by Yvette Brand
The power of words. They can be toxic, derogatory, belittling. Alternatively they can be a means of therapy, encouragement and closure.
Lauren Murphy could see the impact misogynistic words were having on her daughter Mia. So she gave her a journal to record the toxic phrases and negative words that were impacting her.
At the time, neither of them envisaged what would unfold.

The words became therapy, the therapy became art and the art became a