Category: DECEPTION

Stop Calling It Respect When Itâs Really Silence
When children are trapped in abusive homes, theyâre not just harmed by [...]

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

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 [...]

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

âWhy Are Women Still Told to Have Faith in Men Who âRebrandâ Themselves?â
âIf his change requires your suffering to prove it, it isnât change [...]

âWhy Do We Treat Male âChangeâ Like a Sacred Revelation Instead of a Responsibility?â
A man "changes".Why do we women receive this as our "marching orde [...]

Why Are Women Still Expected to Risk Our Safety Just to Exercise?
Like so many Survivors of childhood sexual violence â and other form [...]

My Partner Suddenly Changed His Beliefs or Lifestyle and Now Demands That I Change Too. Is That Normal?â
Here's the thing. âReal transformation invites partnership, not submis [...]

Holding Truth in Unequal Times: Responding to False Comparisons While Still Healing
Speaking truth while living through it takes courage â and grace that [...]

Why Are Women Told to Stay Calm About Things That Should Horrify Everyone?
When women, girls, and children talk about boundaries, itâs not hate s [...]