Gentle Roars: The Break of Silence:

No two human journeys are quite the same, so it stands to reason that our individual battles aren’t quite the same either.

My main challenge to return to myself spiritually has been about my voice.

As a child: I WOULD NOT STOP SPEAKING:

• I would not stop singing.

• I would not stop commentating.

• I would not stop giving talks

Communication was my greatest joy & a little me desired to meet & talk to everyone she could.

I wanted to; speak every language, sing all day long, teach others everything I was learning and participate the “best” at being part of humanity by making connections.

Fast forward through years of the “being young” experience and discovering the complexities of life; it should be no wonder that over time the darkness I experienced pushed me to pull my voice back & conceal my light. (More on this in the previous blog)

In hindsight; this created an impressive defence protocol in me.

That bubbly, outgoing little princess had gradually transformed into a quiet & observant wallflower in the game of self preservation.

Seeing all; speaking little.

Regardless, the world operates in cycles and - sure enough - one day the time came back around that I was empowered to reclaim my crown, get up + SPEAK UP.

As a lifelong writer, I I knew everything that needed to unfold for me to finally be who I came here to be. What I didn’t know was how best to face that journey whilst also navigating being “seen” in the public eye and being seen “raw” in the eyes of al the people who had only ever known a mask.

I’d been mislabelled an “introvert” most my life, only my family & my confidantes knew I was actually an extrovert in disguise and most of then didn’t know the depths of why I had become like that.

But I couldn’t just burst out into the world loud & outgoing all of a sudden to “prove the masses wrong” - that didn’t align with the mission. That simply isn’t me; I don’t care for the hype - I care for myself and doing what I can to show future generations that they don’t need to fall victim to the same fate.

At this stage in the journey, I’ve made some great personal achievements:

• got comfortable being perceived on social media

• found release in speaking candidly about my personal traumas

• escaped creative block and resumed writing poetry

• stopped relying on the company of others to socialise

These achievements are clearly about me and not the impactful work I do in the social change sector, which is intentional; because being a “hero” should start with our own inner children.

Mine really needed me to reclaim my voice and stop fearing my inner confidence; I’m not all there yet but I am growing stronger and wiser every day.

I’m grateful to every person that supports me, even with just a smile. We are each on our own journey  and supporting each other helps us to achieve more.

More words. More SOUND. More power.

Gratitude to you for choosing to witness this part of my journey & truly I wish you positivity in your own.

JAH Bless.