We always talk about toxic masculinity…and yeah, we should. That stuff is everywhere, but what about the other side? What about the way women can be toxic, too? That’s the part? We don’t talk about it enough. Toxic femininity isn’t just women being “catty” or “emotional.” It’s deeper than that. It shows up in quiet […]
Growing up my mom worked a 9-to-5. That meant she had weekends off. She had evenings free. Sometimes she could come home, take her bra off, put her feet up, and just be herself. Back then, there was a line between work and the rest of your life. There was a start time, a stop
There is a story in the Bible where two women came before King Solomon. They both claimed to be the mother of the same baby. One of them had lost her child in the night. She laid her dead child beside the other woman and took the living baby as her own. The two women
Some friendships don’t end with a big fight. They just fade, and honestly, that’s okay. Life can get busy. You get married, you have kids, you go through things that change how you think and what your priorities are.One day, you realize you’re not really in the same place as you were before, and neither
Being self-aware is not about perfection. It is about knowing when you are the problem. It is knowing when your tone was sharp or your response was off before someone has to point it out. It is being able to say, “I was wrong,” without spiraling into shame or defensiveness. It is knowing when you
Not everybody has charisma. Charisma is a kind of shine. It’s natural magnetism.Some people walk into a room, and people just gravitate toward them.They’re witty, charming, and easy to like.They don’t always have to explain themselves.People want to help them and want to believe in them. That’s not all of us. Some people have to
I don’t think most women want revenge when a relationship ends. They want to move on. They’re not trying to ruin reputations or drag the father of their child through the dirt. In fact, many of them go out of their way to protect a man’s image, whether that man is their father, their partner,
