Self Worth

Some of us were raised in rooms where silence was survival. Where love came with conditions, and peace was always paid for in self-abandonment. We learned to read moods like …

When children are trapped in abusive homes, they’re not just harmed by the acts themselves. They’re trained through language. Words become cages. The same phrases that should nurture them are …

Words That Tried to Tame Women For generations, women have been shamed into labor — emotional, physical, spiritual — through language that sounds ordinary but carries violence underneath. These words …

In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism. Shirley Chisholm   From the earliest movements for freedom, Black women have never …

In South Africa, a woman built an AI “Aunt” — a digital guide designed to support women facing violence. It’s a beautiful innovation born from heartbreak. And it tells a …

People who support Survivors—from all walks of life—should know this: many Survivors are people of faith. Not all. But many. Some draw strength from Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Catholicism, African traditional …

When women, girls, and children talk about boundaries, it’s not hate speaking. It’s concern. It’s exhaustion. It’s survival language. Too often, those who have been harmed or frightened are accused …

Advocates are not required to be active in every cause. As human beings, we can’t do it — not physically, not emotionally, not spiritually.  That’s honesty. That’s capacity. The world …

This is one of the most common — and most heartbreaking — questions Survivors ask. And it deserves a clear, loving, truthful answer. Yes. Coercion is assault. Let’s talk about …

Previous generations of women had different concerns because they had fewer options. Let’s start there. Many of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers didn’t compare notes with one another the way we …