about so much that she doesn’t sleep at night? That she has a 2nd job to keep at bay? That she can’t help but obsess about? That she can’t stop talking about? That is the thing he will ride in and rescue her from as the knight in shining armor. THAT’S how it starts, Beloved. The predator that watches her - the Black woman - to see if she seems to be a woman who is strongly driven by 1, 2, or all 3 of the above. Then, he aligns himself. If he is convincing enough he will gain her trust. If he gains her trust, Beloved, he has established the connection, and is now ready to move to the next step of his plan to be able to abuse the beautiful queen we call Black woman. Please keep reading these month by month - Black women need you to understand how it all starts. Blessings. By Courageous Fire DV Advocate & Founder of Courageous Fire, LLC US TRUTHS 1. Courageous Access is our new non-profit, 501(c)3! We are expanding how we change the narrative. The non-profit arm has a mission to provide holistic supportive services to Black female descendants of slaves who have experienced domestic and or intimate partner violence; promoting pathways of healing through self-reliance and healthy legacy. You are welcome to make your tax-deductible donation right here: Donate 2. Courageous Access and Courageous Fire, LLC will be differentiated by one being the entity that serves the women and the other being the woman who speaks, trains, etc. Over the course of the next 12 months, you will see the programming from the LLC moving over to the non-profit. 3. Courageous Access already has a job opening! We are looking for a grant writing intern. Click here to apply for our job posting right on Facebook or click to access the PDF of the job posting if you are not on Facebook 4. Great news, DV Survivors! Now there is a place you can go to find out what is best to do in the first 30 days after separation from the abuser!! I will continue to convert my life experience into educational currency, and this is no different. Click right here to see an excerpt from the Day #1 and sign up at the same time: Subscribe to Beyond the Abuse 5. If you’re not a survivor and just want to keep up with what’s going on, here’s how to subscribe to our newsletter: CFire LLC Blog News 6. In a relationship? Make sure it’s healthy: Healthy Relationship Wheel Illustration. Or go to TheHotline. org, or Phone: 800-799-7233 7. In an abusive relationship? a. Call us to get connected to a Community Safe Space to begin safety planning, 515-428-0077 b. At the Community Safe Space, talk to The Hotline. org to commence safety planning 8. Survivor and stable in your new life? Sign up for Empowerment through the Arts™; avoid future DV cycles: Survivor Support Endnotes 1. Gaslighting definition 2. See our “Philosophy” at cfirellc.com 3. See “Types of DV Abuse” at cfirellc.com for more information on the abuse definitions 4. 1 Cor 11:3 NIV Translation 5. Eph 5:22 ESV Translation 6. 1 Cor 14:34-35 ESV Translation 7. WashingtonPost.com article: “Why the racial wealth gap persists more than 150 years after emancipation” 8. Chart of American Psychologist, Abraham 19
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