There’s something quietly profound about letting it out. Not for validation. Not for performance. Just for the simple, undeniable release that comes from telling the truth.
That’s catharsis. And it’s something I’ve been witnessing over and over again since launching The Disconnection Project.
People aren’t just sharing stories. They’re unloading weight. Weight they’ve been carrying for months… even years. And what’s fascinating is how often the story isn’t dramatic. It’s not always about loss in the traditional sense. Sometimes it’s the story of drifting. Of fading friendships. Of looking around one day and realizing, I don’t feel like myself anymore.
And when those words finally get spoken (or even typed out into a submission form) there’s a shift. It’s not closure. It’s not a fix. But it’s something. It’s space. It’s breath. It’s movement. It's the rebooting of hope.
This is what I think many of us missed in the aftermath of COVID. We moved forward without releasing anything. We resumed life but never processed what we lost. And that unspoken residue is still sitting inside a lot of people. Some of them have been my clients, some of them friends, some of them are reading this right now.
That’s what catharsis gives us. A valve. A release. A moment to be honest about what actually happened to us when everything shifted.
I don’t think everyone needs to write a ten-page reflection or cry on camera. But I do think we need more spaces that say, “You don’t have to carry this silently anymore.”
This project has become one of those spaces. And if you’ve got something you haven’t said out loud yet, this could be your moment.
You don’t have to hold it all anymore. Let it out. Not for anyone else. Just for you. You don't have to carry this weight anymore, and you may not even know it's there because it's just a part of you now. But you don't have to. Sometimes all you need to do is acknowledge it, give it quiet validation, and let it go.
Let's keep changing the world.
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