to look in the mirror and go easy on myself, and see my beauty. (Rather than be disappointed by the blemishes, the too-large pores, the eyebrows that “need” tweaked, the chin under my chin, the …
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I Am Determined…
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Consent Before Submission
TRIGGER WARNING! It’s possible a woman who believes this is being brainwashed, treated as an object and servant, and her own thoughts and needs are completely dismissed and disrespected. A man who leads his wife …
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After Emotional Abuse: From Mind Games to Child’s Play
Say when you were married to your emotional abuser, he’d refuse to wear a wedding ring. (Or lose one/multiples on purpose.) It was an attempt to hurt you, a mind game played to minimize a …
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Could Feminism Erase Abuse Toward Women?
Truth: Things like belief in rigid gender roles and negative views toward women can be precursors to and are warning signs of domestic abuse. Until there is a wider understanding that women are just as …
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Just Say No to ’50 Shades’
Mayim Bialik — yep, of both Blossom and The Big Bang Theory fame — shares a powerful point in an essay, linked below, and that point is why I won’t read or watch the 50 Shades …
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Changed: Reminder Around My Neck
I have a fair assortment of necklaces, most special for some reason or another, but I always seem to favor this one. Wear it nearly every day. There’s an Origami Owl locket, gifted by a …
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Dear Church: It’s Time to Stop Enabling Abusive Men
Late last night, the link to an important, powerful article came through my feed on Facebook. The title (used here as my post title, as well) was enough to hook my interest. I’d never consciously …
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Not The President, Not His Shoes
I had a dream last night, and one I can actually remember in detail this side of the dark. In the dream, our new United States president had launched a line of canvas shoes for …
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Screw the Comfort of Others?
I shared this image on my Facebook page yesterday, with my own added caption: “For the sake of anyone’s comfort, fo sho.” I share it from a place of practiced self-awareness and hard-won self-confidence. A …
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Antisocial: More Than “Not Sociable”
I’ve spent several years studying psychology and its realities, especially the personality disorders which can be existent in men — sometimes women, but statistics fall on the side of males in overwhelming numbers — who …
