04/12/2026
I’m not frontin’ anymore, y’all. Pretending to be well leads to and perpetuates illness.
Performative functioning can lead to dysfunction.
This practice, of course, is filtered through boundaries, relationship dynamics, access to your own vulnerabilities, sense of connection with others, emotional bandwidth, etc. What we realize over time is that our protective pretending can become so widespread that eventually, no one hears your truth; no one gets in; which means no one can support you effectively.
What are you willing to be more honest about?