I Know Why She Stayed
@iknowwhyshestayed.bsky.social
Three Authors, 1 Mission: Authors Against Abuse
We stand by survivors. We see you. We hear you. We believe you.
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#believesurvivors #sexualassault #sexualabuse #domesticabuse
#domesticviolence #childabuse #genderbasedviolence
#iknowwhyshestayed #authorsagainstabuse #artistsagainstabuse #financialabuse
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#believesurvivors #sexualassault #sexualabuse #domesticabuse
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#iknowwhyshestayed #authorsagainstabuse #artistsagainstabuse #financialabuse
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We stand by survivors. We see you. We hear you. We believe you.
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#believesurvivors #sexualassault #sexualabuse #domesticabuse
#domesticviolence #childabuse #genderbasedviolence
#iknowwhyshestayed #authorsagainstabuse #artistsagainstabuse #financialabuse
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#believesurvivors #sexualassault #sexualabuse #domesticabuse
#domesticviolence #childabuse #genderbasedviolence
#iknowwhyshestayed #authorsagainstabuse #artistsagainstabuse #financialabuse
Our on-site team, co-founder Kasey Rogers, Lita Williams, and Zachary Flagg did a wonderful job, and we even discovered our latest volunteer, Gina Mastro!
We’re looking to do more events and boots on the ground outreach in the coming months. Stay tuned!
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our on-site team, co-founder Kasey Rogers, Lita Williams, and Zachary Flagg did a wonderful job, and we even discovered our latest volunteer, Gina Mastro!
We’re looking to do more events and boots on the ground outreach in the coming months. Stay tuned!
Last weekend was our Music & Messages Event. Thank you to all those who joined us and shared their stories and congratulations to Mariah and her basket giveaway win. (1/2)
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Last weekend was our Music & Messages Event. Thank you to all those who joined us and shared their stories and congratulations to Mariah and her basket giveaway win. (1/2)
Tomorrow, November 2, 2025 at 1pm, we’ll be at “Music and Messages,” an exciting event featuring readings by Pam Ellis, The Berkshire Medium, and music by musician Lita Williams. Expect insightful messages, rocking good music, and door prizes galore!
iknowwhyshestayed.org/events/music...
iknowwhyshestayed.org/events/music...
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Tomorrow, November 2, 2025 at 1pm, we’ll be at “Music and Messages,” an exciting event featuring readings by Pam Ellis, The Berkshire Medium, and music by musician Lita Williams. Expect insightful messages, rocking good music, and door prizes galore!
iknowwhyshestayed.org/events/music...
iknowwhyshestayed.org/events/music...
Who is the man behind the mask? You may never know.
This Halloween, we want to remind you that abusers often wear masks. At first, they seem charismatic and kind. To others, they may seem like pillars of the community.
But masks come off. Believe survivors.
This Halloween, we want to remind you that abusers often wear masks. At first, they seem charismatic and kind. To others, they may seem like pillars of the community.
But masks come off. Believe survivors.
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Who is the man behind the mask? You may never know.
This Halloween, we want to remind you that abusers often wear masks. At first, they seem charismatic and kind. To others, they may seem like pillars of the community.
But masks come off. Believe survivors.
This Halloween, we want to remind you that abusers often wear masks. At first, they seem charismatic and kind. To others, they may seem like pillars of the community.
But masks come off. Believe survivors.
Every month, we send out an informative and helpful newsletter, with facts and activities to help you to process and move forward from your abuse, and ways you can help yourself and others who have struggled and are struggling. Sign up here:
iknowwhyshestayed.org/get-started/
iknowwhyshestayed.org/get-started/
October 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Every month, we send out an informative and helpful newsletter, with facts and activities to help you to process and move forward from your abuse, and ways you can help yourself and others who have struggled and are struggling. Sign up here:
iknowwhyshestayed.org/get-started/
iknowwhyshestayed.org/get-started/
We’re teaming up with Karma Klub, a Las Vegas–based nonprofit focused on preventing domestic violence. They are currently running a short survey to collect data that will help identify red flags earlier.
Survey link:
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Survey link:
csunsbs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VplneYmCYW8dN4
October 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We’re teaming up with Karma Klub, a Las Vegas–based nonprofit focused on preventing domestic violence. They are currently running a short survey to collect data that will help identify red flags earlier.
Survey link:
csunsbs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VplneYmCYW8dN4
Survey link:
csunsbs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VplneYmCYW8dN4
Do you have a story you need to share? Do you want to hear from others who are struggling through a similar situation? Listen to our newest team member, Lauren Clover talk about our newest venture — r/iknowwhyshestayed on Reddit. Join our community there!
www.reddit.com/r/iknowwhysh...
www.reddit.com/r/iknowwhysh...
October 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Do you have a story you need to share? Do you want to hear from others who are struggling through a similar situation? Listen to our newest team member, Lauren Clover talk about our newest venture — r/iknowwhyshestayed on Reddit. Join our community there!
www.reddit.com/r/iknowwhysh...
www.reddit.com/r/iknowwhysh...
Every purchase gets a free printable 2026 calendar to hang in your office or on your refrigerator, plus a free ebook of the I Know Why She Stayed memoir. Once purchased, your name is entered into a drawing for the chance to win a prize daily!
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October 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Every purchase gets a free printable 2026 calendar to hang in your office or on your refrigerator, plus a free ebook of the I Know Why She Stayed memoir. Once purchased, your name is entered into a drawing for the chance to win a prize daily!
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We heard a rumor…that there’s an awesome new event coming to the Berkshires!
Join musician Lita Williams and The Berkshire Medium, Pam Ellis, for Music and Messages! All proceeds will go to our I Know Why She Stayed Initiative.
iknowwhyshestayed.org/news-and-eve...
iknowwhyshestayed.org/news-and-eve...
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
We heard a rumor…that there’s an awesome new event coming to the Berkshires!
Join musician Lita Williams and The Berkshire Medium, Pam Ellis, for Music and Messages! All proceeds will go to our I Know Why She Stayed Initiative.
iknowwhyshestayed.org/news-and-eve...
iknowwhyshestayed.org/news-and-eve...
Self-Care is so important to rebuilding your life, finding your strength, and helping to lift the effects of gaslighting and coercive control. You can’t stand up against an abuser if you haven’t taken care of yourself. Find little ways, quiet ways to take care of yourself. You deserve it.
September 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Self-Care is so important to rebuilding your life, finding your strength, and helping to lift the effects of gaslighting and coercive control. You can’t stand up against an abuser if you haven’t taken care of yourself. Find little ways, quiet ways to take care of yourself. You deserve it.
Trailblazers Against Domestic Abuse: Erin Pizzey founded the first women’s refuge shelter, Chiswick Women’s Refuge in 1971. She had no resources beyond a run-down derelict house she was able to get from the city with four rooms, a galley kitchen, and a toilet. (1/2)
September 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Trailblazers Against Domestic Abuse: Erin Pizzey founded the first women’s refuge shelter, Chiswick Women’s Refuge in 1971. She had no resources beyond a run-down derelict house she was able to get from the city with four rooms, a galley kitchen, and a toilet. (1/2)
If you’re not already subscribed to our newsletter, sign up! It contains monthly insights to help you tackle your trauma and move forward. This month, we’re sharing Tips for Effective Grounding.
iknowwhyshestayed.org/get-started/
iknowwhyshestayed.org/get-started/
August 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you’re not already subscribed to our newsletter, sign up! It contains monthly insights to help you tackle your trauma and move forward. This month, we’re sharing Tips for Effective Grounding.
iknowwhyshestayed.org/get-started/
iknowwhyshestayed.org/get-started/
I Know Why She Stayed and Authors Against Abuse are currently gathering donations for use in an upcoming prize raffle calendar. Do you have something that you think would be a good prize that you’d like to donate? DM me here, and thank you in advance!
#iknowwhyshestated #domesticabuseawareness
#iknowwhyshestated #domesticabuseawareness
August 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I Know Why She Stayed and Authors Against Abuse are currently gathering donations for use in an upcoming prize raffle calendar. Do you have something that you think would be a good prize that you’d like to donate? DM me here, and thank you in advance!
#iknowwhyshestated #domesticabuseawareness
#iknowwhyshestated #domesticabuseawareness
Excited to share that our co-founder, Kasey Rogers, will be speaking at SheIsMe at Sea, October 11–15, 2025. This women’s leadership retreat brings together visionaries and
changemakers to rise, heal, and lead — stronger together. 🌊✨
Join her onboard: www.SheIsMeAtSea.com
#SheIsMeAtSea
changemakers to rise, heal, and lead — stronger together. 🌊✨
Join her onboard: www.SheIsMeAtSea.com
#SheIsMeAtSea
August 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Excited to share that our co-founder, Kasey Rogers, will be speaking at SheIsMe at Sea, October 11–15, 2025. This women’s leadership retreat brings together visionaries and
changemakers to rise, heal, and lead — stronger together. 🌊✨
Join her onboard: www.SheIsMeAtSea.com
#SheIsMeAtSea
changemakers to rise, heal, and lead — stronger together. 🌊✨
Join her onboard: www.SheIsMeAtSea.com
#SheIsMeAtSea
Diving into this read, acquired during our recent trip to ALA 2025, Touch Me, I’m Sick: A Memoir in Essays by Margeaux Feldman. I’m only just starting it, but it is incredibly intriguing and has so much to do with our mission.
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August 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Diving into this read, acquired during our recent trip to ALA 2025, Touch Me, I’m Sick: A Memoir in Essays by Margeaux Feldman. I’m only just starting it, but it is incredibly intriguing and has so much to do with our mission.
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Control is abuse. Abuse comes in many forms. Staying informed is essential.
August 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Control is abuse. Abuse comes in many forms. Staying informed is essential.
Have you signed up for our newsletter? We’re launching a new version of our official newsletter on August 1st featuring, among other tidbits, our personal recipe for a self-care kit. iknowwhyshestayed.org/get-started/
July 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Have you signed up for our newsletter? We’re launching a new version of our official newsletter on August 1st featuring, among other tidbits, our personal recipe for a self-care kit. iknowwhyshestayed.org/get-started/
One of the most insidious things an abuser does is force you to lose trust in yourself. Through isolation and their own behavior, they make you lose trust in your own judgment. Through gaslighting, they make you lose trust in your understanding of reality. (1/2)
July 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
One of the most insidious things an abuser does is force you to lose trust in yourself. Through isolation and their own behavior, they make you lose trust in your own judgment. Through gaslighting, they make you lose trust in your understanding of reality. (1/2)
On July 19th, co-founder Kasey Rogers will be one of the opening speakers at @hfwritersfest in the UK, there with a call to action to our arts and author community. That’s the kickoff to a full day of live writing events! www.handfwritersfestival.co.uk
July 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
On July 19th, co-founder Kasey Rogers will be one of the opening speakers at @hfwritersfest in the UK, there with a call to action to our arts and author community. That’s the kickoff to a full day of live writing events! www.handfwritersfestival.co.uk
Our co-founder @kjharrowick.bsky.social
was featured in Bold Journey Magazine, talking about life, finding her way through trauma with salsa, chickens, dragons, and working on I Know What She Stayed. boldjourney.com/meet-k-j-har...
was featured in Bold Journey Magazine, talking about life, finding her way through trauma with salsa, chickens, dragons, and working on I Know What She Stayed. boldjourney.com/meet-k-j-har...
July 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Our co-founder @kjharrowick.bsky.social
was featured in Bold Journey Magazine, talking about life, finding her way through trauma with salsa, chickens, dragons, and working on I Know What She Stayed. boldjourney.com/meet-k-j-har...
was featured in Bold Journey Magazine, talking about life, finding her way through trauma with salsa, chickens, dragons, and working on I Know What She Stayed. boldjourney.com/meet-k-j-har...
Intimidation is how they force you into situations you don’t want to be in, and it’s one of the ways they insure you stay.
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#abuse #domesticviolence #emotionalabuse #manipulation
#coercivecontrol #abuseawareness #abusesurvivor #domesticabuse
#iknowwhyshestayed #intimidation #ipv
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#abuse #domesticviolence #emotionalabuse #manipulation
#coercivecontrol #abuseawareness #abusesurvivor #domesticabuse
#iknowwhyshestayed #intimidation #ipv
July 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Intimidation is how they force you into situations you don’t want to be in, and it’s one of the ways they insure you stay.
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#abuse #domesticviolence #emotionalabuse #manipulation
#coercivecontrol #abuseawareness #abusesurvivor #domesticabuse
#iknowwhyshestayed #intimidation #ipv
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#abuse #domesticviolence #emotionalabuse #manipulation
#coercivecontrol #abuseawareness #abusesurvivor #domesticabuse
#iknowwhyshestayed #intimidation #ipv
Our supporter and friend, sexual assault survivor, nurse and coach, Marie McKenzie has just released a powerful new book, Who Says You Can’t Heal?: Overcoming and Thriving After Sexual Assault. This is a must read for all survivors.
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July 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Our supporter and friend, sexual assault survivor, nurse and coach, Marie McKenzie has just released a powerful new book, Who Says You Can’t Heal?: Overcoming and Thriving After Sexual Assault. This is a must read for all survivors.
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If you’re at the American Library Association’s annual convention at the Philadelphia Convention Center this weekend, come see Justine and Kasey at Booth #1565 and talk about our program and why libraries are so important to our cause.
June 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If you’re at the American Library Association’s annual convention at the Philadelphia Convention Center this weekend, come see Justine and Kasey at Booth #1565 and talk about our program and why libraries are so important to our cause.