Faith in Storms

Let’s name it plain:Victim-blaming doesn’t protect anyone. It protects abusers. When people say: “Why didn’t she just leave?” “She must’ve done something.” “She’s just trying to ruin his life.” “Well, …

We did not come here to be pleasant.We did not come here to repeat what they taught us in fear.We did not come here to water down our wisdom so …

You waited for an apology that never came.You held your breath, hoping for an ounce of truth.You thought maybe if you asked the right questions,cried at the right volume,or hurt …

There was a time when you stayed in places that dimmed you.In love that drained you.In conversations where your truth had to whisper.In relationships where you had to be smaller …

They told you to lower your voice.To be more careful.To stop “bringing it up.”To let it go. But let’s name what was really happening: Your voice was never too loud.The …

They’ll say you’re angry now.That you’re bitter.That you’ve changed. And you have changed.But not in the way they’re trying to spin it. You’re not bitter.You’re just no longer naive. You’re …

They didn’t just hurt you—They expected you to stay silent about it. Smile through it.Show up anyway.Carry the family name, the relationship title, the broken trust—like a badge, not a …

Can we romanticizing reconciliation with people who ridiculed your pain? If they laughed when you were gasping for air—If they rolled their eyes when you tried to explain the harm—If …

  They thought if they said sorry enough times,you’d forget how many times they weren’t. They thought that time would blur the memories,that soft words could cover sharp harm.That if …

You were never too much.You were too awake. You noticed what others pretended not to see.You named what others stayed quiet about.You asked the questions that made liars uncomfortable.You felt …