The Power of Saying Things Out Loud
- katesellick
- 47 minutes ago
- 1 min read
These are things women said out loud in a recent BOSS POD and virtual career change circle - not polished, not rehearsed, honest:
“Shit happens.” “Proud of my resilience.” “Need something to change.” “Want more control over where I spend my time.” “Want more me time.” “Want my creativity back.” “A lot of the stories we tell ourselves aren’t true.” “Recovering perfectionist.” “You can have it all — just not all at once.” “Things go in cycles.”
What struck me wasn’t the advice. It was the permission.
There is something quietly powerful about saying the thing you’ve been carrying out loud especially in the presence of other women who don’t rush to judge you or fix it.
When we speak our challenges, doubts, or half-formed ideas they lose some of their weight, they become clearer and stop living only in our heads.
Career change, life change, identity change — none of it happens in isolation. Clarity often comes after the conversation, not before it.
You don’t need the answer to start. Sometimes you just need a safe room, honest words, and people who say: “Yep. I get that.”
That’s the power of speaking it out loud.
What’s one thing you’ve been holding quietly that might feel lighter if you said it?