Shannii Maree – Strong Without Realising
Life through the eyes of a woman who had no idea how strong she was becoming
Years ago my husband offered to let me peg him because he had read some studies about how it helps women who have been sexually assaulted get their power back. I even bought a strap on. But I never could bring myself to even think about it. The idea of needing to have power over
I’ll never forget the day, as a 15 year old, that I told my family I hated them and I wanted to get a gun and shoot them all. I wanted to die and I wanted to take everyone with me. Carrying remnants of a war between families that dated back to the early settlers
If you had asked me 10 years ago what I think people might remember me for I never in a million years would have thought someone would think of the word Sovereignty when it came to me. For years I gave away the power over myself to everyone else. You want to have sex with
Have you ever considered that you stating women should dress modestly or cover up etc or she is asking to be assaulted, raped or whatever sexual act may occur, may in fact be a part of your protective mechanism or that it gives you a false sense of safety? As if, in some way, if
Yesterday I shared honestly about what I was feeling in relation to a group call. I was then asked to be intentional with what I share because I could encourage others not to show up. I almost didn’t share what I shared because I knew how it would be responded to but I chose to
The first man who raped me joked about it with friends. The second man who raped me attended the nightclub I was a regular at. And I said nothing. My body felt it, my body wanted to scream, but I didn’t say a word. I stayed in those peoples vicinity. I thought if I said
The dictionary defines a rapist as someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse or a person who commits rape. I’ve even read one definition as a man who rapes a woman which didn’t sit right with me but that’s not my article today. Now this article is going to say Men because that has
To the men in my life – I apologise and thank you- I apologize that you haven’t been able to feel the real me. I apologise that because of the violence I’ve experienced by other men I kept you at a distance. I apologise that when you wanted to connect with me I flinched. I
I was inspired to write this post after seeing so many share these two words. I’ve wanted to write this so many times and have started many times too but have always been scared to commit. But now I have. It’s scary, my heart is racing in this moment but if it helps the greater
Shannii Maree - Strong Without Realising 