Faith/Spirituality

updated from December 11 2025 Myth: Straight men are the only danger to women. **Shayla told me about the male relative she grew up with who was a danger to …

updated from January 6, 2025 with new links and information Let’s be honest, the word “gaslighting” gets thrown around a lot these days. But for those of us who’ve lived …

At some point, complacency feels like betrayal. It is exhausting and deeply painful to be a witness to complacency around violence and abuse. Complacency is an enemy to progress and …

We don’t do any of ourselves any favors when we believe that coercion, abuse, and loss of rights happen to “stupid or weak people”. People in abusive relationships rarely wake …

Survivors are not projects to be shaped.They are people who deserve safety, clarity, and freedom. Many Survivors have lived through: coercive partners manipulative leaders cult dynamics spiritual abuse sexual and …

Give yourself a gift going forward. Not something wrapped in paper or tied with a bow — but something far more powerful. Give yourself the gift of truth. The truth …

I get when some groups defend some aspects of abusers. I’ve slipped (more than once) and done it too. I’m a human. I still have a duty to push back …

This isn’t about a song but like most art, it offers life lessons. Jingle Bells” was written in 1857 by James Lord Pierpont, a white composer who worked in minstrel …

There is a peculiar kind of amnesia that grips men whenever the subject turns to sexual violence—an amnesia so convenient, so well-practiced, it deserves its own holiday. A woman stated …

There’s a strange thing happening in our world today—especially online—where people want to argue about the words we use instead of facing the truth behind them. Take the word “dominate.” …