Your Secrets Make You Sick

To live blissfully, I had to unload all my secrets!

I dimmed my light for years by keeping secrets. I feared that people would weaponize my lived experiences. Keeping secrets became something of a second job. It was exhausting. I eventually learned that authentic self-love is enhanced when we accept that our history is part of what gives us our unique essence. 

Everyone is allowed a few secrets, but most …