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“Society falls when older persons don’t plant trees they will never sit under”  Remember when people used to joke that young women went to college to earn their “MRS. degree”? …

  A girl changes her route home to avoid harassment. Another tells a doctor how much her period hurts and leaves feeling dismissed. A Black girl speaks up about how …

Why do some people need endless explanations before they’ll respect a reasonable boundary? You explain calmly, reassure them, and answer their questions. Yet somehow, you’re still defending the precaution while …

Putting Yourself First Isn’t Selfish: What an Airplane Oxygen Mask Taught Me About Caring for Others Have you ever felt guilty for taking care of yourself before taking care of …

Years ago, I interviewed for a position with a statewide sexual violence coalition. I had earned my bachelor’s degree (Organizational Management and Development) from a Christian university not far from …

 updated from Sep 28, 2025  Survival is one type of strength. Healing is another. We heal the things we never should have had to survive in the first place.  Respect …

🖤 1. Demanding Grace While Denying Ours Black women are often expected to extend endless empathy, understanding, and forgiveness—especially to Black men navigating racism, trauma, or systemic stress. But when …

Abuse does not always begin with a bruise. Sometimes it begins with humiliation. Sometimes it reaches for your name. In this episode of the We Survive Abuse Podcast, Tonya GJ …

What happens when somebody else has the institutional power to decide what kind of woman you are—and the power to punish you when you refuse to obey? In 1898, Omaha …

For decades, the murder of Kitty Genovese was told as a chilling lesson about human indifference: a young woman screamed for help while 38 neighbors watched from their windows and …