There is a version of you that has been on guard your entire life — waiting for the tone to change, for the withdrawal, for the moment the ground shifts under your feet. desireebstephens.substack.com/p/come-insid...

So proud of my kiddo

open.substack.com/pub/desireeb... #nokings #boycott #amazon

Did you know that the patriarchy harms men first and white supremacy hurts white people first?? 🤯 Read or watch my conversation with @desireebstephens.substack.com to find out how! amyhoggart.substack.com/p/the-person...

Before you march… read this. #nokings open.substack.com/pub/desireeb...

We’ve been taught to fear the fall. To mistake slowing down for failure. But liberation lives in the descent — in the moment we stop performing control and start practicing trust. ✨ New Lesson: Learning to Trust the Fall Read + Reflect ↓ open.substack.com/pub/desireeb...

@desireebstephens.substack.com writes about Joy. As an Irish-German American, that sh!t doesn't come natural to me. Moroseness is my default. But Joy . . . that's the sweet spot – and not often in evidence on social media, so consider this a PSA. desireebstephens.substack.com/p/joy-as-reb...

What is community? substack.com/@desireebste...

May = Season of Blooming: Rooted in Resistance This month in Liberation Education: – Boundaries as bloom work – Grief & joy as sacred acts – The R.O.O.T.S. Method™ A playlist & podcast return May 19 ✨ Subscribe & bloom with us open.substack.com/pub/desireeb... #MakeShiftHappen

You don’t have to be better to be worthy. You don’t have to do more to deserve more. You don’t have to shrink to belong. You’re worthy because you exist. Full stop. New article: “Self-Worth & the Right to Want More” 46% off Liberation Education thru 4/14. Join us: open.substack.com/pub/desireeb...

Day 60 of 100 days of community open.substack.com/pub/desireeb...

We really have to do better as parents in this world. substack.com/@desireebste...

Quiet Quitting Capitalism substack.com/@desireebste...

Did you guys know that @liberatemotherhood.bsky.social had me on their podcast!!!??? It was so much fun and she is brilliant, real, and I love her. Listen and tell me what you think. open.substack.com/pub/zawn/p/e...

✨ What if the voice of fear isn’t a sign you’re failing—but a sign you’re on the edge of growth? #shadowwork open.substack.com/pub/desireeb...

Intersectionality is about liberation, not labels. It’s about acknowledging where privilege and oppression meet—and using that awareness to create change. Where are your intersections leading you today? Let’s reflect. desireebstephens.substack.com/p/day-15-of-...

Zumbi dos Palmares built more than resistance—he built a blueprint for liberation. 📚 Join my 28-Day Journey Through Black Resistance and Liberation and explore this history through a decolonized lens: open.substack.com/pub/desireeb... #BlackHistory

Beyond Exceptionalism: open.substack.com/pub/desireeb... #BlackHistory

Black History Is Not What They Teach You—It’s What We Reclaim substack.com/@desireebste...

Day 10: Listening as a Pathway to Liberation 👂 Today’s live focused on the power of listening as a tool for dismantling oppression and creating spaces for trust. Join us as we unpack what it means to listen deeply open.substack.com/pub/desireeb... #100daysofcommunity

Day 9 of 100 Days of Community: Ancestral Healing Through Cultural Practices We can’t heal without grieving what we’ve lost. But healing isn’t just looking back—it’s building something new together open.substack.com/pub/desireeb...

🎧 Day 7 of 100 Days of Community 🎧What’s Possible When We Prioritize Collective Care. ✨https://open.substack.com/pub/desireebstephens/p/day-7-of-100-days-of-community?r=2v5h8f&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Y’all: Trump is the most racist president ever... Me: Woodrow Wilson hosted a private screening of Birth of a Nation in the White House, celebrating the Ku Klux Klan. Let’s focus on dismantling these systems, not just individual figureheads. desireebstephens.substack.com/6a0af51e

🌟 Day 6 of 100 Days of Community 🌟 Today we explored Naming and Addressing Privilege in Community. Recognizing it allows us to disrupt inequities and create spaces of accountability and care. desireebstephens.substack.com/p/day-6-of-1... #100DaysOfCommunity

🌟 Day 5 of 100 Days of Community 🌟 Today’s topic: Recognizing Internalized Oppression in Ourselves. Supremacy culture doesn’t just exist outside of us—it shapes our beliefs, behaviors, and self-worth. desireebstephens.substack.com/p/day-5-of-1...

🌟 Day 4 of 100 Days of Community 🌟 How do tools like perfectionism and power hoarding uphold systems of control? 🎧 Listen to the replay: open.substack.com/pub/desireeb... #LiberationWork #Decolonization #SupremacyCulture #100DaysOfCommunity #DecolonizeWithDez