Category: Self Love
Survivors Who Speak Up Become Light for the Rest of Us
Young people say: I don't believe women and girls should have to be st [...]
Pam Taught Us Some Things: Why Tichina Arnold Always Deserves Our Love
I grew up in a generation that was outside. Young people watching Stra [...]
Why ‘Being Loyal’ Shouldn’t Cost You Your Safety, Dignity, or Peace
One of my all-time favorite jazz tunes is "My Man."
“My Man” is, i [...]
Future-Proofing Your Mind in an Unpredictable World
From guest contributor Jonathan Garner/shamekills.info. This blog [...]
No One Hands Women Safety. We Claim It, Protect It, and Pass It Forward.
I'm sorry.
People talk as if women’s safety is something government [...]
Give Yourself a Gift That Keeps You Moving Forward
Give yourself a gift going forward.
Not something wrapped in pa [...]
Women Are Not Required to Be Available
No one could have predicted how this year would end.
It bent sh [...]
Access to Women Is Not a Male Human Right
There is something deeply revealing about the world we live in.
You c [...]
20 Affirmations and A Note for Those Who Feel Troubled by What They’re Seeing.
Until we choose to have honest, difficult conversations about sexual v [...]
Who Gets Believed Without Footnotes?
People closest to power.
Belief, in our world, is not evenly distribu [...]
Why Are Black Women Always Told to “Educate” Others?
Because our knowledge is often treated as public property rather than [...]
What Does It Cost to Constantly Prove You Know Your Own Life?
It costs energy—the kind your body needs to rest and repair.
It costs [...]
Prevent it-Trauma is Traumatizing.
This poster could not be more correct. You do not do this work without [...]
Megan Thee Stallion: They Can Fake Your Image, But They Can’t Rewrite Your Worth
Some of us didn’t need a courtroom to tell us that digital harm is rea [...]
Healing Is Not Linear—It’s Rhythmic
I take what nourishes, I leave what drains. My spirit knows the differ [...]
Not Every Wound Needs a Healing Deadline
I am growing in curves, not in straight lines.
My journey bends lik [...]
Angels Need Rest Too: Why Demanding a Sanctuary Is an Act of Survival, Not Selfishness
Women, we are always there for everyone else.
This season, this THA [...]
Disturbing Someone’s Peace Is VIOLENCE — And We Must Stop Pretending Otherwise
For too long, people have treated women’s safety, children’s innocence [...]
Does Naming Ourselves Hurt Anyone? No. Erasing Us Does.
If the harm is sex-specific, the language has to be sex-specific.Espec [...]
Red Flags: Why Am I Feeling Unseen Here? Clues Survivors Notice First.
To be clear: People are not going to always feel seen. This is a huge [...]