Healing

There is power in a name. When you name an experience, you call it out of the shadows.When you name an injustice, you make it undeniable.When you name yourself, on …

Let’s say this out loud—for the ones still doubting themselves.For the ones grieving the loss of community, connection, or even family: You are not wrong for disconnecting from people who …

Zainab Jama, Miss World Somalia 2025, is not just a beauty queen—She is a truth-teller.A torchbearer.A fierce, unflinching voice for girls the world too often tries to silence. At just …

“If your faith doesn’t let you cry, rage, rest, or leave the places that are killing you—it’s not faith. It’s control dressed in scripture.” Spiritual violence doesn’t always shout. It …

“They ask why she stayed. They never ask why the world made it so hard for her to leave.” When a Black woman is being harmed, the world often waits …

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 …

They wanted a monologue.A meeting.A “mature conversation.” They wanted a breakdown of your pain that didn’t make them look bad.A softened truth they could still control.A version of the story …

There are people who will make you question everything good about yourselfbecause they were never capable of loving you well. And yet—you tried.You gave.You waited.You overextended.You bent until it felt …

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 …