Category: Boundaries

What Happens When Women Fully Stop Performing Labor For the Male Gaze?
Words That Tried to Tame WomenFor generations, women have been sha [...]

Black Women Have Always Spoken Truth to Power — and We Still Will
In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination ar [...]

🌿 Faith, Healing, and the Work of Safe People
People who support Survivors—from all walks of life—should know th [...]

Twelve Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for Violence-Prone Members (from ProPublica)
Karla Brada Mendez thought that she was getting a second chance on lif [...]

✊🏾 Since When Did a Man Saying He’s Changed Become a Gospel Truth?
She called me because I was serving as her victim advocate:His fam [...]

Red Flags: Why Do Some People Refuse to Challenge Systems of Harm — and What Does that Reveal About Them?
Women’s safety movements grew from necessity — from the silences of la [...]

Real Activism Protects Children, Not Egos
If the full extent of your “activism” against grooming is railing agai [...]

The Hidden Bill: What Violence Against Women Really Costs
When we talk about violence, we rarely talk about what the financial c [...]

Fire Test: When You Ask Women to Support Violence
You are sending forth aspiring leaders who have no history of standing [...]

Why They Call It Identity Politics When We’re Just Naming the Wound
The term “identity politics” has become almost like a lightning rod in [...]