Create Your Statement

🌸 Hello, April! A new month is a new beginning, they feel like a chance to start over. For anyone healing from dating abuse, remember: hope is real, healing is possible, and your story isn’t over. New beginnings are possible!💛

This month let’s remind every teen—they deserve respect, love, and safety. 💪

Jenny Sandell Moeller

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month 💜

Here’s the truth…

Real love respects.

Love doesn’t control.
Love doesn’t isolate.
Love doesn’t manipulate.
Love doesn’t make you feel small, scared, or unsure of your worth.

That’s why the work we do at Create Your Statement is so important. We are teaching teens how to:

✨ Identify unhealthy behaviors and red flags
✨ Recognize manipulation, control, and emotional abuse
✨ Establish healthy boundaries
✨ Build respectful, safe relationships
✨ Find their voice and use it

We can’t just tell teens “don’t date the wrong person.”
We have to equip them with the tools to recognize when something isn’t right.

Empowered youth become confident adults.
Teens who understand boundaries grow into individuals who expect respect — and give it.

Let’s normalize conversations about healthy love.
Let’s model it.
Let’s teach it.
Let’s protect it.

Because real love respects — always. 🧡

Do abusers show potential warning signs?
Comment your answer below 👇🏻

Abuse in relationships rarely begins with physical violence. It often starts small — so small that it can be easy to overlook or excuse. Early warning signs might look like excessive jealousy, constant texting to “check in,” isolating you from friends and family, or making you feel guilty for wanting time to yourself.

Over time, those small red flags can turn into larger acts of control, manipulation, verbal attacks, and eventually physical or sexual violence. Abusive partners often start by testing boundaries — seeing what they can get away with — and once they gain control, the behavior escalates.

If your partner makes you feel afraid, monitored, or guilty for things that shouldn’t require permission, those are signs that something isn’t right. Real love supports and uplifts you — it doesn’t control, shame, or harm you.

Remember: no one deserves to be mistreated, and abuse is never your fault. Speaking up, reaching out for help, and trusting your instincts can make all the difference.

If you recognize these behaviors in your relationship, you’re not alone. We have resources on our website & people ready to help you create a plan for safety and healing. ❤️

https://createyourstatement.com/

🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃

We hope you all have a fun and safe celebration today!