Category: Children

How Fame Shields Harm: Why Children Are Ignored Until Adult Comfort Is Threatened
Many entertainers are protected in our culture. They are called [...]

Stop Calling Children âUnderage Womenâ: How Language Is Used to Soften Harm Against Girls
No.
We are not doing that word-washing anymore. Not aft [...]

When History Is Weaponized: Seeing the Manipulation Clearly, Even on the Hard Days
A reminder that âslavery is white history, how we survived it is Black [...]

People Donât Fear Your Inner World. They Fear Being Controlled by It.
When I was in college earning my degree in Organizational Management a [...]

When “Nothing is True”: The Erosion of Shared Reality Through Mandated Language
For some of us who have worked with Survivors of abuse and violence, a [...]

You Were Seeking Safety, Not Sex: A Truth for Survivors of Childhood Abuse
When a child is sexually abused, too much of the truth gets twisted by [...]

Gaslighting Isnât Love: Red Flags Black Women Can Choose to Name Out Loud â and Walk Away From
updated from April 7, 2023
Sometimes they try to make you feel like [...]

đŁ Period Poverty in the U.S.: A Crisis of Dignity, Health & Equity
As women advocates, we must name this clearly: the struggle to afford [...]

Red Flags: Why Am I Feeling Unseen Here? Clues Survivors Notice First.
To be clear: People are not going to always feel seen. This is a huge [...]

A Checklist for Anyone Claiming to Care About Women and Childrenâs Safety
No matter how you identify, if you continuously show up only to argue [...]