02/28/2026
There’s a quiet kind of courage in saying the hard thing.
Not the performative kind.
Not the perfectly-worded kind.
The kind where your voice shakes a little.
Where you don’t know exactly how it will land.
Where you choose to stay with yourself anyway.
This is the heart of embodied consent work.
Not just asking, “Do they approve?”
But asking, “Am I still with me?”
Self-trust isn’t built when conversations go smoothly.
It’s built when you speak and survive the outcome.
It’s built when you discover that you can tolerate discomfort without abandoning yourself.
We’ll be exploring this, and so much more, at the upcoming Reclaiming Self Summit.
If this post stirred something in you, that’s the work.
Stay curious with it.
More details on the summit at https://www.healingxchg.com/event-details/reclaiming-self-supporting-survivors-empowering-providers
