Janet Bentley
@janetb1027.bsky.social
Founder of Courageous Survivors, Inc.
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You are valuable. Your time is valuable. Your energy is valuable. You, your time, & your energy deserve to be respected, protected & nurtured by anyone who expects to have access to them.
(Ditto for your money, btw.)
(Ditto for your money, btw.)
February 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
You are valuable. Your time is valuable. Your energy is valuable. You, your time, & your energy deserve to be respected, protected & nurtured by anyone who expects to have access to them.
(Ditto for your money, btw.)
(Ditto for your money, btw.)
Starting the day with a “Positive Taco” 🤣🌮
February 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Starting the day with a “Positive Taco” 🤣🌮
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If you're trying your best & clear about your commitment to not harming, sabotaging, or killing yourself-- regardless of what Trauma Brain is telling you you "deserve" or "have" to do-- you're doing recovery right.
Just do your best & have your own back today. Easy does it.
Just do your best & have your own back today. Easy does it.
February 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If you're trying your best & clear about your commitment to not harming, sabotaging, or killing yourself-- regardless of what Trauma Brain is telling you you "deserve" or "have" to do-- you're doing recovery right.
Just do your best & have your own back today. Easy does it.
Just do your best & have your own back today. Easy does it.
Powerful, raw, and ultimately inspiring - “Don’t Expect Me To Cry” is Janet Bentley's story of finding light after profound darkness. #HealingJourney #memoir #sexualabuse #courage
January 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Powerful, raw, and ultimately inspiring - “Don’t Expect Me To Cry” is Janet Bentley's story of finding light after profound darkness. #HealingJourney #memoir #sexualabuse #courage
A pretty flower 🌹
January 28, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A pretty flower 🌹
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I have never once met a trauma survivor who "wanted" to "play the victim card." Every survivor I've ever met would happily burn their "victim card" & never think about it again.
Trauma is about conditioning we have to systematically undo, not a "mindset" we "choose."
Trauma is about conditioning we have to systematically undo, not a "mindset" we "choose."
January 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I have never once met a trauma survivor who "wanted" to "play the victim card." Every survivor I've ever met would happily burn their "victim card" & never think about it again.
Trauma is about conditioning we have to systematically undo, not a "mindset" we "choose."
Trauma is about conditioning we have to systematically undo, not a "mindset" we "choose."
We are here for you ❤️💪
#courageoussurvivors #courage #wehealtogether #youarenotalone #youareenough #youmatter #iamenough #vulnerability #stopsexualabuse #metoocsa #nonprofit #youareenough #innerchild #traumarecovery #traumahealing #selfcompassion #innerchild #reparenting
#courageoussurvivors #courage #wehealtogether #youarenotalone #youareenough #youmatter #iamenough #vulnerability #stopsexualabuse #metoocsa #nonprofit #youareenough #innerchild #traumarecovery #traumahealing #selfcompassion #innerchild #reparenting
January 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Be selective about what you reveal or describe about your own experience for YOUR reasons-- not to protect an abuser.
You don't "owe" anyone your story-- but you don't "owe" anyone your silence, either. Make those decisions based on YOUR safety, stability, & goals-- not theirs.
You don't "owe" anyone your story-- but you don't "owe" anyone your silence, either. Make those decisions based on YOUR safety, stability, & goals-- not theirs.
January 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Be selective about what you reveal or describe about your own experience for YOUR reasons-- not to protect an abuser.
You don't "owe" anyone your story-- but you don't "owe" anyone your silence, either. Make those decisions based on YOUR safety, stability, & goals-- not theirs.
You don't "owe" anyone your story-- but you don't "owe" anyone your silence, either. Make those decisions based on YOUR safety, stability, & goals-- not theirs.
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You deserve to feel things without being judged, shamed, or abandoned because of what you feel.
You deserve to exist in relationships in which it's not your responsibility to manage others' feelings, reactions, or safety.
Those aren't "high maintenance" expectations.
You deserve to exist in relationships in which it's not your responsibility to manage others' feelings, reactions, or safety.
Those aren't "high maintenance" expectations.
January 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
You deserve to feel things without being judged, shamed, or abandoned because of what you feel.
You deserve to exist in relationships in which it's not your responsibility to manage others' feelings, reactions, or safety.
Those aren't "high maintenance" expectations.
You deserve to exist in relationships in which it's not your responsibility to manage others' feelings, reactions, or safety.
Those aren't "high maintenance" expectations.
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"Accountability" isn't blaming or beating the sh*t out of ourselves when something doesn't go perfectly. It's being realistic about what we were up against, what went well & less well, what we can adjust going forward, & what we remain absolutely committed to in the big picture.
January 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"Accountability" isn't blaming or beating the sh*t out of ourselves when something doesn't go perfectly. It's being realistic about what we were up against, what went well & less well, what we can adjust going forward, & what we remain absolutely committed to in the big picture.
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I love, love, love, love-- love-- when survivors later in life get their feet under them & start accessing resources & start their recovery journey. "It's too late" is poison programming from a toxic culture trying to keep us stuck.
It is NOT "too late" to get into recovery.
It is NOT "too late" to get into recovery.
January 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I love, love, love, love-- love-- when survivors later in life get their feet under them & start accessing resources & start their recovery journey. "It's too late" is poison programming from a toxic culture trying to keep us stuck.
It is NOT "too late" to get into recovery.
It is NOT "too late" to get into recovery.