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Slapped, Shamed, and Silenced
Slapped, Shamed, and Silenced
Women’s pain ignored in healthcare
MunibaKasi
Jul 12
The Calabar Fattening Room: A Beauty Tradition I Once Longed For
The Calabar Fattening Room: A Beauty Tradition I Once Longed For
Growing up where fat was beauty, and learning that even softness has sharp edges
Esther Uwanah Edet
Jul 12
I’m Going to Camp!
I’m Going to Camp!
But Uwanah and Muniba will keep the home fires burning
Patsy Fergusson
Jul 11
Therapy is the Bad Man’s Bazooka
Therapy is the Bad Man’s Bazooka
Misogyny has evolved to weaponize mental health and healing
Sangeeta Kalsi
Jul 11
Integration of a “Self”— What is that?
Integration of a “Self”— What is that?
Letting all of your parts come home
Katarina Felicia Lundgren
Jul 11
The Hygiene Olympics of Black Women (Why I’m Unsubscribing)
The Hygiene Olympics of Black Women (Why I’m Unsubscribing)
Underneath all this shea butter is a little bit of panic
Esther Uwanah Edet
Jul 9
The Fear of Humanity Is At An All-Time High
The Fear of Humanity Is At An All-Time High
How can anyone be right if no one is wrong?
Celestial Lighthouse
Jul 8
My Child Was Placed With Their Abusive Father
My Child Was Placed With Their Abusive Father
I contacted everyone about DCFS misconduct — but no one will step up to right this wrong
Gabby Smith, MLS/MSEd.
Jul 7
What I’ve Learned About Making Love
What I’ve Learned About Making Love
It’s not about performance, fairness, or finish lines — it’s about presence
Kaia Maeve Tingley
Jul 7
Why We Should be Nicer to Pick-Me Girls
Why We Should be Nicer to Pick-Me Girls
I used to be a pick-me girl
isha 🪽
Jul 5
He Cut the Wires (And My Trust)
He Cut the Wires (And My Trust)
A regular IUD horror story
Lauri Carpentier
Jul 5
Ancient or Artificial: This is our Intelligence Crisis
Ancient or Artificial: This is our Intelligence Crisis
Before we built artificial intelligence, the earth built something better
Becca ∞
Jul 5
Confessions of a Hungry Woman
Confessions of a Hungry Woman
A personal essay in three courses
Dereka M. Smith
Jul 4
My Clitoris Was Taken, and So Were My Sexual Desires
My Clitoris Was Taken, and So Were My Sexual Desires
This is not just trauma — this is theft
Nofisat Damilola
Jul 2
She Forgave the Man Who Raped Her and Wrote a Book with Him
She Forgave the Man Who Raped Her and Wrote a Book with Him
It’s time you knew what really happened…
LGBTQ+ Pride Stories🏳️🌈
Jul 2
When Your Voice is Not Wanted
When Your Voice is Not Wanted
The ways power shuts abuse survivors down
Katarina Felicia Lundgren
Jun 30
Where Should We Draw The Line In Commercial Surrogacy?
Where Should We Draw The Line In Commercial Surrogacy?
Surrogacy must be a true choice for both the carrier and the receiver of the baby
Winifred Cyril
Jun 29
Beyond Emotional Labor: Rebuilding Female Friendship
Beyond Emotional Labor: Rebuilding Female Friendship
Women are taught to care, not to collaborate—it’s time to build friendship on mutual growth and respect
ThuoWanjiru
Jun 28
Why Most Rape Survivors Don’t Label It as Rape
Why Most Rape Survivors Don’t Label It as Rape
Why does denial feel safer than acceptance?
Mitsuri
Jun 28
Why Some Men Feel Threatened by Their Wife’s Success
Why Some Men Feel Threatened by Their Wife’s Success
It’s not just about losing their historical role
John Edwin
Jun 28
What We Carry: A Poem
What We Carry: A Poem
Pixel lit panic dressed as news, not addressing the real ache
Bee
Jun 27
The Crucifixion of the False Self
The Crucifixion of the False Self
What if the only thing that ever needed to die was the mask?
Becca ∞
Jun 27
We Say We Want Community — But Do We Really Mean It?
We Say We Want Community — But Do We Really Mean It?
You really think you’re gonna overthrow oppressive systems but can’t even maintain a three-person group chat?
Dereka M. Smith
Jun 25
Is This All There Is? The Silent Fear Beneath the Daily Grind
Is This All There Is? The Silent Fear Beneath the Daily Grind
Between chasing dreams and keeping sane, I wonder — what's the point of it all?
Dr.Darshana
Jun 24
I’m Not Like Other Girls
I’m Not Like Other Girls
And neither are you, or any girl for that matter
Alexa
Jun 23
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