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…
Women learned through history that being somewhere inside the word ‘everyone’ is not the same as being named, counted, or protected Some women feel a particular uneasiness when language about…
I do not owe anyone a smaller truth so they can maintain a larger lie. Absolutely no woman deserves to be harmed because she spoke a truth somebody did not…
I went to grade school with a girl who might put you on the mind of the loveliness of Nina Simone or Victoria Santa Cruz. People were extremely cruel to…
updated from Dec 2, 2024 “It costs you nothing to just validate another person.” The truth is, it does come with a price for an individual to rely entirely on…
A movement does not become more compassionate by asking the vulnerable to become invisible. True justice makes more room without removing the people who were already standing there. Who…
updated from June 7, 2025 There’s a quiet lie that echoes through many women’s lives.A lie whispered in silence. Repeated in prayer. Spoken with eyes closed tight. It goes something…
updated from February 2026 “If your confidence turns out to be misplaced, what protections exist for the people expected to absorb the consequences?” When certainty replaces preparation We have all…
updated from March 11 2025 We can respect individuals while remaining honest about patterns. Those two things are not enemies. We cannot fix what we refuse to face. And when…
Old habits die hard. Changing laws is often easier than changing hearts and minds. For generations, many women did not have full freedom to choose their own relationships. Marriage was…