When Erin Snow was nine, everything shifted in one night. She carried that truth alone for decades until she finally spoke it aloud and began the long return to herself. Her story is brave, honest, and a reminder that healing often starts with one small moment of being heard.
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Erin’s story shows that the things we bury do not disappear. They sit quietly until we are ready to turn toward them. And when we do, something inside us loosens. A little space opens up. Her story is a reflection on how voice, listening, and truth can slowly reshape a life.
Three things to think about
1. Healing is rarely loud.
It usually comes in seasons, through small choices, and in the quiet ways we learn to trust ourselves again.
2. Silence feels protective until it doesn’t.
What once kept us safe can begin to shape how we see ourselves and what we believe we deserve.
3. Listening is not passive.
It is presence. It is attention. It is a kind of permission we do not always know how to give ourselves.
Two things to ask yourself
What truth have I been carrying alone that deserves a little light today?
Where in my life do I need someone to listen instead of solve?
One thing to try this week
Share one thing you have been holding inside with a safe person.
Keep it small. A sentence is enough. Notice what shifts in your body afterward.
If Erin’s story touched something in you, I hope you listen to the episode. And if you want to share what it brought up, reply here. I’m listening.
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