How we slowly surrender our boundaries, judgment, and needs, and what it means to begin returning to ourselves. There is something about Nina Simone singing I Wish I Knew How…
Swatting a rape Survivor should be treated as a serious criminal offense, with enhanced penalties when the act is intended to intimidate, threaten, or retaliate against her for reporting sexual…
updated from March 23 2025 There is a familiar pattern in history. Women organize. Women speak. Women document harm. Women build shelters, create opportunities, change laws, and fight for…
Some people do not ask you to understand them. They ask you to stop understanding yourself. Women have historically been asked to perform enormous amounts of kindness: caregiving, smoothing conflict,…
We’ve been conditioned to treat “no” like a legal defense—a deposition that requires a boyfriend, an excuse, or a calendar conflict to be valid. It’s time to flip the script.…
I thought I knew Sylvia Plath. I swear I did. I mean how you “know” a person you study. I liked her work, and time and again I answered college-level…
updated from March 24 2025 Interesting fact: Before his murders were discovered, serial killer Ted Bundy volunteered at a suicide crisis hotline in Seattle called the Seattle Crisis Clinic in 1971. The…
Some women are granted complexity after tragedy. Others are handed a number, a sentence, and a locked door Something haunting about the story of Deasia Watkins has very little to…
updated from April 8 2025 Some lies don’t look like lies.They wear the clothing of “tradition,” “culture,” “love,” or “femininity.”But if you look closer, you’ll see the bruises they…
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…