Category: Self Worth
‘Black-ish’ Star Jenifer Lewis on Sex Addiction and Her Rise to Fame | Jezebel Quickies
Younger women falsely believe that women who survived and lived to see [...]
✨ If You Weren’t Powerful, They Wouldn’t Be Obsessed with Dimming You
The world doesn’t chase what’s ordinary.It only tries to contain what [...]
They Hope You Never Realize How Powerful You Already Are
🌹 They Hope You Don’t See It
There is something they hope you never r [...]
🖤 It Isn’t Discipline. It’s Domination Disguised as a Lesson.
(Inspired by “How Abusers Place Themselves Above Accountability” — WeS [...]
They Called It Victimhood. I Call It Rising.
After abuse, it’s common to be met with silence when you’re hurting — [...]
The Survival Doll Trap: A Caution
Stay away from people who can’t wait to see you step into danger, but [...]
The Unseen Burden: Black Eldest Daughters and the Weight of Expectations
In many Black families, eldest daughters are celebrated as leaders, [...]
Survivor Affirmation: I Will NOT Shrink Truth to Comfort Those Who Fear Boundaries
Boundaries are love not hate.
They are love in action — love for your [...]
10 Clear Signs He Doesn’t Respect You (And How Survivors Can Break Free From the Programming That Keeps Us Silent)
Respect isn’t what he says in public. It’s how he moves when no one is [...]
Why Women Should Fear Less About Being Called “Outsiders
The Power of Being Labeled an Outsider
History shows us that women [...]
No Predator Has the Authority to Rename Violence As a “Right.”
Abusers call what they do to women and children by many names. They dr [...]
It Is Not Women Who Should Be Shamed for Protecting Themselves.
Society has done an awful, weak, and half-hearted job of protecting wo [...]
What Happens When Women Reach Their Breaking Point: The Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Cost of Carrying Too Much for Too Long
When a human being, especially a woman who has been carrying others fo [...]
It is Important to Ask Yourself: Who taught you to downplay the importance of your safety?
Too many of us were conditioned to silence our instincts, ignore our b [...]
Stop Shaming Women for Protecting Themselves
Too often, when a woman dares to speak up about her own safety needs, [...]
Every Woman Deserves to Be Heard in the Delivery Room
Please pay close attention to this woman's story and her words.&nb [...]
Reclaiming Anna Julia Cooper: Why Black Women’s Liberation Is Not a Call to Self-Sacrifice
1. The Distortion of Cooper’s Vision
Some have taken Cooper’s line t [...]
Playing Victim or Using Wisdom to Protect Yourself? Why Wise Women Recognize the Pattern of Abuse Before Others
She told a friend once:“The first time he raised his voice again [...]
Feminism Can No Longer Afford to Be Generalized
Feminism can no longer afford to live in generalizations.When it does, [...]