Don’t Be Afraid to Post the Topic That Makes You Pause

Julie Burns

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12h • General Discussion

Last week, I nearly didn’t post something in my community.

It wasn’t my usual tone. Not light, not humorous, not a journaling prompt or a feel-good self-care moment.

I hesitated.

I wondered if it was too much.

If it sat outside my usual mission and vision.

If it might offend someone… or worse, make people quietly leave.

We’re a community of women navigating midlife — but we don’t focus specifically on menopause, health, or intimacy topics. And this post felt… different.

But I shared it anyway.

And something amazing happened.

It became the most engaged post we’ve had. Women came back with updates. Members started their own posts because of it. And one woman — brand new, previously silent — commented just to say:

|| “𝙸’𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚎𝚝, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜.”

That stopped me in my tracks. Because you wonder who is lurking, whether they are quietly, silently watching 👀

It reminded me that the posts that make us pause are often the ones that create the safest doors for others — even if they’re not ready to walk through them yet.

Just because a topic feels uncomfortable, quieter, or outside your usual rhythm doesn’t mean it’s off-brand.

Sometimes it means it’s needed.

So if you’re sitting on a post right now, wondering “Is this too much?”

Maybe that’s your sign.

You never really know who’s been waiting for someone to say it first.

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