I am Brave Foundation

11/22/2018

As I feel the sadness today of having a broken family that will gather at my house for Thanksgiving dinner and pretend all is fine, my hope is that this will be the last holiday dinner where we gather together without truth. Let’s say no to a dinner where every heart is not respected and truth is not present.
My thought today is that the Holiday season is just that-a season. It’s not about the day of Thanksgiving or Christmas. It’s about a season of love and kindness. Make it that. Go to lunch with your loved ones “sometime in November or December”. If you want to give Christmas gifts- sprinkle them into a few ordinary days in December. Don’t give Thanksgiving or Christmas more power than they deserve as holiday gathering days. Thanksgiving is just a Thursday in a year of 52 Thursdays.

05/13/2018

Momma bears.❤️Here's to strong women: May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.

Everybody learns from somebody, and that somebody is usually our parents. And as you can see from these adorable pictures, bears are absolutely no different!

05/04/2018

04/15/2018

You are not alone. Ever. RAINN has a 24 hour phone hotline where someone is always available to talk or you can instant message to talk with someone at their new online hotline. online.rainn.org
Someone is there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year including holidays. There is help. There is hope. You are worth everything. Always.

04/15/2018

April is sexual assault prevention and awareness month. Here's to strong women: May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them. I don't have daughters but for those who do, let's teach them to be strong and know their worth!!

And for those of us who have sons: what we teach them about women makes a big difference in how they treat them later!!

03/26/2018

Silence enables abuse. It’s that simple. How far will this message go? How many have the courage to share this?

When we can’t or won’t talk about evil, it gives it the air to breathe. Our voice must be louder than the silence that has allowed these perpetrators to prey upon children for far too long.

It’s on each of us to Rock the Talk and turn the tables around. These children need us.

TheMamaBearEffect.org

03/22/2018

The storm of childhood sexual abuse is soul crushing.💔But victims of this crime can emerge with the heart of a warrior.❤️

03/01/2018

This is a tough conversation to have. Really tough. HERE'S MY TIP IN CASE IT MAY HELP SOMEONE: choose a password with your child. This is not the same password about who can pick your child up from school or something like that. This is a password that means "I've been hurt and I need you to ask me because I can't say it.". Children have an extremely hard time disclosing abuse, especially sexual abuse. No matter how much they've been taught to tell, they almost choke on the words. Sometimes they've been threatened. Sometimes they're just so embarrassed and humiliated that they can't say it. So, create a password! Then your child only has to say one word that isn't hard to say like "unicorn". If your child says that word, you know they've been hurt and your job is to ask enough questions to find out how. And then Believe them! And Protect them!

A fourth person went to jail on charges of child r**e and especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor in just the past week, and the fifth this month.

12/19/2017

Mothers: To be honest, I don't care how much you love that man. I don't care how much you think he's a "good" person. A line has been crossed. He hurt your child. Your precious child. You have one choice and that is to turn away from him and turn toward your child. Call the police. Have him removed from your home. There's no gray area here.

08/13/2017

I love these photos. This is what a mother should do and be. Believe them, cherish them, protect them.

07/22/2017