Violence Against Women

Mental health systems have been gutted. Until we stop making excuses and start building solutions that protect the vulnerable, we will continue to cycle through tragedies that could have been …

One of life’s hardest lessons is this: you cannot reason with people who treat facts and reality as a personal attack. No matter how carefully you explain, no matter how …

It isn’t enough to expose the myths about unkind men pretending to be protectors. Survivors, women, and communities also need to know what real protection looks like. Protection isn’t about …

Safety never comes from cruelty. One of the strongest predictors of future abuse is past abuse. Men who have harmed partners before are likely to repeat the pattern—because abuse is …

When Survivors hear “I’m sorry,” it can stir hope. How could it not? There’s love or at least caring there. But apologies from abusers are often tangled with manipulation, pressure, …

And we know how people feel about strong women. It is deeply disrespectful to violate women’s boundaries. Boundaries are not optional; they are expressions of dignity, safety, and humanity. When …

If we’re spending more time excusing violence—saying we “understand” or “forgive” men who hurt women—than we are affirming what love and safety look like, then we’re part of the problem. …

This is must not only for your survival, but the quality of your living days. Avoid people who are close to those who do not like you or disrespect you. …

For some women, “deadnaming” is a strange concept. Deadnaming is said to be when someone refers to a transgender person by their birth name (the name they no longer use), …

If ever you have any question about which people in the room are women: It will be the ones in the room pushed to “be nice” or “be kind” The …