THIS WEEK: BOTOX · BOOKS · SOVEREIGNTY · EMOTIONAL LOAD THURSDAY • MAY 14 • 2026 Good morning, "What does agency even mean?" a friend asked me last week. Fair question. We use the word all the time at PROVOKED. But she's right that it's not a soft word. It was born in places where agents made deals, booked flights, or wrote history. Women over 50 were rarely at the table. Here's how I think about it. Autonomy is the right to decide. Empowerment is the confidence and resources to decide....