From my own experience, I have found that self-acceptance and compassion are key to moving through periods of feeling overwhelmed.
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Shamillah Wilson
Reclaiming the legacies of fire, field, and kitchen
Let us look to our own lineages. What is the story of strength, wisdom, or quiet rebellion passed down through the women in your family or culture?
Turning towards our shadow
CG Jung said, “Our shadow is the person we would rather not be.” Shadow work (owning our flaws) is necessary to radically reinvent ourselves.
Radical acceptance – lessons from my mother
My mother taught me more about radical self-acceptance than I could ever learn in any self-help book, to acknowledge flaws and shrug them off.
Reclaiming Grief
Our grief, while painful, is an integral part of the healing process and can contribute to a deeper sense of wholeness.
Navigating emotions
If we regard our emotions as data rather than directives, we discover that emotions — even difficult ones — can signal what we value most.
RIP Everjoice Win
We mourn the passing of Everjoice Win (EJ), Zimbabwean feminist and social justice leader, but continue to bask in her legacy.
Grappling with revolutionary resilience
Revolutionary resilience recognises that individual resilience is needed to resist internal systemic oppression.
Revolutionary gratitude
“Revolutionary gratitude” is more than a feeling of appreciation of kindness and what we have: it contradicts consumer society messaging.
My month in the field – December 2024
In trying to be all things to everyone, what I missed was a collective anchoring of where we are as feminists.