Author: Tonya GJ Prince
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When Pretending You’re Okay Is Wearing You Down
What to Do Instead of Faking It All the Time
Some days, pretending to [...]

You Don’t Have to Keep Fighting. You’re Allowed to Heal.
There comes a time when the world will keep handing you more work to [...]

25 Ways Society Sends Harmful Messages to Black Women About Our Safety and Worth
We carry so much. Too much.And still, society dares to question our [...]

When Love Is a Lie: Understanding Grooming Beyond Childhood
Because grooming doesn’t stop at 18. It just gets harder to prove.
We [...]

The Unseen Cage: How Systems Use Coercive Control
When the hands that claim to help you are the ones tightening the gr [...]

The Unseen Cage: What Coercive Control Really Looks Like
Because not all abuse leaves bruises—but it can still steal your fre [...]

Cold Water Calms the Storm: A Healing Tool Our Elders Already Knew
There are days when your body feels like a house on fire.
Your heart [...]

Weight Gain After Trauma Isn’t Just Emotional—It’s Biological
Let’s stop lying to Survivors.
Let’s stop telling people who have liv [...]

You Don’t Have to Stay Where You’re Not Safe
Some of us are trying to bloom in gardens that were never planted for [...]

No, Feminists Didn’t “Give Up a Happy Home.” We Fought to Escape a Cage
And the walls of that cage were built with silence, shame, [...]