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

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Maintaining Your Self-Respect in Relationships

Maintaining Your Self-Respect in Relationships

An important part of the healing process is by respecting and loving yourself, as well as having a strong support system.

-KelseyFlanagan

Empower, HealKelseyFlanaganOctober 13, 2020We Are HERDBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Self-respect, relationships, self careComment

This is My Story About How My Best Friend Sexually Assaulted Me.

This is My Story About How My Best Friend Sexually Assaulted Me.

Sexual AssaultbluewritingSeptember 9, 2019best friend, friends, rape, relationships, religion, sexual assault, story, strength, survivor, synagogue, worshipComment

Meet Tara Larrick: Leader, Speaker, and Survivor

Meet Tara Larrick: Leader, Speaker, and Survivor

From the ExpertsADMINJuly 5, 2019dating, dating after abuse, domestic abuse, education, financial abuse, from the experts, hope, interview, relationships, self worth, survivor, teensComment

We Went to Court Together. Here's What it Felt Like

We Went to Court Together. Here's What it Felt Like

Becoming HER, Physical Abuse, Sexual AssaultADMINJune 30, 2019abuse, abuser, courage, court, female empowerment, relationships, strength, support, testimony, truthComment

Sometimes You Just Need a Hug

Sometimes You Just Need a Hug

Sexual AssaultMarleeMay 14, 2019coping mechanism, feelings, heal, hug, Mom, relationships, security, tired, validate, writeComment

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

Sexual AssaultmeresurvivantApril 8, 2019abuse, child, fight, hope, motherhood, night, past, relationships, sexual assault, WritingComment

Here's Why We Stay in Abusive Relationships

Here's Why We Stay in Abusive Relationships

Emotional Abuse, Heal, Physical AbuseNAMASTE ALLDAYFebruary 19, 2019abuse, family, heal, help, hurt, love, manipulation, relationships, restore, safe, why we stayComment

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

I Forgive You for Being What I Needed

I Forgive You for Being What I Needed

Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Sexual AssaultAs_I_Sit_in_SilenceNovember 28, 2018abuse, beginning, domestic violence, relationshipsComment

Becoming Friends With My Body

Becoming Friends With My Body

Sexual AssaultstronglikeafighterOctober 15, 2018abuse, body, female empowerment, girl, heal, hurt, pain, rape, relationships, restoreComment

A Letter to the Guy Who Changed Me Forever

A Letter to the Guy Who Changed Me Forever

Sexual Assaultthe_girl_from_the_fireOctober 9, 2018abuse, blame, boyfriend, captive, empower, fear, fire, girl, heal, high school, hurt, letter, love, manipulation, rape, relationships, restore, story, WritingComment

Why I Didn't Report: Stories from Over 50 Survivors Across the Globe

Why I Didn't Report: Stories from Over 50 Survivors Across the Globe

Sexual AssaultADMINSeptember 26, 2018#WhyIDidntReport, beginning, boyfriend, Childhood, college, domestic violence, Dr Christine Blasey Ford, empower, family, father, fear, female empowerment, heal, high school, hurt, Kavanaugh, love, manipulation, parents, rape, relationships, restore, SCOTUS, supportComment

He Told Me He Would Kill Himself If I Didn't Take Him Back

He Told Me He Would Kill Himself If I Didn't Take Him Back

Emotional Abuse, HealstandingstrongSeptember 25, 2018abuse, boyfriend, fear, friends, girl, harrassment, heal, high school, hurt, manipulation, mother, relationships, text messagesComment

New Adventures in Life and Love

New Adventures in Life and Love

Emotional Abuse, Heal, RestoreGirlAdriftSeptember 24, 2018anxiety, boyfriend, college, depression, fear, heal, hurt, love, partner, relationships, restoreComment

There Is That Hand

There Is That Hand

Heal, Sexual AssaultLunaMaySeptember 18, 2018abuse, anger, Childhood, domestic violence, family, father, fear, girl, hand, hate, heal, hurt, lonely, poem, poetry, relationships, throatComment

I Have C-PTSD. And, Yes, It's Different Than PTSD.

I Have C-PTSD. And, Yes, It's Different Than PTSD.

Emotional Abuse, Heal, Physical Abuse, Sexual AssaultNAMASTE ALLDAYSeptember 12, 2018abuse, awareness, beginning, C-PTSD, Childhood, domestic violence, education, family, girl, heal, hurt, mental health, mental illness, PTSD, relationships, story, support group Comments

2 Years Ago; 1 Year Ago; Now

2 Years Ago; 1 Year Ago; Now

Emotional Abuse, Sexual Assaultthe_girl_from_the_fireSeptember 10, 2018abuse, anxiety, boyfriend, empower, family, fear, girl, heal, high school, hurt, love, manipulation, military, parents, PTSD, rape, relationships, restore, support group, teen, WritingComment

An Extraordinary Film: Bringing Awareness to Mental Health

An Extraordinary Film: Bringing Awareness to Mental Health

Empower, HealADMINSeptember 5, 2018abuse, anxiety, college, empower, extraordinary ordinary, female empowerment, film, friends, girl, heal, high school, hurt, mental health, relationships, restore, support Comments

Healing Has No Timeline

Healing Has No Timeline

Sexual AssaultLunaMaySeptember 3, 2018abuse, anxiety, Childhood, choking, father, fear, friends, heal, hurt, life, love, rape, relationships, restore, support group, therapyComment

You Are Not at Fault

You Are Not at Fault

Heal, Sexual AssaultAlwaysaFighterAugust 27, 2018abuse, family, heal, hurt, relationships, story, support group, traumaComment