• Young girl about five years old in the middle of a blurred image of her peers, she is resolute, holding a sign that reads 'Quiet'.

    Your Life Is Not Public Property: Keep Things Private

    How did we stumble into thinking being open was the same as being accessible? You are allowed to keep things private. Especially as women. We’re constantly encouraged to β€œshare our story,” β€œbe authentic,” β€œshow up as your true self,” and apparently that also means to yell into the internet about what we ate for breakfast, retell the story about keying an ex’s car that we told our therapist, and exactly what we’re doing with the rest of our lives. Umm… no. And that’s allegedly keyed an ex’s car. A lot of what’s happening or has happened in our lives should be kept private. Or, at the most, kept within our…