The Bravest Thing I'll Do Today Is Hit Publish

Faith Over the Flinch: On why being seen feels like a threat to your life.

I have written this first sentence about forty times.

I want to type, but there’s a quieter part of my brain trying to protect me from vulnerability and judgement. I don’t blame it. It’s a primal thing, older than I am, and it has only ever meant to keep me safe. It scans for danger the way our ancestors once scanned the tall grass — except the predator …