Shame heals in many small steps.

We all deserve to have our distress heard and heeded.

In the face of non-response, we can choose to inquire, wait, or write off the interaction.

There is no tone calm enough to express uncomfortable truths to someone with the power to refuse to hear.

Change in a victim cannot fix a perpetrator's problem. We all have vulnerabilities, and we deserve to be treated with kindness around them.

We live in a web of privilege and marginalization that affects how we express boundaries.

Your painfully remembered surrender was a successful strategy to survive into this present moment.

Sometimes there is no direct path to a goal, and turning away can help you move forward in unexpected ways.