Category: Healing
Before You Put Up the House: What Mattie Michael Taught Us About the Way Women Love
Retracing Mattie Michael’s Footsteps: Sometimes We Have to Ask Why We [...]
The Default State is Autonomy: 10 Reasons You Never Owe a Justification for “No”
We’ve been conditioned to treat "no" like a legal de [...]
Something About That Bothered Me: 10 Early Manipulation Tactics to Know
As an advocate, you find that women are often relieved to talk with so [...]
Before You Can Recognize Safety, Maybe You Need to Know What Safety Feels Like
We spend a lot of time teaching women how to recognize danger. Learn t [...]
They Knew Her Face. In 1997, Waris Dirie Made Them Hear Her Story.
In 1997, Waris Dirie did something that deserves to be remembered as a [...]
Beautiful Before Anyone Gave Permission: Remembering Victoria Santa Cruz
I went to grade school with a girl who might put you on the mind of th [...]
Embracing Your Own Worth: The Power of Self-Validation (with Affirmations)
updated from Dec 2, 2024Â "It costs you nothing to just validate an [...]
When the Mask Matters More Than the Truth, Survivors Are Pushed to Disappear
There is a reason people cling so tightly to labels when harm is expos [...]
WE Survive Abuse Book Club: The Quiet Zone
The Quiet Zone authored by Petal Kimberly SamuelThere is a kind of [...]
Maya Angelou Went Silent After Trauma. What Her Story Can Teach Us About Children Who Cannot Speak
There is something else we should remember when reading the childhood [...]