women have been trained to keep the peace so men can keep their reputations

Last week, I shared a post that was raw and real.

I talked about the contract I walked away from.

About what it’s like to be inside a business where “conscious leadership” is performed but not embodied.

Where emotional intelligence is fluent, but weaponized.

I didn’t name names.
I didn’t exaggerate.

I told the truth about what it showed me—about myself, my patterns, and what I needed to reclaim.

And so many women told me that I put language to what they were feeling.

I got so many beautiful comments and DMs.

And then someone commented that I could have just left and stayed quiet.

That no one is perfect but I didn’t need to put him down publicly.

He said he hoped I’d find forgiveness.

And you know what?
I didn’t argue.
I didn’t collapse.

I simply said:
“I’ve found forgiveness. For me. For letting it happen for so long without speaking up. And that’s true forgiveness.”

Because I wasn’t telling that story for him.

I told it for the women who keep trying to explain gaslighting, power dynamics and feeling used to people who have never lived it.

I told it for the ones who spoke up and weren’t believed so they stopped.

For the ones who left quietly and still carry the damage.
For the ones who stayed too long.
For the ones just now realizing they weren’t the problem.

Some people will hear your truth and feel exposed, not because you said too much, but because you stopped staying small

And here’s what I’ve learned:

Telling the truth isn’t a bad look.

It’s leadership.
It’s healing.
It’s reclaiming my voice after years of keeping the peace at all costs.

And there’s no going back.

And if you’re just now finding the courage to speak…

I’m with you.