Category: POWER

Dr. Tracey Marks: People Who Drain You vs. People Who Energize You
Why do some people calm your brain while others drain it? One of our favorite psychiatrists, Dr. Tracey Marks, explains how your nervous system regula [...]
Survivor Affirmations: Black Women Deserve to Be Believed Without Being Perfect
DARVO becomes even more dangerous when it borrows from racism, sexism, and old lies about Black women and Black girls. We do not honor truth by protec [...]

When Being Yourself Is Labeled âPoliticalâ: Why some people are punished simply for showing up
Nat King Cole really was attacked on stage during a concert in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1956.
While performing at the Municipal Auditorium in Birmingh [...]

The Architecture of Change: Lessons from the Japanese “Renewal Years”
The Japanese word for menopause is kĆnenki (æŽćčŽæ), and the linguistic and cultural nuances behind it are quite beautiful and distinct from many Western [...]
Linda Creed: This Song is With You for the Moments You Stop Choosing Everyone Else Over Yourself (podcast/audio)
People make the world go round.... lyrics by Linda Creed
All these issues people are having with the humane practice of DEI (diversity, equity, and i [...]

Lessons from The Wedding: The Kind of Love That Looks Goodâand Still Costs You
Another televised Oprah production. She doesn't appear in this film, but if you are a fan of the wonderful series Greenleaf, you will definitely note [...]
Hajia Gambo Sawaba: She Did Not Wait to Be Allowed
(You should see how elated I am! This series is going to give me those laugh lines we are supposed to hate.)
There are women who were toldto stay sma [...]
Congolese Women, Sacred Knowledge, and Spiritual Leadership: A Gentle Introduction
There is a quiet truth that has always existed, even when it wasnât written down.
Across the lands now known as the Democratic Republic of the Cong [...]
Sheila Johnson: When the Path Changes, I Do Not ShrinkâI Reimagine
I am not limited by what did not work.I am expanded by what I now know.I dream againâand this time, I dream with power.
There are women who succeed.
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VĂ” Thá» SĂĄu: đżShe Was Young. And Still⊠She Stood.
âI was never too young to see clearlyâand I honor the strength that rose in me anyway.â
VÔ ThỠSåu was a girl.
Not grown.Not protected.Not given tim [...]