Category: Abuse
12 Hallmarks of Self-Abandonment: When Keeping Everyone Else Happy Means Losing Yourself
How we slowly surrender our boundaries, judgment, and needs, and what [...]
Black Women Have Carried the Community Long Enough. When Will OUR Safety Become a Priority?
If your vision of justice requires Black women to accept more danger, [...]
Sherrie Laurie Fought to Keep an Alaska Women’s Shelter Safe. Why Are Women Still Being Asked to Explain Their Need for Safety?
I don't think people understand that working in a women's shelter mean [...]
I Have Spent Too Many Years Listening to Women and Children to Believe That Saying Something Makes It True
I have spent more than 30 years working with women and children who ha [...]
When Blackness Is Clear but Womanhood Becomes a Debate: A Question for Black Leaders
When you are a woman—an adult female human being who has overlapping d [...]
You Can’t Say the F-Word on Television, but You Can Call Women Whores?
When insulting women is considered entertainment, but women obje [...]
Swatting Rape Survivors Should Carry Serious Criminal Penalties
Swatting a rape Survivor should be treated as a serious criminal offen [...]
When Someone Knows You’re Uncomfortable and Keeps Pushing: Recognizing Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse can be difficult to explain in a society that struggle [...]
Tennessee Court Orders New Trial in Paris Lee Case: What Women Should Know About the Ruling
I heard about this tragedy, and I thought it was the end of the co [...]
When a Woman’s No Is Called Hatred: What Does That Say About How Men View Women’s Boundaries? (with free pdf download)
Why women's refusal, independence, and desire for safety are so often [...]