I Fight These Demons So I Can Explain The Scars: Shiphrah’s Story, Part Two

“I fight for the people I love and for people I don’t even know because I desperately want them to know that they are worth it. I fight my own demons to give my children a healthy mother and so I can explain the scars to them someday.”

I Fight These Demons So I Can Explain The Scars: Shiphrah’s Story, Part One

“I was never good enough. From as far back as I can remember, I was never good enough. I was told I was selfish, lazy, prideful, rebellious and argumentative.”

What Rape Culture and Modesty Culture Have In Common

“As soon as a woman falls outside the standards of what is perceived as modest, those advocating modesty culture immediately join rape culture.”