Sharing the Hard Stuff: Finding Space to Be Real

Brown Girl Self-Care

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In this episode I’m talking about something that’s deeply personal yet universally human: the courage to share your truth. Sometimes the weight we carry, like shame, fear, embarrassment, or unspoken experiences, can hold us back from living fully. Sharing your truth doesn’t have to be dramatic or performative, it is about creating space to release, reflect, and heal.

We’re talking about:

Why holding onto your truth can feel like survival but may also block your growth
The importance of having a supportive inner circle and trustworthy allies
Ways to safely share your truth including journaling, therapy, creative expression, or just showing up authentically
How black women, historically and culturally, have had to mask their truths and why reclaiming space to be fully human is an act of self-care
Navigating the highs and lows, the valleys and peaks, of life while honoring your own journey

This episode is an invitation to let go of the pressure to be perfect, to stop bottling things up for survival, and to explore ways to express yourself safely and honestly.

Reflection Prompts

What truth have you been holding onto that needs space to be expressed
Who in your life can you trust to honor your truth without judgment
What small, safe step can you take this week to release or express what’s been bottled up

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, hey, welcome back to the Brown Girl Self Care podcast. My name is Bree. I'm the host of the show,
0:07.0	as well as the founder of Brown Girl Self Care. Brown Girl Self Care is a platform in space of intentional healing, joy, rest, and abundance for black women.
0:15.5	I have a quick bloom note. Very quickly, I just want to say, or what's been put into my heart to share is that
0:23.9	there are going to be times where you need to share your truth, whatever that is.
0:33.5	But there's going to be a time when you need to share your truth so that you can move forward from a certain situation where you are being held back.
0:43.1	And you're going to need to share your truth because there's some shame around that truth.
0:50.1	You feel like you're going to be judged.
0:51.6	You feel like you've made so many mistakes and there's
0:56.6	no way to come back from it and so you hold on to that truth that thing that's inside of you that you
1:02.5	you don't want to share because again there's shame or you feel like you're going to be judged or
1:09.5	uh you know maybe it's just even
1:12.1	embarrassing whatever that truth is it may even just be something that is embarrassing for you
1:18.4	but you know what do they say the truth will set you free i believe that's a saying the truth will set you free. I believe that's the saying the truth will set you free.
1:31.0	I'm speaking from knowledge here or I'm speaking from experience here because I have had to share
1:38.9	some hard truths recently and there was some shame around it. There was was i don't think there's really fear of
1:46.9	judgment because the people that i or yeah the people i've shared my truth with two people
1:54.7	and there's definitely no judgment behind it so it really wasn't that and that's why i always
2:00.8	say by the way that it's important to know who's on your squad.
2:04.7	It's important to know who is on your team.
2:07.5	It's important to know who you can go to, not necessarily for someone to solve like all your problems.
2:16.3	It's not that.
2:16.9	But just so you can be yourself drop the mask
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