Tag: courage

#ShowMeYourBrave: Blood Isn’t Always Thicker Than Water

#ShowMeYourBrave: Blood Isn’t Always Thicker Than Water

It takes incredible strength to stand up to the people who are supposed to love us most of all. Emotional waters..

#ShowMeYourBrave: When Walking Away is the Bravest Part

#ShowMeYourBrave: When Walking Away is the Bravest Part

This story must come with the most severe of content and trigger warnings. This is a story of rape, and..

#ShowMeYourBrave: Owning Your Happiness

#ShowMeYourBrave: Owning Your Happiness

Happy New Year, my brave friends. 2016 was a difficult one for the world, I think. Our collective hearts broke,..

#ShowMeYourBrave: Bravery Comes in All Sizes

#ShowMeYourBrave: Bravery Comes in All Sizes

It’s been a big year for the #ShowMeYourBrave project. It’s been featured in a number of amazing media outlets, and..

#ShowMeYourBrave: When Everyday Life is Terrifying

#ShowMeYourBrave: When Everyday Life is Terrifying

It is amazing how skilled we are at protecting ourselves, and never letting anyone see inside when we’re scared or..

#ShowMeYourBrave: From Trauma to Healing

#ShowMeYourBrave: From Trauma to Healing

This hauntingly beautiful post is from my brave friend Natalie Romero of TalesFromMummyLand. Her words are written with such visceral..

Ugh, why do you overshare so much?

Ugh, why do you overshare so much?

Shh, don’t tell people that! What’ll they think? Keep more secrets, be mysterious, stop telling the world your problems. Why do..

#ShowMeYourBrave: From great sadness, strength.

#ShowMeYourBrave: From great sadness, strength.

It is stories like this one that make me feel so honoured to be able to share them. It is..

#ShowMeYourBrave: Busting Boredom and Being Brave

#ShowMeYourBrave: Busting Boredom and Being Brave

It’s been a long time since I posted one of your amazing #ShowMeYourBrave stories, my friends. I’m sorry about that…

#ShowMeYourBrave: And Justice For All

#ShowMeYourBrave: And Justice For All

  The sad reality is that I don’t know a woman without a story of sexual abuse. The sadder reality..