by RAHAB Editorial Team | Nov 11, 2022 | Truth Matters
“How could they do that to her, she’s somebody’s daughter!” Popularized in recent media, “somebody’s daughter” has become a phrase commonly used when referring to victims and survivors of violent crimes. We hear it a lot when we talk about trafficking survivors....
by RAHAB Editorial Team | Oct 14, 2022 | Trauma and Healing
The darkness. It’s drowning. It’s heavy. This weight is paralyzing. Isolating. No one gets it. No one can possibly understand the pain and confusion and separation I am under. The easiest escape is often to let it consume me. Because the pain is familiar, at least. I...
by RAHAB Editorial Team | Sep 30, 2022 | Trauma and Healing
I have always labeled myself a “feminist.” I believe wholeheartedly in supporting, empowering, and creating space for equality. Incredibly strong women raised me, and I intend to carry on that tradition. It is a privilege to advocate for women around me. I recently...
by RAHAB Editorial Team | Sep 16, 2022 | Truth Matters
If you pay close attention, you’ll notice we write the name of our organization differently than a normal name. For us, RAHAB is an acronym. In our name, RAHAB stands for Reaching Above Hopelessness and Brokenness. But Rahab is also the name of a woman who had an...
by RAHAB Editorial Team | Sep 2, 2022 | Trauma and Healing
Humans are built for hope. It is the very thing that drives us, keeps us going. Hope allows us to look forward to a new day, to have goals and desires. It allows us to persevere in the darkest of times, to believe that something better is yet to come. Hopelessness...
