I Deserve Safety. Not Spectacle.
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Youāre not here to entertain their curiosity.Youāre not here to be pi [...]
Surviving Is Still SacredāEven If They Clap for the Wrong Person
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You saw them cheer.You heard the applause for the one who harmed someone.You watched them [...]
PBS Newshour: A Brief But Spectacular take on living like we’re dying
To love deeply is to live joyfully.
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The Fire Comes Back: What Happens When You Finally Feel Safe
For a long time, it was survival.
You moved through your days like a soldierāalert, braced, eyes scanning, body tight, heart tired.
You were here. [...]
The Missing Link in Healing Trauma: Somatic Awareness
Many Survivors carry trauma not just in memories, but in their muscles, breath, posture, and stillness. This snippet reveals how real healing be [...]
Artist Jossie Harris Thacker: Building On Where You Come From ā Without Going To War With It
Some of us were taught that āhealingā means disowning everything that shaped us.
The accent.The neighborhood.The elders.The songs.The faith.The grit. [...]
š Co-Regulation: When Safety Is Built Together
There is a sacred kind of healing that doesn't come from being alone.
It comes from someone else's steady breath beside yours.A hand that doesnāt fli [...]
The Day the Women Came Together: The Nigerian Womenās War of 1929
It began with a question at a womanās home.
Not a battlefield. Not a government building. Not a grand speech delivered before thousands of peop [...]
Artist Jossie Harris Thacker: Building On Where You Come From ā Without Going To War With It
Some of us were taught that āhealingā means disowning everything that shaped us.
The accent.The neighborhood.The elders.The songs.The faith.The grit. [...]
Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesnāt Mean You Were Wrong
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India.Arie Sings “I Am Light”: Plus 10 of Her Affirmations
"I Am Light" ā India.Arie
The Vibe: A holy, minimalist prayer. Stripped down to just acoustic guitar and vocals, you are not your piecesāyou are di [...]
The Sacred Right to Be Unapologetic
They raised us on a steady diet of sorry.
Sorry for being too loud.Sorry for taking up space.Sorry for saying no.Sorry for wanting more.Sorry for not [...]
10 Gentle Ways to Grow Toward Accepting Your Flaws
šæ You donāt have to be perfect to be powerful. You only have to be real.
For many Survivors, the pressure to be flawless wasnāt just emotionalā [...]
Soul Train: Where art became cross-cultural language
Soul Train. Soullll Train. The hippest trip in America.
Ā I was in front of my television nearly every Saturday morning and pouted when I couldn't be. [...]
Survivor Affirmations Inspired by The Joy Luck Club (with audio book)
Thereās something sacred aboutĀ The Joy Luck Club.Not just the storyābut the witnessing. The layering. The quiet truths that refuse to stay buried.
Le [...]
Survivor Affirmations: Musical Empowerment for Women
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50 Things to Talk About Instead of Black Womenās Hair (Because Your Concern is Not Genuine)
Letās be honestāBlack womenās hair has been politicized, policed, and prodded at for far too long. Weāve worn it straight, coiled, locked, twisted, [...]
Why Does He Get Angry When Youāre Happy? When Your Joy Becomes a Problem in a Controlling Relationship
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Why womenās laughter has long been treated as a threat | Psyche IdeasĀ
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BLACK TEENAGE GIRLS HAVE AMAZING STORIES šŗ
Before Moesha was writing in her journal, other Black teenage girls had been growing up on our television screens, because Black girls have amazing st [...]
Theme Music Playlist for the Storms
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Sometimes Your Haters Are Your Unpaid Strength Coaches
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I smiled when I saw Angel Reese acknowledge people who had been heckling her from th [...]
Surviving Abuse Daily: I Can’t Do This Without Laughing
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10 Facts About Lift Every Voice and SING!
So my childhood was spent learning this song. We sang this and other songs like it for assemblies. I get out into the world and learn not only have ot [...]
