09/01/2026
You know that feeling when you're smiling on the outside but quietly holding your breath on the inside? That subtle pressure to keep it together, to not be “too much” or let anything slip through the cracks. We get so used to saying “I’m fine” that we don’t even notice the weight we’re carrying.
But pretending everything’s ok… that’s a heavy backpack. And the longer we wear it, the more normal it starts to feel.
Sometimes the bravest thing isn’t pushing through. It’s pausing. Letting yourself feel what’s real, even if it’s messy or inconvenient. Giving yourself permission to not be okay for a moment. Trusting that it is your body trying to help you release something. Often there can be a fear that if we start to feel the pain we might never come out of it but the irony is the opposite happens - energy needs to flow and when we are honest with how we are, energies flow.
When we stop performing and start listening—to our breath, our body, the quiet truth underneath—it opens up space. Not for fixing, but for softening. For being with ourselves honestly.
That’s where real healing begins.