Today’s episode sits at the sacred intersection of truth-telling and trauma, where our ancestral urge to speak collides with the systemic conditioning to stay small. We went deep into what it costs to use your voice in rooms that never had the range to receive it.
This episode is a reclamation.
A sacred pause.
A reminder that your voice is not just a sound, it's a spell, a sensor, and a site of liberation.
In "Rewild Your Voice," we dive deep into the energetic cost of truth-telling, the bodily signals that precede our words, and the aftercare required when we rupture the room with reality. This isn’t just about being “honest.” It’s about dismantling the internalized language of silence, passed down through systems, families, pulpits, and pain.
This episode isn't just about “finding your voice.” It’s about reclaiming your frequency. It’s about unlearning the scripts that were weaponized to protect oppressive peace, and replacing them with the sacred clarity of truth.
Three Takeaways
1. Vibration: The Voice Begins in the Body
Before we speak, we feel. Your voice starts in your chest, in your gut, in the tremble of your hands. Ignoring that tremor? That’s how we lose access to our truth.
Clichés to Disrupt:
“You’re being dramatic.”
“Stop overreacting.”
Reframe:
“My body is giving me wisdom. This tremor is truth preparing to speak.”
Reflection Prompt:
Where does your voice begin in your body, and what do you do when it speaks?
2. Impact: Truth Moves Energy; Even When It’s Uncomfortable
Speaking doesn’t just shift the conversation, it shifts the frequency. Sometimes that means awkward silence. Sometimes it means grief. That doesn’t mean you were wrong. It means your voice made the hidden visible.
Clichés to Disrupt:
“You’re making things awkward.”
“That’s not the right time or place.”
Reframe:
“If my truth shifts the room, maybe the room needed shifting.”
Reflection Prompt:
What do you do when your truth makes the room squirm, do you shrink, or do you stay rooted?
3. Care: Rewilding the Voice Requires Aftercare
Truth-telling is a somatic act. It breaks silence, but it also stirs grief. We must care for the tremor and the aftermath. This is not about letting it all out and walking away, it’s about tending to what’s been uprooted.
Clichés to Disrupt:
“Just say what’s on your mind.”
“Let it out—don’t be so sensitive.”
Reframe:
“My voice is sacred. I honor the quake and the quiet after.”
Reflection Prompt:
How do you tend to yourself after truth-telling? How do you tend to others?
Featured Clip
“Speaking up is an energetic disruption. It shifts the frequency. And we have to recognize that speaking truth doesn’t just stir the room—it stirs the nervous systems of everyone in it, especially if they’ve been avoiding grief for generations.”
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