You don’t owe anyone your story. If you are a practitioner, it doesn’t need to live in your bio. If you are a survivor of something, you don’t need to disclose your history or narrative.

Can it be healing to share a story or experience? Yes, of course. But frankly I’m a little tired of this whole thing: “tell your story and you’ll be set free! share your story and help lift the shame and stigma!”

Shrug that pressure to be a changemaker off your shoulders. Only share your story if and when it feels safe to do so. (Because sadly, and that’ll be another ranty post, it doesn’t always feel safe to do so.) For those of us with stories, getting through is challenging enough. Why add more pressure?

Hold your story close and trust in your timing. Whether you share or not, make that choice for you.

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Jess Jackson, Soft Path Healing

Soft Path Healing is trauma-informed bodywork and nervous system nourishment in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Curious about working together? Feel free to be in touch.