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It's #internationalwomensday2022. Where to start? I chose to write about women who helped me ask for what I deserve.

Chantal Cox dug herself out of an abusive marriage to reclaim a life she loves. Learn how on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast.

Storyteller Mike Ganino and his husband Phil survived the NICU in Mexico during COVID when daughter Viviana was born at 29 weeks.

Surviving horrible sexual assault and trauma, Tracey Osborne now helps other survivors recover from trauma.

One year ago, I wrote about white women's tears after Amy Cooper called the cops on Christian Cooper the same day George Floyd was murdered.

Danielle Meadows-Stinnett owns Octane Design Studios and is a grassroots developer, creator, branding expert, and graphic designer.

Nono Osuji is a first-generation American whose parents immigrated from Nigeria. Nono suffers from lupus and being "broke, gifted, and Black

“I have very, very adventurous kids who love to explore, go to parties, and try stuff, the kind of acting out that some teenagers do."

Brigitte’s parents fled for safety. Her father carried his little brother on his back while they were fleeing Palestine.

“Was I so desirable that you have to lock me away, or am I completely fat and ugly and undesirable?"

“For years I lived with the guilt that I had done something wrong, that I had invited it in, that it was something to do with my behavior."

“You name the bad decision, I made it…abusive relationships, drug addiction, alcoholism. I was just a wreck.”

“It's hard for any child to be the only one in a category, and the more visible your category is, the more alienating it can be."

“It took a long time for the publishing industry to wake up to other countries as places people would want to read about.”

We’ve been through so much together. Trauma changes you. I’m grateful that we decided to grow together.

“Grief is a time when you need your friends to be there, and when they left, that dumped a whole new pile of grief on me.”

I’ve built the community that I wish was there for me, making dance accessible regardless of whether you want to be a professional or not.

If you want to create a kind workplace, you must not have any leaders who are assholes.

As a podcaster for justice, I stand with my sisters from the Women of Color Podcasters Community. We are podcasters united to condemn the...

After experiencing profound trauma at a young age, Katrina discovered that nature is the best therapist.