Confidence

You finally say you cannot do it. Then you spend the afternoon trying to figure out how to do it anyway. You look at your calendar again. Perhaps you could …

Somebody takes a little longer to answer your message, and suddenly you are reviewing everything you said over lunch. Was that story too long? Did you talk too much? Should …

You do not have to stop feeling apprehensive before you can stand by what you said. Your voice may shake. You may need to read from a note. Dignity does …

Before you accept the invitation, you start thinking about what you can bring. And somewhere between the grocery list and offering to come early to help, you forget that somebody …

I literally have a theme song for when I need to return to this lesson. Blame It on Me by Chrisette Michelle. “You can say whatever you like. As long …

What happens when a generation of girls is expected to learn alongside boys who are being taught to regard them as lesser human beings? What female teachers are describing deserves …

We’ve been conditioned to treat “no” like a legal defense. We feel the need to back it up with a deposition: “I’m busy,” “I have a boyfriend,” “Maybe next time.” …

I went to grade school with a girl who might put you on the mind of the loveliness of Nina Simone or Victoria Santa Cruz. People were extremely cruel to …

updated from Dec 2, 2024  “It costs you nothing to just validate another person.” The truth is, it does come with a price for an individual to rely entirely on …

What happens when the desire to stand with others becomes a demand to disappear? In this episode of We Survive Abuse, “The Empty Chair” explores the difficult space between compassion …