Essays by Shatrasha Butler
56 essays, and a new one most weeks.
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The Women of the Bible
I would like to end Women’s History Month by demonstrating the need to stop reducing the women in the bible them to morality lessons and start recognizing them as strategists, leaders, financiers, judges, prophets,...
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Generational Women: What We Inherited and What We’re Unlearning
Before social media.Before podcasts.Before “soft life” became a hashtag.There were women.Not perfect women.Not always healed women.But powerful women.Your first blueprint for womanhood likely came from one person, your mother.Whether she raised you, disappointed you,...
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The Myth of “Having It All”
For decades, women have been handed a promise:You can have the career.You can have the marriage.You can have the children.You can keep your body tight.You can stay soft, kind, polished, pleasant.You can lead at...
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The Cost of Composure: Women at Work
Women’s History Month, amongst other female successes, often highlights firsts:First woman CEO.First woman elected.First woman partner.But what rarely gets discussed is the cost of being the “first,” the “only,” or the “one who made...
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Women vs. Women
Why Do Women Struggle to Give Each Other Grace?We talk a lot about empowerment.We post quotes.We say “support women.”We celebrate women’s accomplishments.But there’s a quieter question many of us don’t say out loud:Why does...
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The Science Behind Black Strength
I recently listened to a course by Dr. Anna Lembke, and as soon as she said this one thing, my mind went to one place:“What we need to be healthy is not more comfort...
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Black History. Universal History.
There’s a moment of perspective that changes how you see yourself forever. If it hasn’t happened yet, I hope it does after you read this blog post.Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explained that the universe...
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Turning Movements Into Men
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are among the most recognizable figures in American history. We learn their names early. We see their quotes on posters. We revisit their speeches. And while honoring...
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Science & Bias
What If It’s Not You? The Lies, Labels, and Lazy Science Behind “Just Eat Less and Move More” We’ve all heard them. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” “Calories in, calories out.”...
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Why Don’t People Go to Church Anymore?
There’s a quiet shift happening. Sanctuaries are fuller online than in person. People say they “believe,” but don’t belong. And when you ask why they stopped going to church, the answers are rarely about...
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What Happens When You’re Wrongly Accused in Public?
A Story About Reputation, Power, and my personal favorite topic, Advocating for Yourself.We live in a world where assumptions move faster than facts.Recently, a friend of mine, a respected small business owner in the...
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Poor vs. Broke: The Real Conversation Behind Money, Maturity, and Dating
We throw the words poor and broke around like they’re interchangeable, but they aren’t. And in relationships, the difference becomes painfully clear.Being broke is usually temporary. It’s a season, a setback, a rebuilding year.Being...
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