"I'm fine."
It's probably the biggest lie women tell.
Not because we're trying to fool anyone.
Because it's easier than explaining.
"I'm fine" means...
I'm overwhelmed.
I'm lonely.
I'm scared.
I'm disappointed.
I'm exhausted.
I'm grieving.
I'm trying.
"I'm fine" has become the sentence we use when we don't have the energy to unpack everything we're carrying.
So today, I want to give you permission to tell the truth.
Not to everyone.
Just to someone.
One trusted person.
One safe place.
One honest conversation.
Healing doesn't begin when you finally have everything figured out.
It begins the moment you stop pretending you do.
You don't have to keep holding it all together just because you've always been the one who could.
Sometimes the bravest thing you'll ever say is, "I'm not okay."
-JDS