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Why does this still hurt?
Lately I’ve been reading about fourth-wave feminism… and I hit this moment where I didn’t just think about it —I felt it. Not stronger.Not louder.But heavier. Almost like this quiet exhaustion underneath it. That feeling of:“How is this STILL happening?” And I realized something that surprised me. The difference between third-wave and fourth-wave feminism isn’t…
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When “Equality” Doesn’t Feel Like Equality
There’s something I’ve been sitting with lately. This quiet, almost uncomfortable question: What happens when the world tells you things are better… but your life doesn’t feel better? I’ve been deep in the energy of third-wave feminism recently—not just from a historical lens, but from a human one. If you want to familiarize yourself on…
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Beyond the Vote: Reflections on Second Wave Feminism
Winning the vote was a milestone, but it didn’t magically change the daily lives of millions of women. The law said one thing — culture, expectations, and assumptions said another. And that tension is exactly what sparked Second Wave Feminism. In the 1960s, women were still expected to leave work once they married, even if…
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What Feminism Originally Meant
I’ve been revisiting the First Wave of feminism this week. Not to argue.Not to stir anything up.But to understand. With March being International Women’s Month, it felt like the right time to revisit where this all began. Because I keep hearing the same thing — from women especially. “Feminism went too far.”“We don’t need it…
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What Happens When You Let Your Mind Rest – #6
Last week my mind felt crowded. Loud. Urgent. Constantly reacting. Headlines. Commentary. Opinions. Predictions. It felt like there was always something I needed to process, respond to, or worry about. And I noticed something. I wasn’t just informed. I was flooded. My nervous system was on overload and I couldn’t stop being angry. At everything.…
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When Reality Feels Unstable – #5
For a while now — and if I’m honest, maybe for years — I’ve had this quiet fear that reality itself was dissolving. Not just politics.Not just culture. But reality. Truth. I would look at the world and see people living in completely different versions of truth. Different beliefs. Different moral codes. Different interpretations of…
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Between What Was and What’s Next – #4
There are moments in life when something shifts beneath your feet. Not gently. Not poetically. Not wrapped in a motivational quote. Just… gone. A structure you’ve been standing on disappears. And suddenly you’re standing in the space between what was and what’s next. I found myself in one of those spaces this week. It’s strange…
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What Winter Is Asking of Us – #3
The world feels loud right now. Heavy. Relentless. Charged. There are real issues unfolding. Real tension. Real injustice. Real fear. I’m not blind to that. I’m not pretending everything is fine. It isn’t. But I’ve noticed something in myself. Constant exposure is not the same as effective action. Scrolling. Watching. Reacting. Consuming commentary for hours…
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We Are Not Each Other’s Enemy – #2
There is something that has been sitting heavy in me this week. The cruelty. The way people talk about each other.The ease with which we write whole groups of humans off.The smugness. The dehumanizing. The cheering when someone “loses.” And I keep thinking… When did we decide this was normal? Because what I’m seeing isn’t…
