Quiet is a lie!
Everything I learn and unlearn, I'll share here.
Yes, this is yet another Substack landing in your inbox. Or not, if you don’t subscribe.
Either way, I’m writing this with the energy of: if no one else reads it, I will.
That’s exactly why I’m starting this.
There are things I can’t stay quiet about, but lately, I’ve felt like I’ve lost my voice. Or at least, the space to use it. Instagram feels flat. TikTok pulls you into a black hole I’m not willing to enter, even during my toilet breaks. LinkedIn punishes anything that isn’t celebratory or sanitised. Most platforms turn their backs on anything remotely political.
But I can’t not be political. And I won’t stay quiet.
I was actually doing okay on those platforms. Carousels was my thing. Lots of people sharing, commenting, saving. They were reaching six figure audience but I kept feeling boxed in. Like I had to crop what I needed to say to fit the format and I’m at an era of my life where I stopped trying to fit in.
So I’m trying something else. This. (Newsletter?). Well, it was either this or a millennial podcast. You got off lightly.
I’m calling it Quiet Is a Lie, with a nod to Audre Lorde and her call to reclaim our voices. This space is for naming the things we’ve been taught to swallow. For saying them out loud, imperfectly. For speaking (with purpose), even when it’s uncomfortable.
Who is it for?
This is for people who can't separate the personal from the political.
Who’ve felt gaslit by branding and the dude in the queue.
Who love the earth and believe all humans deserve to live with equal rights and dignity.
Who are tired of shrinking to fit and who don’t always know how to roar either.
Feminists of all kinds: loud, soft, intersectional, imperfect.
And those still learning and unlearning, and the ones holding the door open.
What to expect (ish)
A few posts a month
Monthly essays, some provocations, some stories
Dry humour
It’s free for now
Might introduce a paid option later for deeper reflections, or group conversations (but who knows..)
If you're still here...
Thank you. Really.
If this resonates, subscribe. It helps take the next step and feel a little less like I’m shouting into a void.
This kept my company while waiting at a takeaway, and a much better use of the time than the usual reel scrolling and without the empty feeling that follows, thank you ☺️
Subscribed and in for the provocation🥰