Category: Ascending/Rising UP
I Will Not Shrink to Fit Your Comfort: 12 Empowering Womanist Affirmations About Consent, Boundaries, and Self-Respect
The phrase âI will not shrink myself to fit your comfortâ is a declaration of bodily, emotional, and spiritual autonomy. In the context of consent and [...]
Why Cold Water Calms the Storm
Guess what y'all?! Cold water has some type of super power. Maybe this is why folks love swimming?
There are days when your body feels like a h [...]
Your Hormones Are Not Betraying YouâTheyâre Trying to Protect You
Letâs make one thing clear:
You are not crazy.You are not lazy.You are not broken.
You are in a body that has been trying to protect you in ways n [...]
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 soldierâalert, braced, eyes scanning, body tight, heart tired.
You were here. [...]
When They Twist the Truth, Stay Rooted: Survivor Affirmations for Discernment and Power
These days, some of us feel dizzy from all the ways people try to twist the truth.
They sell us distortion as progress.They call confusion âcompassio [...]
âĄThey Misjudged YouâBut You Didnât Disappear
You know whatâs wild?
They thought that breaking you would end the story.They thought silence meant defeat.They mistook your stillness for surrender. [...]
Youâre Not BehindâYouâre Rebuilding
Letâs go ahead and cancel a lie today:âI should be further along by now.âWhere? According to whom? On whose timeline?
If youâve survived harm, betray [...]
đ„ Boundaries Are Health Care (Yes, I Said What I Said)
Letâs go ahead and set the record straight:Boundaries are not rude.Theyâre not mean.Theyâre not "doing too much."They are health care.
Thatâs right [...]