Surviving Daily

updated from June 9. 2025 It’s so tricky out here these days… Let’s make something abundantly clear: Being an ally to a group, a cause, or a community does not …

For a short season, my home state had a WNBA team, and I got to go and see a few games up close with my siblings. I was in my …

You have chosen to lie  for a man you respect.   I have chosen to tell the truth  for all the women I’ve never met.   ~Aja the Poet updated …

updated from December 13, 2025 FGM victims’ fury as academics compare practice to cosmetic surgery Any honest critique of global efforts to address female genital mutilation must begin here: Girls’ …

If the public tantrums around males being tested could stop, that would be great because biological tests, some extremely invasive, have always been a part of the lives of women …

updated from February 15 2026   One of the hardest lessons many women learn is this: Love does not require you to ignore what your eyes, your body, and your …

updated from November 18 2024 Helping a woman put herself first becomes much harder when the person hurting her repeatedly threatens to end his life. He may say: “I cannot …

Shame is one of the oldest tools of control. It does not simply tell you that you made a mistake. It whispers that you are the mistake. Healthy relationships leave …

updated from July 27 2023 One of the biggest myths about manipulation is that it always looks aggressive. Sometimes manipulation looks like confusion. Instead of yelling, threatening, or making demands, …

Before history knew her as a symbol, Mary Lumpkin was a woman. She was a mother. A Survivor. A person whose life carried both unimaginable hardship and extraordinary strength. Mary Lumpkin …