERhealing, healing journey, self esteem, self love, self image, empowerComment

Space

Space

I demand the space to call out and put an end to rape culture, to sexual violence, gender violence, towards all…

-Jourdan

Emotional Abuse, EmpowerGuest UserJune 16, 2020We Are HERtrauma survivor, childhood abuse, bipoc, survivor, emotional abuse, empowerComment

Control Is Not Love

Control Is Not Love

Empower, Heal, Physical AbuseKellyMaidaNovember 18, 2019control, domestic violence, empower, gaslight, heal, love, manipulation, self love, survivorComment

If You Ever Feel Like Giving Up Keep Going

If You Ever Feel Like Giving Up Keep Going

Empower, Physical AbuseKellyMaidaNovember 12, 2019empower, growth, kindness, love, story, strength, survivorComment

Advice to My Daughters

Advice to My Daughters

Emotional Abuse, Empower, Physical AbuseKellyMaidaOctober 28, 2019advice, daughters, empower, family, friends, heal, love, mother, respect, strength, strong, toxic relationship, wisdomComment

Healing Is the Hardest Part

Healing Is the Hardest Part

Heal, Physical AbusesheismeOctober 15, 2019abuse, empower, heal, healing, restore, survivor, time, timelineComment

Love Yourself

Love Yourself

Emotional Abuse, Heal, RestoreKellyMaidaOctober 6, 2019empower, healing, healing journey, self love, toxic relationship Comment

The Side Effects of Sexual Assault Nobody Talks About

The Side Effects of Sexual Assault Nobody Talks About

Sexual AssaultNAMASTE ALLDAYOctober 2, 2019domestic violence, empower, familial abuse, family, father, heal, restore, sexual abuse, sexual assault, survivorComment

Definitions

Definitions

Sexual AssaultMarleeMay 21, 2019change, damage, definitions, empower, love, rewrite, survivorComment

Finding A Voice: Taking My Abuser to Court

Finding A Voice: Taking My Abuser to Court

Sexual AssaultMarleeFebruary 11, 2019Childhood, court, empower, heal, hearing, neighbor, sexual assault, therapy, trial, young girlComment

Healing Is A Journey Worth Taking

Healing Is A Journey Worth Taking

Sexual AssaultTamaraHamilFebruary 7, 2019abuse, Childhood, childhood sexual abuse, children, empower, heal, love, mother, sexual assaultComment

My Best Friend Raped Me

My Best Friend Raped Me

Sexual Assaultsimply_kelbyJanuary 14, 2019alcohol, best friend, blackout, blog, breakup, consent, empower, friends, heal, party, rape, restoration, restore, sexual assault Comment

Facing the Abuse Head-On in Therapy

Facing the Abuse Head-On in Therapy

Emotional Abuse, Financial Abuse, Physical AbuseNAMASTE ALLDAYJanuary 8, 2019abuse, blog, Childhood, empower, family, father, heal, help, parent, restore, story, survivor, therapist, therapyComment

Shh... This Will Be Our Little Secret

Shh... This Will Be Our Little Secret

Sexual Assaultk.leeJanuary 7, 2019cops, empower, evil, heal, hurt, poem, poetry, rape, report, restore, secret, sexual assault, teenager, trustComment

Letting Go to Live

Letting Go to Live

Sexual Assaultflower_powerDecember 11, 2018alcohol, empower, forgive, guilt, hate, heal, love, poem, poetry, restore, strength, traumaComment

For All Survivors

For All Survivors

Empower, Heal, Sexual AssaultNAMASTE ALLDAYDecember 9, 2018broken, empower, female empowerment, forgive, poem, poetry, rape, sexual assault, survivorComment

The Aftermath: Healing Through Music

The Aftermath: Healing Through Music

Heal, Sexual AssaultPhoenixInTheAshesDecember 4, 2018abuse, band, empower, facebook, fear, happy, heal, high school, hurt, love, Music, relationships, restore, small townComment

Why I Didn't Report: My Story

Sexual AssaultSurviveHealBreatheNovember 18, 2018abuse, alone, Childhood, church, empower, family, fear, girl, heal, hurt, kindergarten, rape, restore, school, sexual assault, story, Sunday, Why I Didn't ReportComment

An Open Letter to Sexual Assault Survivors

An Open Letter to Sexual Assault Survivors

Emotional Abuse, Empower, Sexual Assaultthe_girl_from_the_fireNovember 11, 2018empower, female empowerment, heal, kindness, letter, love, restore, support, survivor, WritingComment