Whether she is calling to you from the waves or staring you down from the shadows, the 'monster' is always just a woman who refuses to be your victim. You know her. The snake-haired monster. The woman whose gaze could kill. A horror, a villain, a punishment waiting to happen. But what if Medusa isn’t… Continue reading 002 Medusa: The Woman Who Looked Back
They sing. You sink. Sirens were the original dangerous women. They were beautiful, mesmerizing, and most importantly, deadly. Their voices didn't just enchant; they destroyed. Their legend endures because they embody something deeply embedded in cultural anxieties: the idea that feminine allure is both irresistible and destructive. But let’s take a step back. Were Sirens… Continue reading 001 The Siren: The Voice That Men Feared
History loves a villain. But what if the villain was never the real story? History loves a villain. But what if the villain was never the real story? There’s a certain kind of woman in myth, folklore, and history who seems to unsettle people across time. The ones who are too powerful, too magnetic, too… Continue reading 000 Bad Girls: Femmes Fatales from Myth Legend, and History
Where My Love of Bad Girls Began When you grow up always getting in trouble for being too loud, too stubborn, too much, you start to identify with the women labeled as the bad girl. And when those women are always cast as villains—always on the losing side—you start to feel like your only option is to… Continue reading The Bad Girls Teaser
It's fascinating how metaphors evolve over time, isn't it? Four years ago, I wrote about facing the bear in the context of relationships. Back then, the bear symbolized the raw, unfiltered aspects of ourselves that we reveal to those closest to us. It represented vulnerability, the scary moments when we let our guards down and… Continue reading Choosing the Bear
No one can show up 100% of the time, there is no such thing as perfection, or of even being the best version of yourself all of the time. To have this expectation placed upon you either externally or internally doesn't show respect for the fact that there are ebbs and flows. If the moon can be allowed to wane and wax, be full or new, so can I.
