We Are Her

We are HER has literally saved my life. I found community and Hope with this safe space. The love and kindness has helped me tremendously in my healing journey. I attended the retreat and was awarded the mental health scholarship. This scholarship allowed me to continue the healing process and showed the long term investment this organization has made to care for the ongoing needs of survivors. I really feel like I’ve experienced a rebirth after the retreat! Once I opened up to heal my life completely changed for the better. I highly recommend this phenomenal organization. They are doing life saving work for our community.

I was absolutely honored to hold space with We Are Her attendees last year during the 2024 annual survivor retreat as a workshop facilitator. As a therapist who has worked with a lot of non-profit organizations, it was my first time experiencing an organization that was 100% committed to trauma-informed, victim-centric, & social justice led efforts with every single decision that was made. Witnessing this in real time was incredibly fulfilling as the ripple affect was that survivors who attended the retreat felt heard, seen, & recognized. We Are Her is an organization I will continue to support till the very end & I appreciate the team incredibly for their commitment to serving survivors.

As a survivor, it can be challenging to accept the help you deserve to grow, at least that has been the case for me. At the We are Her retreat I was finally able to let go and embrace my healing. Throughout the week-long journey, I felt empowered to actively work on the trauma and emotions I’d been bottling-up in the safest environment. Being 19 years old and the youngest attendee, I felt blessed by the universe with the connections I made with older, wiser survivors. I’m feeling emotional writing this and reflecting back. I’d never been so uplifted and cared for by so many kind individuals at once. If there was ever a moment I felt anxious or triggered there was always someone to take a private moment with. They would take my hand and we’d work through those feelings together. I don’t think I have ever felt less lonely. It was freeing too. I spent that week embracing my autonomy. If I was too tired or drained to participate I would nap. If I was sad I would let it all out and cry. If I had a burst of creativity I could create, color, play music, or dance. I was terrified on my drive up to the lodge unknowing of what the following week would hold, but I was welcomed with such open arms, and all of my fears faded by the time I went to bed that first night. I’m forever grateful for my experience with We are Her.

I've been an intern here at We Are Her for the past several months, I've learned a lot more than how run a website or edit photos, I've learned how to help others, and that theirs always a place to turn to for people who have been hurt and need someone to hear their story. I've personally recommended We Are Her to three different friends over the course of its inception and I always get positive feedback on how helpful Stevie and her team are, especially in those delicate situations. We Are Her is a powerhouse for good and I'm glad to be a part of it.

I met so many amazing people at the retreat who have helped me along my healing journey. I look to them for encouragement, validation, and strength and hope that I provide the same to them in return. I am so grateful to the organization for introducing so many wonderful people into my life.

Participating in the We Are HER week long retreat was super transformative in my healing journey! I felt so cherished, cared for, and frankly, spoiled! This set a new standard for how I deserve to treat myself. After the retreat, I felt called to slow down my life, cook myself better meals, and journal more. The entire retreat was so trauma-informed, where if I felt too tired, I didn't have to show up half-present to a workshop, and instead rest.

I never thought I would ever visit Montana, but I'm so glad this experience was widened my perimeter of possibilities! It was so so so beautiful to be in nature and wake up to hear the birds chirping. All the volunteers were super passionate and inspiring. Everyone and everything was so thoughtful and accommodating. I'm grateful to now be part of the We Are Her pack!

We are her has help me greatly in my journey of healing. I am always encouraging my friends and family to participate when they have a chance. I am so happy, I got to participate, it has truly change me life.

I have followed We Are Her since it was founded. The stories shared by survivors and members of the community made me feel less alone in my experiences. Through reading the stories, I truly started to feel like healing was possible. In 2024, I had the opportunity to join the We Are Her retreat. During the retreat I found a community of survivors with stories similar and vastly different from my own, but we were able to connect and bond. Throughout the retreat, I found myself feeling comfortable and confident enough to share my own stories. I learned so much about myself during this time. And I finally found the courage to allow myself healing. I have made so much progress in the therapeutic process since returning home from the retreat. I am forever grateful for We Are Her and the relationships I’ve made with others and myself.

I've been lucky enough to be a part of the HER family since 2019. I have loved connecting with survivors all over the world through digital meetups and introducing so many to Montana through the annual retreat. I am so grateful for the opportunity to have an impact in this community, and for all the ways this community has helped me on my own healing journey.

This organization helped me as I continued to process my previous abuse. I have shared my story, and I’ve attended online support groups. The care and concern given to survivors goes above and beyond. If you are a survivor, please know that this group WILL help you through. I can’t say enough wonderful things about them.

I can say with 100% certainty that We Are HER changed my life. Before finding HER, I felt incredibly alone and lost. Now, I have a community I will forever be grateful for and a healing journey I will never forget. I couldn't say more positive things about the HER community and team.

We Are HER is one of the most genuine and impactful organizations I have ever encountered. I became a part of the We Are HER community years ago and was absolutely astounded by the level of support, comfort and acceptance I received from the organization and community of survivors it serves. I have never felt more heard, genuinely accepted, and safer than I have felt being a part of the We Are HER community!

I found We Are HER in 2019 at the end of 2nd year in college and after my first assault. I instantly felt the support and community even if it was through social media. I was able to share my story through their blog. I’ve never been a writer so I felt nervous to do it but was empowered to use the platform being offered. I now see it was such a crucial part of my healing journey. I felt so supported and seen after I shared my story. I followed a long social media for years after and felt very grateful for the what they offered. This past summer, I was blessed and lucky enough to attend their retreat and I can say it was the BEST decision I have ever made. Not only did it help me reflect on my journey but it connected me with so many beautiful people and was able to express myself in ways I never had before. We Are HER created a safe space where you don’t feel alone. I thought I was done with my healing journey but I was able to reflect on how trauma was still affecting parts of my life without realizing it. Their workshops were so incredible. I also work in the field of victim advocacy and We Are HER created a space to talk about healing while doing the work. Over all, We Are HER has been one of the most vital points in my healing journey and feel incredibly grateful for the work that gets done. Thank you We Are HER.

We Are HER makes space for those who need it most - those who need support, an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on, and strong arms to lift them up with grace. The podcast is phenomenal, the blog wonderful, and the fact that this is a bootstrapped organization brought about by personal experience makes it all the more powerful and important.

We are HER provides incredibly important and valuables services to survivors of abuse and assault. I have seen firsthand the impact that resources like the We are HER podcast and annual retreat make on survivors who are looking for healing and community. The volunteers and staff at HER are open, welcoming, nonjudgemental and trauma informed in their approach to working with survivors and it makes all the difference in creating safe spaces for people to seek support. I could not recommend HER more if you are a survivor looking for a safe community to engage with.

I had worked in the mental health field for nearly 40 years and have found the support given to the people that participate in the services provided by HER to be excellent in a journey of recovery. I serve on the board for HER and believe fully in the work being done by them.

We Are Her is providing so much support in an area that rarely gets talked about: long term healing from interpersonal violence. When we think about supporting survivors, we usually think about shelters, safety planning, and medical care. These are all vital resources, but no one stops being a survivor the moment they get to safe space. We Are Her gives space to people to work through the complex relationship with survivorship in whatever way feels best for them. They are so incredibly people focussed and every single of their programs is directly tied to supporting their community. I am beyond proud to be part of this community, and I am so thankful for everything they have provided.

We Are Her goes above and beyond to provide a safe, supportive, loving and healing community for survivors. I was lucky to be able to attend their retreat in Montana, and it was a life-changing experience. Beyond the workshops and discussions that took place, I left the retreat with a network of friends who I can rely on and who uniquely understand my past. What We Are Her provides is invaluable - and I only wish that they could expand and reach more people, as what they are doing truly matters.

Recently I saw a video of Adele explaining the meaning of her wrist tattoo (a mountain). She says, "the living of life never ends when you're in it... living is constant... there is always something else," and the mountain is a representation of her life and the relationship she has with herself, which "hasn't been a good one for most of [her] life."

As the recipient of the 2023 We are HER Mental Health Scholarship of $1,000, I will be able to continue navigating my own mountain with a strong harness on, by going to therapy and deepen into a very non-linear and rocky healing journey. My journey to therapy services started in a hospital, has continued at an outpatient setting, and happens in the daily implementation of my self-care strategies. I am not a climber, but in the same way as they have good and bad weather days, I also feel secure and other times terrified. Unlearning the trauma responses I have developed from experiencing emotional abuse and domestic violence for most of my life has not been easy for me. Thanks to We Are Her, I can afford to continue going to therapy to continue unpacking other tools and strategies that will help me find joy and feel safe again. Without this scholarship, I would have paused my treatment due to a hefty bill I acquired from inpatient psychiatry, which added a financial barrier to an already complicated journey of access to behavioral health services.

I am committed to continue evolving, healing, and repairing the relationship I have with myself. The scholarship granted to me by We Are Her, this year, feels like an extra sense of safety on a steep climb, in uncertain weather. Thank you so much, for choosing me.

It's been an honor to learn about an organization so great as We are HER. I became aware of We are HER from my psychologist who has been assisting me through my c-PTSD. The human condition can be brutal and lonely at times, but I learned even through hardships there are still kindhearted people who care and want to help. We are HER is here for survivors and to assist in the arduous journey of healing. I tried to be strong on my own, but it's with the love and care of people at We are HER that are blessing us with true opportunity to thrive.

We Are HER is a fantastic organization. As a survivor of domestic violence, it can be hard to move through the world and feel understood. We Are HER fosters meaningful connection between survivors, and offers regular support opportunities that are accessible to those even in rural communities or homebound situations. This is an invaluable service, and it has been beautiful to see people from all over come together with the shared intention of finding healing and community.

Really grateful for We are HER. Found it at a time I really needed the support and community. From the podcast go the meetings and awesome workshops- they’ve given me tools to help me overcome my trauma.

We are HER is an incredible organization that acts as such a refuge for many. It’s a special place to support and be supported for survivors. Having a community of others who understand in a world where these stories are often silenced is priceless.

We Are HER is an amazing organization. The warm, caring, and supportive atmosphere that the members of this organization truly creates a safe space for everyone to tell their stories. There is no judgement here, and it provides resources that many need during their healing journeys. I believe that this organization fills a much needed gap in the community.

I've had the pleasure of working with WeAreHER and can say that they are a truly wonderful organization.
They are thoughtful on their approaches, interactions, and delivery of programs/events.

Their Podcast and online resources are absolutely brilliant and truly needed in this day and age.
Everyone I've worked with has been very kind and knowledgeable on domestic violence.

My experience of working with this amazing organization has been a true joy! Everyone that helps this organization has been wonderful to work with and I cannot say enough great things about them!

We Are Her is an organization that has made an impact not only within the state of Montana but on a National level. This organization is very professional and organized with our work and can still provide that homey feeling to our community. We are always looking for ways to include healing forms and what survivorship looks like for others in our community. I truly love this organization and am so happy to be on its board.

As Margaret Mead said, "never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world." That's exactly what this organization is doing with their group of committed, caring volunteers. In just a few years, I've been fortunate to watch this organization grow from an online space for healing to providing in-person camps, a great podcast, and a community of individuals all working together to help their neighbors in need. Great work

This organization is doing some incredibly brave and much needed work. While providing resources for survivors, We are HER has also fostered a safe, inclusive space where people can heal together and support each other.

We Are Her has helped me tremendously throughout my healing journey. The community is full of supportive, amazing people who are there to help support you.

Last year I was graciously granted the chance to go to the survivors retreat in Montana, the support and amazing connections when meeting other survivors and hearing stories, while doing workshops which helped me learn how to cope and understand my own trauma’s better. Everyone there was so nice and felt like a mini family. Our own little wolf pack ������

I am so grateful to We Are Her. Thank you so much ❤️

I will forever be grateful for finding We Are HER. HER introduced me to new avenues for healing and connected me with the most supportive and welcoming community. HER has also provided me with professional opportunities for growth as a professional prevention educator and advocate. This nonprofit is so near and dear to my heart and is so deserving of all the recognition for their dedication to serving survivors.

We are HER is the first place I found at the time I needed the most. It is a safe space. It is a community that made me feel like I am not alone. I can truly tell you that my transition from being a victim to a survivor happening through We are HER.

Last year, I was selected to join the first We are HER retreat in Montana. Even though it was the first time I met everyone in person, I never ever felt like they were strangers. I went there with a glass half full attitude and left with a full heart and new set of friendship for life.

We are HER, thank you for being a part of my healing journey.

I came across We Are HER through their Instagram stories. The content that Stevie and the team shared made me feel truly understood for the first time. Through social media, I started listening to the HER podcasts and heard myself in so many of the stories shared. It was empowering to listen to the experiences of others and know I wasn't alone.

As a volunteer, I've had the opportunity to reclaim my own story and use it to help empower others. I'm so grateful for the HER community.

I consider myself lucky. I found We Are HER by chance. New to writing and sharing my personal stories I struggled with the idea of sharing my real name. Stevie made me feel welcome. She respected my decision to not use my name and never tried to edit my writing or my voice. That meant the world to me. Overtime I grew to be more comfortable and We Are Her was the first platform where I shared my real name. I wasn’t scared anymore. I grew to understand the importance behind my writing and seeing others do the same is so inspiring. This community fosters growth and acceptance. Our voices matter here.

WeAreHer has given me the platform to reclaim who I am. As a survivor, I’ve had wonderful and healing conversations with leaders and followers of the WeAreHer network. I feel so free and enlightened when I engage with the organization.

I have observed and at times been an active part of We Are Her since its inception six years ago. I am immensely proud to know founder Stevie because of the amazing work that HER has done helping survivors of all walks of life to work through their trauma and spread awareness and hope. The stories, poems and podcasts are reminders that the most powerful weapon a victim has is their voice.

We Are HER provided me with a grant to help pay for mental health care. They are one of the first organizations that I have connected with that did not require me to relive my trauma as a part of the application process for a grant. They are an organization made for and created by survivors and it shows. I wish more nonprofits would take this approach and believe survivors of assault/IPV. The founder, Stevie, was especially empathetic and understanding and was very hands on throughout the process. They were also gender inclusive, respected my pronouns, and did not make me feel like an outsider as a nonbinary person.

When I was a teenager, I experienced relationship violence. It's been 24 years since I walked away from my abuser, but it impacted my entire life and every relationship since.

Sharing my story, connecting to others through our shared experiences, and supporting an organization that facilitates healing through shared humanity helped me put the pieces together and slowly become whole.

Sharing my story and knowing that others understood it was powerful. It made me a better mother, a better wife, and a better friend. The journey has been slow and rocky, but it gets a little easier every day.

We are HER is one of the reasons I'm healing from trauma every day. I connected with Stevie, the Founder of HER, through our stories. And we have continued to connect through the stories of survivors and the impact they make on our lives every day.

The shadowed secrets of abuse are what keep violence alive. When we tell our stories, we pull those painful pieces into the light and survivors' shame dies one story at a time and... We are Healed, We are Empowered, We are Restored. We are HER.

I will always wish I'd had a different formative relationship experience and the dark times that followed made me angry and resentful for too long, but as I heal, I have gratitude every day for the story that's played out in spite of it.

We Are HER has been such a huge part of my healing - both as a program participant and as a volunteer - and I'm so grateful they continually seek creative ways to support survivor stories and promote empowered healing.

I found We Are HER at a time when I didn't know how to heal from my own past. I didn't have a language for how I felt at the time or what it was that I was struggling with. The shared survivor stories, the educational content, and the community around We Are HER is what helped me put language to my feelings and helped me to start processing and healing. I know now that what I was struggling with was called shame, and that the experiences in my past were in fact abusive, and also that I was not and am not alone in having experiences like this. We Are HER helped me to heal from some of my shame (it's an ongoing process), and since then I have stayed involved with We Are HER due to the gentle support the organization provides through its online community. Also, I stay involved because I want to pay it forward so other survivors may experience the benefits that I have felt from this organization.

An absolutely AMAZING community of survivors to cheer on and help others through our healing journey! I cannot say enough about how thankful I am for this community and for all the support they give to others.

WeAreHer has been there for me during my hardest times. I love the educational tools they provide for survivors, as well as the support groups. I think that the community has been the biggest asset in my recovery.

I came across We Are Her at the very beginning of my healing journey. The community has been a safe place to share my feelings. It also played a very important role in helping me feel validated in what I experienced during my abusive relationship. They also provide an abundance of resources to help survivors!

We Are Her has saved me throughout my healing journey. Having a community of like-minded, empathetic people has truly made an enormous difference. The healing journey is lonely and painful and frightening. We Are Her makes it all less scary and lonely, from constant support to a loving and inclusive community to resources and advice, all of the love from We Are Her has encouraged me to keep going and continue my healing journey. I will be forever grateful.

We Are Her is a vitally important, supportive, aware community, lovingly cultivated by Stevie and engendering more loyalty and safety by the day. I am grateful for We Are Her and for the positive ripples it is making throughout the world.

I found WeAreHER years ago from someone close who I had confided in about my assault. They had shared their experiences anonymously on WeAreHER and found a community of support with other survivors. These years later, I have now written for the blog, able to safely share my experiences and interact with other survivors in a meaningful way that has significantly helped in my journey of healing.

We are HER has not only given me a community of women who have walked through my shoes but know how to be supportive, compassionate and encouraging when I just don’t have the strength anymore. I am SO grateful to have found them. Love my HER family.

We Are Her has helped me tremendously the past 2 years. They are a great group that I know are always there for me through my successes and defeats. I couldn’t ask for a better group of women to help me through my healing journey������

Being a part of the We Are HER family the last 5 years has been a complete joy. I've seen so much growth in my own healing journey, let alone the healing journeys of countless survivors who have found a safe place in our community.