You’ve probably been called too intense. Too emotional. Too loud. Too sensitive. Too ambitious. Too honest. Too complicated. Too… much. […]
There’s a version of you from long ago—before the heartbreaks, before the pressure, before you had to toughen up just
Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught to earn our rest. To justify our softness. To explain why
After years of armour, I didn’t realise how tense I had become. Not just in my shoulders or jaw or
When you feel safe, your heart stops shaking. There’s a version of me that existed only in survival. She knew
Softness isn’t weakness—it’s the quiet strength that comes from knowing who you are beyond the fight for survival. After years
There’s freedom in letting go of the need to prove anything—to stop wearing the armor built for survival. When the
Softness is not weakness. It’s the quiet strength that comes from being real, honest, and vulnerable with yourself and others.
Survival taught me how to hustle. How to move fast, think ahead, plan everything, and never let my guard down.