A child. Abused. Pregnant. And forced to give birth. If that’s called protection, we need to ask—who are we really protecting?

It’s no longer just a song I relate to, it’s a song I get to stand up and own.

“Sometimes the songs that help us survive as children are the ones that show us the world we deserve.”

Telling my mom about the abuse I endured was the hardest conversation of my life, but breaking the silence was part of healing.

Some of the people who help us survive are the ones who quietly raise us up.

“Sometimes a song finds you when you’re hurting - and then years later it finds you again to remind you how far you’ve come.”

For years I couldn't say it. Today I can: I was groomed. Naming the truth is how silence breaks and awareness begins.

We were both carrying guilt for each other that never belonged to either of us.

Even when someone tried to take my power, the truth remained - I belonged to myself.

Healing doesn’t just help you find your voice. It teaches you how to use it.

During some of my hardest years, her music reminded me I wasn’t powerless.

Trauma may live in the past, but the body remembers. Survivors deserve belief, not “just get over it.”

Standing up for what is right sometimes means standing apart, and that’s scary. But it’s also powerful.

When one survivor speaks, it gives someone else permission to speak.

The good news: negative thoughts are not facts. They’re thoughts. And you can learn how to challenge negative thoughts in a way that’s groun

So many survivors carry an inner voice that says we weren’t enough, weren’t strong enough, should’ve done more. This anthem interrupts that.

Happiness is not something survivors have to earn, it’s something they deserve.

Survivors’ Anthem Series # 13: “This Is Me” by Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Cast

Survivors’ Anthem Series # 12: “I Will Survive” - Gloria Gaynor

Memories can feel isolating. They live in a space where your mind questions itself. You wonder if you’re overreacting. You minimize it.