Self care

updated from May 23 2025 Leaving an abusive relationship is never easy.But leaving while the entire world is watching?That’s a sacred act of radical self-care. When everyone has an opinion.When …

Young people say: I don’t believe women and girls should have to be stronger. We ought to be fighting for a world that gives us all less to survive. I’m …

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I’m sorry. People talk as if women’s safety is something governments eventually “figure out,” like a policy glitch that just needs an update. History doesn’t tell that story. It tells …

Give yourself a gift going forward. Not something wrapped in paper or tied with a bow — but something far more powerful. Give yourself the gift of truth. The truth …

There is something deeply revealing about the world we live in. You cannot rent a car without agreeing to terms….and a credit card. You cannot lease a home without stringent …

Pain is routinely normalized for womenMen are often treated quickly for pain. Women are more likely to be told it’s “stress,” “hormones,” or something to endure—sometimes for years. Hormonal cycles …

Until we choose to have honest, difficult conversations about sexual violators and those who cause harm, they will continue to multiply. Silence protects them.Avoidance strengthens them. Good people will keep …

People closest to power. Belief, in our world, is not evenly distributed. It flows along familiar lines—toward those whose voices already sound “right,” whose language fits established norms, and whose …

Because our knowledge is often treated as public property rather than personal wisdom. There is an unspoken expectation that Black women should always be ready to explain—calmly, patiently, and on …