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{} Introduction — You Were Never Meant to Stay Silent

There is a voice inside you that remembers who you are.

It knows what you love.

It knows what hurts.

It knows what’s true — even if you’ve never said it out loud.

But somewhere along the way, you learned to stay quiet.

To please.

To perform.

To be acceptable, agreeable, soft in the wrong ways.

You learned that being heard might cost you.

That honesty could push people away.

That being fully seen might be too dangerous.

So you swallowed your truth.

You smiled through discomfort.

You nodded when you wanted to cry.

You said “I’m fine” when your body said otherwise.

But let me remind you of something:

You were never meant to stay silent.

You were meant to live in your full expression.

You were meant to speak — not just to be understood,

but to be yourself.

This book is not about yelling.

It’s not about becoming louder than everyone else.

It’s about learning to tell the truth with love.

About letting your voice come from your body,

not your fear.

About becoming someone who trusts what they feel —

and honors it in words.

Your voice doesn’t have to be perfect.

It just has to be yours.

Welcome back to your truth.

Welcome home to your voice.

With tenderness,

Kira

{} Chapter 1: The Fear of Being