Category: Self care

“Prove You’re Really With Us”: When Allyship Is Measured in Access to Your Body
A good, strong boundary might save your life one day.Where is [...]

Your Peace Was Never Up for Negotiation: Truths About Boundaries and Manipulation
updated from February 6, 2025
Survivor Affirmation
Your boundaries a [...]

6 Life-Changing Ways Sports Build Courage in Women and Girls
For a short season, my home state had a WNBA team, and I got to go and [...]

The Gate That Didn’t Trust Anyone (podcast episode)
The Gate That Didn't Trust AnyoneAt first glance, it's just an old [...]

10 Ways Faux Concern About Cheek Swabs in Sports Does Not Protect Black Women—It Exploits Us
updated from March 27, 2025
It is an age-old, exhausting pattern: e [...]

10 Lessons The Color Purple Teaches Women About Hope, Discernment, and Trusting What You See
updated from February 15 2026 One of the hardest lessons [...]

15 Signs Someone Is Manipulating You Through Confusion
updated from July 27 2023One of the biggest myths about manipu [...]

10 Lessons The Hate U Give Teaches Us About Seeing, Hearing, and Protecting Girls
The most dangerous thing adults can do to a child is not [...]

Shame Has Never Been a Substitute for Justice
I deeply despise stories that depict women finding their way t [...]

You Deserve Safety—Even When You’re Just Trying to Keep Going
Some of us were never told that we deserved to feel safe.W [...]