Womanism/Feminism

They told us strength meant being hard.Tough. Silent. Unshakable.They told us it meant never falling apart.Never crying.Never walking away.Never saying, “This hurts me.” They were wrong. Because here’s what real …

I’m a plant Mom again. I didn’t realize I was sensitive about it until I sent one of my relatives pictures of my plants. She didn’t say anything. 😕 I …

“But That’s Your Family…” There’s a sacred pain that often goes unnamed.The kind of pain that comes from realizing that someone you are related to has broken your heart—not through …

Before the world taught you to doubt yourself,before people gaslit you into second-guessing your own heartbeat,you knew. You knew what you felt.You knew what was wrong.You knew when something was …

Systems will tell you that you are safe.Systems will tell you they exist to protect you.But when danger comes, when violence shatters lives, when harm happens on their watch —systems …

Letting go is not weakness.Letting go is not failure.Letting go is not giving up. Letting go is sacred.Letting go is survival.Letting go is Womanist work. Because when you’ve been taught …

Boundaries aren’t walls.They’re doors you open for love — and shut to harm. For too long, women, especially Black women, have been praised for how much we can endure.How much …

They don’t talk about how painful starting over can be.They don’t talk about how holy it is either. Sometimes it doesn’t look like courage.It looks like sitting on the floor …

We should make time to talk more about how messy rebirth can be. It’s not all light and inspiration.It’s grieving what you thought would last.It’s standing in the ashes of …

After abuse, courage doesn’t roar back all at once.It flickers.It shakes.It comes in broken whispers and trembling steps.And that’s okay. Courage after abuse is not sudden.It is built.Brick by brick.Breath …