I just shared something publicly that I never thought I would tell.
Not because I forgot it.
Not because it didn’t matter.
But because it carried a level of embarrassment and shame that I never wanted to revisit.
Today I realized I wasn’t holding onto the story.
I was holding onto the shame attached to it.
And by speaking it out loud, I pulled something from the root.
I feel lighter.
I feel free.
If you’ve ever had to fight for your identity, prove who you were, or carry a burden that never belong to.
And thank you, , for creating a space where truth can finally be spoken. Some things don’t leave because time passes.
Some things leave because we finally tell the truth.