The Day I Found the Real Block

Shame, The Lie That Kept Me Small

Part I: The Shadow We Carry

Shame is a quiet thief. It doesn’t announce itself like heartbreak or rage—it slips in unnoticed, weaving itself into the fabric of our lives so seamlessly that we think it’s just who we are. It tells us to be nice. To be small. To be quiet. It burrows deep, disguising itself as personality quirks, isolation, overachievement, …