You can't just be.
You're always aware of how you're coming across.
It's exhausting. And you're done.
Each letter reveals one invisible script you've
mistaken for your personality.
What it's costing you.
And how to tell the difference between conditioning and desire.

These letters are about desire, conditioning, and the invisible contracts we mistake for identity. Every letter is an invitation to recognize yourself a little more clearly.

Women are expected to become behind closed doors.
Heal first. Be certain first. Get your shit together first. Then, maybe, you'll be ready to take up space.
The problem is that becoming doesn't work that way.
You discover who you are by living differently, disappointing a few expectations, and surviving the fact that not everyone will understand. There's no version of this process that doesn't create friction.
These letters are for that in-between space. The space where you're no longer willing to pretend, but you're still learning how to trust the parts of yourself you've spent years ignoring.

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