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.”

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.”

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.

Resilience isn’t about how much you can endure. It’s about knowing when you’ve endured enough.

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

You are not invisible. Even in the dark, your story matters. You will be found.

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

Survivors’ Anthem Series #10: “Stay” - Little Big Town

Survivors' Anthem Series #6 "The Way I Am" by Eminem