When I share my story with others, the fact that usually gets the most shock is that I was trafficked by a family member. For a large...

Survivors of human trafficking who choose to join the advocacy world are blazing a trail for survivors like them to live their lives to...

Dear Survivor, You are enough. If you want to become a survivor leader, you are enough. You do not need those credentials. You do not...

In church circles, I get asked a lot how I kept my faith. People ask me how I live my life not hating people in general because of...

One of my biggest struggles is something I refer to as "trauma brain." Its thought processes associated with the high level of trauma...

A young survivor shared this poem she had written about her identity following escape from her trafficker. I have left it exactly as she...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2021 NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk Public Library (NPL) is now a certified OnWatchTM Advocate after training more...

When you say you believe me, I have more feelings than I know what to do with. I've never been great with managing my feelings, but...

I am painfully aware of how hard it must be to support me sometimes. I'm not always good at explaining why something is not helpful. I'm...

BILLINGS, MONTANA (June 5, 2021) — Safe House Project's team had the privilege of speaking at the ribbon cutting for the HER Campaign’s...

I remember the first time I saw a snake, Curled up inside my Cozy Coupe Calling to mind my Girl Scout Training Hershey’s kisses on its...

I had a teacher tell me once that labels were for cans. As a little middle schooler desperately trying to fit in by denouncing labels...

"Sunday, I had a trauma anniversary. A big one. I was terrified that the minute I was alone, all of the horrible things would come...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 19, 2021)—Safe House Project, a non-profit organization and national leader in the fight against Domestic Sex...

Healing isn't linear, it is a journey--a complicated amalgamation of memories, emotions, people, and spaces. I know some days you feel...

One of my biggest struggles is my longing for a mom. I have a biological mother. She is a complicated part of my life. I never had a mom...

One of our survivors at the HER Refuge confronted me about our social media pages the other day. “You make this journey seem easy, but...

Dear Advocate, You are doing good work. You don’t hear that enough. You are doing good work. The work you are doing matters. Every dollar...

In the time I’ve been writing, I’ve had handfuls of stories from other survivors placed in my lap. I’ve done my best to sit with them in...

The medical profession is without question the home to some of the brightest minds on the planet. And it makes sense why--it takes far...