What Father's Day Finally Taught Me About Men, My Mother and Myself

What Father's Day Finally Taught Me About Men, My Mother and Myself

Kim Brassor
Published on: 21/06/2026

A daughter's four Father's Day letters reveal a journey from compliance to clarity—exploring patriarchy, healing, and holding harm and humanity at once.

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Nobody Asked Us

Nobody Asked Us

Kim Brassor
Published on: 05/06/2026

Are you still trying to earn the right to rest? This honest, resonant essay explores what happens when women who spent decades being "helpful, quiet and useful" finally reach their second act and discover that hustle didn't come with an off switch.

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Midlife Isn't A Crisis. It's a Crossing.

Midlife Isn't A Crisis. It's a Crossing.

Kim Brassor
Published on: 16/03/2026

So many of us were shaped by conditional belonging. Be good. Be quiet. Be grateful. Be less. Pain was inconvenient. Anger was unattractive. Need was weakness. So we split ourselves. Public woman. Private ache. Competent exterior. Silent interior.

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When Self Help Doesn't Help

When Self Help Doesn't Help

Kim Brassor
Published on: 02/03/2026

When self help doesn’t help me, maybe it’s because I was never broken. Maybe I was trained not to trust myself. And maybe you were too.

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