#outthem

[ladymunsonmain]

“I think the golden rule for men should be this, don’t say anything to a woman on the street that you wouldn’t want a man to say to you in prison”

Peter White

[ninj4kat]

CW:Sexual assault; Violence

I went to a poetry reading for sexual assault awareness month. these are some musings that occurred after reflection and dialogue. Someone mentioned being “brave” and I commented that i wished we didn’t have to be brave. after going home, I have looked up the definition of “brave”. to paraphrase: Brave is having or showing strength to face fear.

- On being BRAVE

I don’t want to be brave; I want to be safe,

To the man with the badge: I am not supposed to be afraid of you,

To the man who shared my last name, I wasn’t supposed to have to be strong against you

I don’t want to be brave, but i am strong

I don’t want to be brave, but I have courage,

I don’t want to be brave, and I don’t want you to feel alone

I will be brave, for those who can’t speak out

I will show strength, even though I have fear

I AM brave, though I don’t want to be,

You ARE brave, though I wish you didn’t have to be

- In Honor of Vocal Survivors

I sat and listened to them,

They gave voice to my fear

They gave words to my feelings

They gave support, They gave courage

They gave solidarity and safety, They gave validation

They said “Me too.”

- On the paradox of survivor-hood

Why do I shield the ones that have hurt me?

Protect those that failed to save me?

It started so young, it lasted so long

The bruises faded, the scars have yet to heal

I still flinch at a raised hand

I still panic in the shadow

I hate when you yell, I fear when you stop

They say “Silence is Golden” yet silence is violence

This last one is still a work in progress, which all my musings are

I cannot yet speak their names

Some names leave me in cold fear, other names I do not know

Some days I try to forget; Some days I try not to feel

[bridgingthegapwellness-blog]

Completely inappropriate message from a local "older business man" in the community to a young early 20s girl. Such totally inappropriate conversation to be having with anyone, let alone a young girl, you don't know ... because his job is stressful. So not cool! I hope she #outthem because I am sharing it, if she does. People (men and women) need to be treated with respect. You don't want to be respectful, then #outthem #outthem #mpltribe #ilovewobc #loveyourself #love #stress #anxiety #mentalhealth #trauma #survivor #change #coach #mindbodyheartsoul #coaching #life #holistic #lifeandwellnesscoach #bridgingthegap #wellness https://www.instagram.com/p/BtjKfVFB4Cf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nrajo2b0x9u

[miabally-blog]

In my 20s I wasn’t real. I was trying to be everything to everybody WHICH left me feeling like nothing and having nobody. Today, I’m seeing people (and myself) from a different lens. I realized I’ve been hard on myself and I’m my biggest critic. do you have that voice in your head telling you you’re not good enough, or you messed up, or you are not achieving your best life? My mean thoughts allowed other people to criticize/ abuse me just as much as I was mean to myself. So everyone says, be kind to others, flood with world with kindness, but I’m here to say KINDNESS STARTS WITH BEING KIND TO YOURSELF. I don’t talk about this, but my childhood was filled with unkind emotional & physical abuse. School felt like a war zone, I ate lunch in the bathroom daily, home was not a safe place, and I lived in constant fear (hence why I’m so encouraging and positive now). Today, I tell myself encouraging, loving thoughts/ words because if i expect someone else to encourage me, I’m giving my inner power away. be kind to yourself first, and that kindness will shine our inner light that will organically touch others hearts ❤️ I want to be more real by sharing genuine and vulnerable posts about my life. #outthem https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs3SY39h6o8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t6scvi5g7kjf

[aminazhar31]

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