Holidays are hard. That’s just the truth—for many survivors, including myself. As someone who lived through family-controlled human trafficking and ritual abuse, I know what it feels like to dread the arrival of certain dates on the calendar. Easter is one of those times…

Words Matter: The Danger of Inappropriate Language in Anti-Trafficking Work
By Kait Gannon, Survivor Leader with Mezzo Allies

When I first began to speak out about surviving family-controlled human trafficking, I never imagined how often I would have to correct the words people use when talking about abuse — especially the abuse of children.

It might seem like a small thing. A word here, a phrase there. But language holds power.