InPen With Paperbyvidhi_verse·1d agoThe Curse of Being “Strong”: How Being Capable Stole My Right to BleedThere is a quiet, suffocating tax that comes with being the “strong one.”A response icon3A response icon3
Floyd England·2d agoBEYOND THE PHD:Retiring the Armor of the Strong Black Woman for a Legacy of Peace
InActivated ThinkerbyHudirudi 🐞·Oct 30The Difference Between a Strong Woman and a Wounded One in Hard ArmorI was always attracted to strong women. It took two long-term relationships to realize that independence isn’t strength — it’s survival.
Mimansha Mishra·Oct 23Unapologetically MeA storm of questions and objections Yet not enough to make me frown My voice against their verdicts Can shut them all downA response icon1A response icon1
InWrite A CatalystbyK. Karbon·Oct 12When You’re the Youngest Manager in the Room, Everyone Is WatchingGetting the position is one thing. Learning how to survive the room is another.A response icon7A response icon7
Letters from Lil Luiza·Oct 1When Life Gets Louder Than Your DreamsWhat happens when the dreams you once had get buried under the life you built?
LexjPublishing·Sep 30When the Strong One Is TiredThere comes a point in every eldest daughter’s life when being “the strong one” starts to feel less like a compliment and more like a…
InThe Black C.A.P.E.byJonita Davis·Sep 29Review: “Echoes Four Stories of Becoming” offers four ways that the strong woman trope fails to…The “strong woman” trope is a hard one to carry. It means you must smile and make the world look bright despite the pain the woman feels…
