Estrangement doesn’t end because a parent says “just get over it” or “family is everything.” It doesn’t end because they want a holiday photo or because they suddenly feel uncomfortable with the distance. Healing only begins when the people who caused harm become safe enough to come back to. And safety is not sentimental. It’s not performative. It’s not a “we love you and miss you” text. Safety is accountability. Safety is truth-telling. Safety is the end of secrecy, control, gossip, triangulati

Ashley Judd on Instagram: "We Don’t Care Club, On-the-Go Edition ✈️🧳 @justbeingmelani has led us! We know our sweet bodies go with us everywhere. I left my suitcase on my first flight. Absent minded? Or~ So relaxed? There will always be another flight. Maya Angelou said: “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.” It’s not what happens, it’s how I chose to react to what happens.