Because your truth can travel further than you ever will. As a speaker, storyteller, and advocate for resilience, I have learnt something powerful over the years. Your story does not just belong to you. It belongs to the people who will draw strength from it, even if you never get to see their faces or hear their names. Every time you share your lived experience, whether on a stage, in a book, through a podcast, or in a quiet conversation, you create a ripple effect. That rip

Because silence keeps us stuck, and honesty sets us free. For most of my life, I was the strong one, the one who smiled through the pain, pushed through exhaustion, and kept going no matter what life threw at me. I thought resilience meant pretending everything was fine, even when my world was falling apart behind closed doors. But here’s the truth I’ve come to understand: resilience is not about silence. it’s about speaking up . Talking about mental health doesn’t make you w