Relationships

Somewhere along the way, somebody got bold enough to say it out loud:“That makes me uncomfortable.” She said it gently at first.A whisper in the locker room.A pause in the …

Some folks are upset nowabout the phrase:“I don’t owe you.” Around here, we are retiring the phrase. But not because people do not like it,  but because we have so …

They will keep coming backto your spirit, your softness, your giving hands—as long as you let them. But you were never meant to be the onewho saves everyonewhile drowning quietly …

There have always been obstacles—but there have also always been real ones by our side, standing strong with us to rise above with them. It’s been around forever—In movements.In families.In …

There are languages that carry the rhythm of a people’s soul.Languages that rise and fall like the breath of generations. Xhosa is one of those languages. A language born from …

People ask: “Why do you need your own healing space?” The answer is layered. Personal. Collective. Sacred. Here’s why so many of us—especially from marginalized, silenced, and richly rooted communities—seek …

It may be noticed when specific groups build their own healing spaces but nearly everyone builds their own healing spaces where people who live, speak, cry, die, and sing like …

Every time I swallowed the truth, someone else got fed. Fed with power.Fed with protection.Fed with the benefit of the doubt. But it wasn’t me. 🗣️ Silence Is Not Neutral …

I need to speak to you plain today. There comes a time in healing when you must take a long, hard look around you and ask:Who benefits from my silence? …

When someone stays silent about abuse, overlooks harm, or rewrites the story to sound softer than it was—it’s easy for outsiders to say: “Why didn’t you leave?” “How could you …