WE Survive Abuse/Tonya GJ Prince

Maya Angelou's quote in Glamour Magazine 2012 got us thinking. Why do women sometimes find it challenging to put ourselves first. To prioritize our own needs. And to be on our own side, just for our own benefit. Without exception. Without apology.
MAYA Angelou once said: “I'm interested in women's health because I'm a woman. "I'm sorry to say that has been the problem with a number of women. They're not on their own side, nor do they advocate for their own benefit.   And so I think that every woman should be out there thumping the drum, first for herself. And many might think that’s selfish but the truth is you can only help somebody else if you’re in a position to help yourself.”   Maya Angelou, Glamour Magazine 2012
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This episode is dedicated to: Kenneka Jenkins, Alexis Crawford, Tamla Horsford, Shanquella Robinson, Stephanie Hartwell....young Black women who were murdered among friends.  This episode challenges society and communities to examine some of the ways that we may be discouraging girls and young women from building boundaries that could save their lives. 
Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorEye.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Her goal is to support and validate the voices of women and girls navigating a violent and abusive world. Please continue to feel welcome 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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/support

Ruth Bermudez founded Afro-Warriors to help black women to come together and help embrace healing journey and self-development. Her company is inspired by her own experience with self-forgiveness and her journey towards self-worth and self-love. Words from Ruth:  "The thing is I didn't quite know how or what to do to heal. Since I've surrendered, I wrote a note apologizing to myself for mistreating her (me) and most importantly neglecting my soul for all these years. I cut my damaged hair symbolizing me Removing the damaged pieces I was holding onto in life. Then I planted a seed symbolizing my spiritual growth and personal development.  I want to be able to share my story and experience and reach out to millions of women, who are healing from domestic violence, Absent/hateful parents, betrayal from friends/family, and academic denial, who wants to find their self-worth...." Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorEye.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Her goal is to support and validate the voices of women and girls navigating a violent and abusive world. WE are fans of Survivors and we genuinely like hearing from you. Please continue to feel welcome 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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/support

Society-at-large likes to call it "no big deal" but like all sexual violence, rape against males remains as taboo a topic as ever. Host, Tonya GJ Prince, compassionately discusses a debate over what is known about how often rape against males occurs. The findings might surprise you.
Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorEye.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Her goal is to support and validate the voices of women and girls navigating a violent and abusive world. WE are fans of Survivors and we truly like hearing you. Please continue to feel welcome 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
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The more in touch you are with your emotions, the better you can know them and express yourself. Here are validating affirmations for getting in touch with your own emotions.
Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorEye.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Her goal is to support and validate the voices of women and girls navigating a violent and abusive world. WE are fans of Survivors and we truly like to hear from you. Please continue to feel welcome 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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/support

Sometimes we lose our confidence in ourselves and others. This podcast episode will give you 7 tips to help you recover quickly. Real-life examples include famous stars like Aaliyah and Beyonce.
 
Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorEye.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Her goal is to support and validate the voices of women and girls navigating a violent and abusive world. WE are fans of Survivors and we truly like hearing from you. Please continue to feel welcome to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions).

Through a story from the life of *Ms. Ross, we talk about women with disabilities, women who acquired a disability by way of violence, & their rights.  Tonya GJ Prince talks about a woman she advocated for and a few lessons she learned from Ms. Ross around this subject.
Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorEye.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Her goal is to support and validate the voices of women and girls navigating a violent and abusive world. WE are fans of Survivors and we genuinely like hearing from you. Please continue to feel welcome 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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/support

While boys are expected to 'stand their ground', girls are expected to 'surrender your ground'.  Tonya GJ Prince explores three cases where young girls who protected themselves from a violent trafficker were unjustly punished.  We call for an end to the expectation that girls aren't valuable and worthy enough to have the same safety and protections afforded to the most privileged class of boys. A call for fairness and equality for all girls. Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorEye.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Her goal is to support and validate the voices of women and girls navigating a violent and abusive world. WE are fans of Survivors and we truly like hearing you. Please continue to feel welcome to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording in a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/support

Tonya GJ Prince talks with Soslan Temanson about abuse and bullying, up through his military service, threatened his health and how his faith helped him through it all. Soslan Temanson, the founder of Remember God Loves You and I, Will, Meet You at the Finish Line Podcast, brings people from all different walks of life together to find a standard solution. Soslan had to fight to get where he is now, fleeing a country that suppresses people to men and women in the military that bullied him to breaking down every time he would go. After all the roadblocks he still fights for people's cause to have their voices heard to make change happen. Remember God Loves You, and I, Will, Meet You at The Finish Line
Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorEye.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and reminders. Her goal is to support and validate the voices of women and girls navigating a violent and abusive world. WE are fans of Survivors and we truly like hearing you. Please continue to feel welcome 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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wesurviveabuse/support

Are we teaching girls to ignore their pain? Are we teaching girls that their pain doesn't matter?  Are we doing enough?  

These are the questions that we must continue to ask ourselves.  In this short episode, Tonya GJ Prince dives into the viral videos about Black girls getting their hair done and what we can learn from those videos.