"Did women have no choice, Wilcox wondered, but to wander the world hoping never to step on a landmine of a man?"

Read an excerpt from Christa Hillstrom's @atavist.com story about a nurse's quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in the US.

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I have a new story in Short Story Long! many thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social, a wonderful editor who always makes my writing better, the incredible Zoë Petersen for her beautiful original art, & all of you who take the time to read this one ♡ ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/a-love-sto...

Psychologists say taking the time to thank ourselves for the qualities that carried us through life can be healthy and important, even if doing it feels awkward.

For international resources:

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For more information and resources visit the www.thehotline.org/get-help/dir...

It’s domestic violence awareness month — domestic violence isn’t only between intimate partners. It’s a pattern of power and control between any members of a family or household, including roommates, and it isn’t only physical or sexual. It can also be emotional, mental, technological, &financial.

The Savant is a show about a woman who infiltrates white supremacist groups online in order to help stop them. It’s based on a real person who does exactly that. It was supposed to be released tomorrow. Apple TV pulled saying it’s “not the time”. Tell Apple they’re wrong. #Releasethesavant

I’m a queer certified abuse and trauma recovery coach based in Seattle. Mon-Thursday evenings online. Sliding scale. 1:1. Spots open.

I work with women-identified and non-binary survivors of domestic violence.
My own experience of domestic violence and a CPTSD diagnosis led me to this work.

New Substack post.

COVER REVEAL ⭐

SO happy to share the cover for my debut novel, RAVISHING💄💉✨! It's a perfect look for a book about the beauty industry, trauma, chronic illness, and being brown.

Huge thanks to @roxanegay.bsky.social, @groveatlantic.bsky.social and the incredible designer, Kimberly Glyder!

Might save a life.

We can stop reading the NYT and WaPo any time and support independent journalism instead.

The Eaton fires destroyed a youth care facility my friend worked at. They had no time to pack, and everything is lost.

Please help support them if you can. These children and teen were ALREADY vulnerable before the fires.

www.gofundme.com/f/provide-ai...

Mom wanted to change the movie we were watching because she “gets tired of people talking.” Me too, girl

Update: my Grandma only watched Yellowstone because she road with some of the background actors on it.

My Grandma wants me to write an article about how annoying all the iPad and iPhone changes are to older people. Merry Christmas!

The trouble with “there’s no time for fear” is that a traumatized nervous system can be stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn regardless of what there’s time for. You need nervous system resilience to be able to take action.