Show Notes
For years I said nothing. Not to my family, not to my friends, not to the doctors who asked if everything was alright. I perfected the art of the reassuring smile and the deflecting joke. This episode is about what that silence cost me — and what happened when I finally broke it.
I explore why so many of us stay quiet about the things that matter most. Fear of judgement. Fear of being a burden. Fear that saying it out loud makes it real. And I talk about the surprising aftermath of honesty — how some people stepped closer and some stepped away, and how both of those things were necessary.
Content note: this episode discusses depression and addiction. If you're struggling, the Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123.