Tonya GJ Prince

“Why are you still single?”“You need to lower your standards.”“You’re too picky.”“You’re too old/fat/educated to be asking for that.” We hear it over and over again.But let’s call it what …

We talk a lot about what you lose when you heal:The people who walk away.The identities you shed.The illusions you release. But let’s talk about what stays.Because everything doesn’t fall …

They don’t always leave when you’re breaking.Sometimes they leave when you start putting yourself back together. Healing has a way of revealing who was there for you—and who was only …

A post for the Survivor who’s outgrowing relationships built on their silence, sacrifice, and self-erasure There’s a version of you they liked better. The one who didn’t speak up.The one …

A post for Survivors who mistake emotional struggle for regression So often, when the tears come back, when the triggers resurface, when the grief grabs you by the throat again, …

Everyone wants to talk about healing like it’s a tidy process.A quick fix. A checklist.A makeover. But here’s the truth Survivors know too well: Healing hurts.And it doesn’t just hurt …

There’s something deeply dangerous about how we’re taught to think about harm—and especially about the people who cause it. We’re told:“If someone was really that bad, wouldn’t we know?”“If they …

Aging should not mean surrendering safety.Growing older should not mean losing the right to be heard, respected, or protected. And yet—Too many elder women are dismissed, mocked, or ignored when …

Some things should never be controversial.A disabled woman or girl requesting a female caregiver should not be met with outrage, mockery, or moral judgment. And yet—All too often, women with …

When it comes to women and girls, invasion looks like: Forcing male presence into spaces where women go to breathe, to heal, to be safe without question. Overriding the will …