Tag: Social/Relationships
Healing Is Not a Race—It’s a Resurrection
Healing was never about “getting over” the past.It was never about rushing to a finish line—Because there is no finish line.
True healing is becoming [...]
Healing Words: Women with Controlling Partners by Carol A. Lambert, MSW
Carol-Lambert.com To leave an abusive partner is complicated and challenging.
Most people in this position feel highly ambivalent or just [...]
Keep on Movin: Quotes on Perseverance from Black Women
♥ Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you, humiliated before you, raped b [...]
9 Quotes from Maya Angelou to Nourish the Survivor’s Soul (Part 1)
Updated for 2025
🌿 For the Survivor’s Journey
1. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
2. “You alone are eno [...]
Dorothy Porter Wesley: The Black Woman Who Transformed the Dewey Decimal System
In the annals of library science, few figures stand as tall as Dorothy Porter. Libraries are often considered the gateways to knowledge, but have yo [...]
12 Facts About Sounds of Blackness and Their Uplifting Song “Optimistic”
In times of struggle, we lean on music to remind us who we are, where we’ve been, and what we’re capable of. Sounds of Blackness has been that v [...]
How the Dog Got Angry…and Maybe We Should Too.
Nature is my favorite instructor. We do not need to accept crumbs. We have every right to get angry in the face of unfairness and inju [...]
Why Catastrophizers Aren’t Helpful in a Crisis
“If you want to fly, you have to give
up everything that weighs you down."
Toni Morrison
We’ve all been there: you’re navigating a [...]
