Category: Abuse of Power

A Society That Centers Harmful Males Will Never Have Trust—And It Doesn’t Deserve It
Trust is not a gift.Trust is built.Earned.Sustained through action, [...]

When “I Am” Becomes a Demand
“I am…”Two of the most powerful words a person can speak.
In the righ [...]

There Are No Magic Words That Grant Access to Our Boundaries
There are no magic words.
No title, no role, no identity, no costume, [...]

What Is Trauma? A Simple Explanation (w/Quotes)
*Note: This is meant to be an elementary explanation. It came out of [...]

The “Helper” Mandate is Hurting Us
It whispers to Black people—especially Black women —that we are here t [...]
We Don’t Owe Our Endurance to Racism
They say:“Now is not the time.”“We’re all suffering right now.”“Don’ [...]
The Pain They Tell You to Swallow: On Disrespect, Dehumanization, and the Lie of Strength
They say, “Now’s not the time.”They say, “It’s not that serious.”They [...]
🎭 The Enforcer in the Room: When Women Police Other Women for Abusers
"I will give you something to cry out about"
There is something few p [...]
Don’t Say You’re in Our Corner—Fight Like It
“What we’re fighting for is not a privilege. It is a right.” – Fanni [...]
You Don’t Find Your People By What They Post—You Find Them By What They Protect
"I don’t want to hear you say, 'Honey, I’m behind you.' Well, move, [...]
Women Are Not a Feeling. We Are Not Yours to Define.
There is a dangerous lie being whispered and shouted in this world:T [...]
Truth Is Sacred. And We Will Not Be Moved
As a 30+ year violence against women and children's advocate; you en [...]
Our Rights Are Not Disposable
Women's rights are not up for elimination.Not now. Not ever.
Our righ [...]
Because I Don’t Want To: The Power of Women’s Final Answer
There is a battle still being fought—quietly, daily, in the hearts, ho [...]
Familiarity Doesn’t Make Stranger Abuse Irrelevant
There’s a manipulation tactic that keeps slipping into our public co [...]
Celebrity Trials, Silencing, and the Spectacle of Misogyny
Let’s talk about what we should be learning from these celebrity cou [...]
Unlearning Loyalty to Those Who Ask You to Lie
“Power borrowed from fear never lasts"
There comes a time when yo [...]

They Know Exactly Who They Are
We like to believe—many of us—that if people only knew the truth abo [...]
Love Doesn’t Mean Lying: I Can Respect You and Still Speak the Truth
If you think I have to choose between truth and respect,You underestim [...]
How Changing Language Around Sex is Used to Undermine Women in Courtrooms
We live in an age of shifting language.A time when even the most basic [...]