Story House
The Lie of the ‘Strong One’ and the Cost of Holding It All Together
Here’s why holding it all together can break you—and what happens when you don’t have to.
Story House
Here’s why holding it all together can break you—and what happens when you don’t have to.
Story House
Story House
Story House
We all tell ourselves stories to survive. Some are honest. Some are not. And some were never meant to be carried this far. In this short voice note, I speak softly to the part of you that once needed protection and maybe still does. Together, we’ll explore how those
Story House
Shame makes us believe our stories are too heavy, too emotional, or too messy. But what if the truth is—they’re just waiting to be heard?
Story House
(And why I’m asking for your support)
substack writers
You don’t need to be fixed. You might just need to be witnessed. Here’s what burnout might really be trying to tell you.
Story House
A quiet invitation—and a new layer to this space.
storytelling
Storytelling isn’t something I do alone. It lives in the spaces between people — in quiet glances, in pauses, in laughter that hangs just a moment too long, in truths whispered after the microphones are off. This is a place where stories breathe. Where voices that might have gone unheard
storytelling
We all have a story we tiptoe around. Here’s what happened when I finally stopped editing mine.
introspection
Some stories take time to tell. Some need space before they find words. That’s where this begins.
burnout
You’re not lazy. You’re tired. You’re overwhelmed. You’re protecting yourself. And maybe…you’re grieving a version of life you were never meant to survive.