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Self-Advocacy Women's Issues Domestic Violence

When You’ve Learned to Second-Guess Yourself, Self-Advocacy Isn’t as Simple as “Speaking Up”

“Advocate for yourself” is common advice. Ask questions. Set boundaries. Tell people what you need. Speak up when something is wrong. On the surface, this seems straightforward. In practice, self-advocacy can be much more complicated, particularly for women who have spent significant periods of their lives learning that speaking up comes with consequences. What happens when asking q

Caroline Fithen, MA·Aug 8, 2026·6 min

relationships Women's Issues Divorce

You Don’t Have to Call It Abuse to Know Something Isn’t Right

There was a long time when I knew something wasn’t right in my relationship without fully understanding what I was experiencing. I knew I didn’t want to be screamed at. I knew being called names wasn’t okay. I knew I shouldn’t be mocked or ridiculed because I didn’t know something, didn’t hear something correctly, or held a different opinion. In the beginning,

Caroline Fithen, MA·Aug 8, 2026·8 min

gaslighting emotional invalidation women's mental health

What We Lose When We're Not Believed

There's a kind of tired I want to talk about, because I don't think it gets named enough, and because I've lived inside of it, and because the people who walk into my office almost always know exactly what I mean before I finish the sentence. It's the tired that comes from being the one who notices. It's exhausting being the one who feels the shift in the room, who registers the tightness in som

Wholehearted Counseling LLC·Apr 25, 2026·6 min

Tagged: Relationships

When You’ve Learned to Second-Guess Yourself, Self-Advocacy Isn’t as Simple as “Speaking Up”

You Don’t Have to Call It Abuse to Know Something Isn’t Right

What We Lose When We're Not Believed

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