It’s wild how much harder you have to work when you don’t fit the image people expect. You can have the degrees, the experience, the accomplishments, and the systems around you will still question your intelligence, your belonging, and your capability. And for so long, I believed them. I internalized every comment, every micro-aggression, every moment someone made me feel like I had to “prove” what I already earned. This video is for anyone who grew up being underestimated, POC, women, first-gen

Estrangement doesn’t end because a parent says “just get over it” or “family is everything.” It doesn’t end because they want a holiday photo or because they suddenly feel uncomfortable with the distance. Healing only begins when the people who caused harm become safe enough to come back to. And safety is not sentimental. It’s not performative. It’s not a “we love you and miss you” text. Safety is accountability. Safety is truth-telling. Safety is the end of secrecy, control, gossip, triangulati