THE TRUTH STILL MATTERS

We somehow don’t believe the 27 (yes, TWENTY-SEVEN) women who have publicly accused DJT of sexual misconduct. But if a convicted child sex trafficker who gains limited immunity by sharing the story needed to cover for those in power, then we scream, “Believe the woman.”

To every one of you protecting power and greed...just save it.

Every person who has ever been sexually assaulted and then not believed feels every ounce of what is playing out. We have lived this horror in real time, in our own bodies.

We’ve watched those who should have protected us defend the perpetrators. People who hid from the truth to avoid rocking the yacht, who sided with abusers to preserve their own comfort or privilege, stood by and pointed fingers at those who were assaulted and suffering.

What’s happening on a national level is something many of us have lived out personally. Those who should have supported us, who should have been horrified by our experience, instead propped up the abusers to maintain their own fragile sense of safety.

Cowardice disguised as patriotism in the name of an American Christian God, is a repulsive betrayal.

Here is what I know for sure: after decades of fighting my own fight on this front (and alongside hundreds of clients), the truth still matters. It always matters.

Watching the most powerful people in the world echo our personal betrayals may leave us feeling sick, angry, or hollow. As we watch all of this unfold, we’re not overreacting. We’re remembering. And in that remembering, there’s strength. There’s connection.

The powerful will continue to lie. The colluding will continue to spin their stories. But we will not forget, and we will not be silent.

We don’t need permission to believe survivors. We don’t need institutions to validate our experiences. As we speak up and rise up, the shame loses its grip. May we keep moving forward...together, clear-eyed and unshaken.

The truth still matters. Tell yours!