Mental health

We spend a lot of time teaching women how to recognize danger. Learn the red flags. Watch for controlling behavior. Notice manipulation. Pay attention when someone refuses to respect your …

updated from February 2026 “If your confidence turns out to be misplaced, what protections exist for the people expected to absorb the consequences?” When certainty replaces preparation We have all …

updated from March 11 2025 We can respect individuals while remaining honest about patterns. Those two things are not enemies. We cannot fix what we refuse to face. And when …

Dating is not a promise of access. It is a process of discovering mutual interest, compatibility, and trust. Understanding rejection is part of building safer relationships. A healthy understanding of …

updated from December 13, 2025 FGM victims’ fury as academics compare practice to cosmetic surgery Any honest critique of global efforts to address female genital mutilation must begin here: Girls’ …

Some of us were never told that we deserved to feel safe.We were told to keep going.To be strong.To not make a scene.To forgive.To forget.To move on. So we did.We …

  Juneteenth is not just a holiday. It is a mirror—reflecting how this nation has long believed that Black people deserve nothing more than scraps. Even when we fight for …

“Why doesn’t she leave? Why did she go back?” We don’t spend a lot of time examining what makes women doubt themselves. I look forward to the days when we …

Discouragement is part of the battle. It always has been. But defeatist language can become dangerous when it stops people from seeking help, making plans, or naming what they truly …

Someone is telling on themselves……. In Jim Crow America, Black people—especially Black women and girls—were forbidden from having boundaries: A Black woman couldn’t say no to a white man’s advances …