The Brave Women's Community Center

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Nonprofit organization
Empowering women survivors of all forms of abuse
Creative, safe, healing space
Podcast | Speaker
Storytelling and The Arts
Denver based

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Beware the laughing hyenas.Not all cruelty looks like yelling.Sometimes it looks like laughter.Sometimes it shows up as ...
11/22/2025

Beware the laughing hyenas.
Not all cruelty looks like yelling.
Sometimes it looks like laughter.
Sometimes it shows up as “jokes,”
sarcasm,
mockery,
or group humiliation that you’re expected to laugh along with.

Some people humiliate you and call it humor.
Some people circle you with cruelty
and expect you to stay quiet
so they can keep feeling powerful.

And the worst part?
Most women have learned to laugh with them
because it feels safer than being the target.

My new mini episode is about that —
the laughing hyenas in my life
and the day I walked out of their story.

Episode drops Wednesday
on Brave Hearts Speak.








11/21/2025

If you haven’t checked out Brave Hearts Speak yet, here’s the teaser/trailer to give you a feel for what this podcast is all about. 🎙💜

Make sure to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode—because we have two powerful new episodes dropping on November 26th.

In Part 1, Monica Hall shares her extraordinary story of taking down an entire system—and the pain, anguish, bravery, and relentless courage it took to do it. Her voice is a force, and her story is one so many women will recognize pieces of themselves within.

Brave Hearts Speak is a podcast for women who have lived through abuse, coercive control, toxic dynamics, or years of being silenced. It’s for survivors who are ready to rise, reconnect with their power, and hear stories that remind them they are not alone.

These are not expert lectures—these are the lived truths of women who turned pain into purpose. Each episode is an invitation into healing, community, and courage.

If you’ve been longing for a space where women speak honestly about what they’ve survived—and how they rebuilt themselves from the inside out—this podcast is for you.

✨ Follow. Listen. Share. Your story matters here.

Some stories shake the ground beneath you.Monica Hall’s is one of them.She entered a nursing program to build a better l...
11/20/2025

Some stories shake the ground beneath you.
Monica Hall’s is one of them.

She entered a nursing program to build a better life, and uncovered corruption that exploited students and silenced those who spoke out.

She stood up to multimillionaires, lawmakers, and a system that said she didn’t belong.
AND SHE WON!

This isn’t just a story about injustice.
It’s about faith, courage, and the unstoppable power of a woman who refuses to stay quiet.

🎧 The Story of Monica Hall — Courage in Action

Streaming on Brave Hearts Speak on Wednesday, November 26th.
Subscribe to the podcast. Available on Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Podcasts

🔥 Hot flashes?🌙 Sleepless nights?💛 Mood swings?😣 Feeling unlike yourself?You’re not imagining it — it’s perimenopause. A...
11/20/2025

🔥 Hot flashes?
🌙 Sleepless nights?
💛 Mood swings?
😣 Feeling unlike yourself?

You’re not imagining it — it’s perimenopause. And you deserve support.

Join our 6-week Perimenopause Workshop (in-person + online) beginning February 2026.
Led by Jennifer Alford, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Student, this program helps women:

✔ Sleep better
✔ Regulate emotions
✔ Reduce stress
✔ Build supportive routines

Spots are limited — join the interest list today.
Complete the interest form 👉https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ayx_zVVgMbzfZbNE9iauEa4P-OHO_BKZOQ8MeTuBV-k/viewform?edit_requested=true

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There comes a point in healing where you realizeyou’ve been living inside a reflection that was never your own.Many wome...
11/18/2025

There comes a point in healing where you realize
you’ve been living inside a reflection that was never your own.

Many women grow up learning who they are through distorted mirrors:
criticism, minimizing, humiliation, silence, or constant correction.
And long before we ever enter the workplace,
we’ve already been taught to shrink, to please, to stay quiet,
and to accept a version of ourselves that someone else manufactured.

This doesn’t just show up in our personal lives.
It shows up at work:

• Women apologizing before they speak
• Staying silent in meetings even when they know the answer
• Downplaying accomplishments
• Tolerating inappropriate comments
• Laughing off boundary violations
• Confusing psychological discomfort with “normal” workplace culture
• Believing they are “too sensitive,” “overreacting,” or “not leadership material”

When your earliest identity was shaped by someone else’s narrative,
you learn to adapt — not to belong, but to survive.

And workplaces often reinforce those patterns
unless leaders consciously create environments of psychological safety.

The truth is:
It’s never normal to accept the version of yourself
that someone else manufactured.

And part of women’s leadership, professional empowerment,
and workplace mental health
is helping women reconnect to their own reflection
— their own voice —
not the one someone handed them.

This is part of the work we do at the Brave Women’s Community Center
and part of what I explore on my podcast, Brave Hearts Speak.

Because healing doesn’t just change lives.
It changes workplaces.


If someone else wrote your identity for you,that wasn’t self-knowledge —that was survival.Healing is stepping out of the...
11/18/2025

If someone else wrote your identity for you,
that wasn’t self-knowledge —
that was survival.

Healing is stepping out of the reflection they built
and learning to see yourself with your own eyes
for the first time.
You are allowed to reclaim your identity now
piece by piece, truth by truth.




11/16/2025

Hurt people often become the biggest healers ❤️

💜 Reflections on My Visit to the Rose Andom Center 💜Yesterday I had the privilege of visiting the Rose Andom Center to e...
11/14/2025

💜 Reflections on My Visit to the Rose Andom Center 💜

Yesterday I had the privilege of visiting the Rose Andom Center to explore a potential partnership between our organizations. I was deeply moved by the inclusivity, compassion, and collaboration happening inside those walls.

Under one roof, survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking can access legal support, advocacy, counseling, medical services, housing resources, nutritious meals, childcare, and—above all—kindness and hope.

It was inspiring to see how many agencies come together not as a hierarchy, but as a coalition of care. It reminded me what’s possible when we work side by side for a shared purpose.

As I walked the space, I had a moment of wondering, “Where do I fit?”
BWCC’s work looks different, creative arts therapies, brave community, and our new Brave Hearts Speak podcast but our mission is the same:
✨ helping survivors reclaim their stories
✨ rediscover the parts of themselves beyond survival
✨ and speak with courage and integrity

BWCC is where women come to shed the lies, integrate the trauma, and reconnect with joy, creativity, and play.

I’m grateful for the warmth and openness at Rose Andom and excited to explore what we can build together in service of survivors.

“I’m just really direct.”Okay… but direct about what?Direct about your cruelty?Direct about your lack of accountability?...
11/14/2025

“I’m just really direct.”
Okay… but direct about what?
Direct about your cruelty?
Direct about your lack of accountability?

Fill in the blank:
What is “direct” actually code for in your experience?

What is it asking you to tolerate?
What behavior is it trying to normalize?

Have you heard this before?

It’s time to stop letting personality traits be used as disguises for abuse.

Comment below:
“I’m just really ____” = code for ____

Let’s name it so we can stop accepting it.

























11/13/2025

you better stay hellbent in your heart
and go where it wants you to go… because
it will ache if you don't.

– butterflies rising
_____

Book - 'she's flowers and fire' © butterflies rising - Credited reposts are welcome and appreciated - always include author credit to 'butterflies rising' in any images/captions/videos when creating new posts.

✨ Sneak Peek! ✨Here’s a glimpse inside our Define Abuse, Define Bravery creative mini guide 💜This page invites you to de...
11/11/2025

✨ Sneak Peek! ✨

Here’s a glimpse inside our Define Abuse, Define Bravery creative mini guide 💜

This page invites you to define bravery — your way.
Through photography, voice, or even a short dramatic monologue, you get to explore what courage looks and feels like for you.

Once you’ve created your piece, you’ll have the option to share it with our Brave Hearts Speak community — anonymously or with your name — to help other women see bravery in new ways.

Because your voice, your art, your story… they all matter. 💜

👉 Tap the linktree in our bio to get your free guide and join us in this creative movement.






















✨ Define Abuse. Define Bravery. ✨Abuse isn’t always loud — and bravery doesn’t always look fearless.Both are deeply pers...
11/11/2025

✨ Define Abuse. Define Bravery. ✨

Abuse isn’t always loud — and bravery doesn’t always look fearless.
Both are deeply personal, and you deserve to define what they mean for you.

We created a free creative mini guide to help you explore your own definitions through writing, art, voice, movement, or photography.

Once you’ve reflected, you’ll have the chance to share your voice or artwork — anonymously or with your name — as part of our Brave Hearts Speak podcast and storytelling project.

Because your story matters.
Your art matters.
You matter. 💜

👉 Tap the linktree in our bio to get your free guide and join our growing Brave Hearts Speak community.

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