Because #MeToo is more than a hashtag

Originally posted on Shoes and Shortcakes:
Sometimes it feels like everyone is against me and no one is doing anything about it. Sometimes it feels like society cares more about protecting others’ reputations than protecting my safety. Sometimes it feels like ugly and manipulative lies are believed and valued above fearful and vulnerable truths. Sometimes it…

October 24, 2017 Alexandra SarahLeave a comment

#MeToo

This morning I had reached a point in my memoir manuscript which I had merely placed in parentheses “… (X kiss…/ att’d rape.. / rescue).

I couldn’t bring myself to write That Story. It was too hard, too real. “No one wants to read that much truth”, my inner voice said. But the flood of #metoo posts gave me courage. Courage to tell this story;… Read More #MeToo

October 16, 2017 Alexandra SarahLeave a comment

A “Nasty Woman” and the Enneagram

“What a Nasty Woman!”

This is what we get called when our need for truth-telling outweighs our need for approval. When the anger, passion and injustice flood over the dam of societal convention that dictates women are to be small, quiet, uncomplicated and, above all, pleasant. … Read More A “Nasty Woman” and the Enneagram

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 Alexandra SarahLeave a comment