When Wisdom Becomes a Wound
Sometimes hindsight becomes self-blame. A wisdom wound happens when a woman uses what she knows now to hurt the version of herself who did not have that knowledge yet.
The Shame Little Girls Carry Into Adulthood
Shame is different from guilt. Guilt says, “I made a mistake.” Shame whispers something far heavier. “Something about me is the mistake.” Sometimes that whisper follows women for decades.