The Cost of Being Strong: What We Lose When We Can’t Say We’re Struggling

We keep asking people to break their silence. Have we made it safe enough for them to speak? At the heart of this episode is a difficult proposition: silence is not always a failure to recognise suffering. It can be a response to what people know may happen when they disclose. Survivors may face disbelief, shame, family pressure, reputational damage, workplace consequences, or renewed trauma. The episode therefore moves beyond simply asking people to speak up and asks what families, workplaces, communities, and institutions must change so that speaking becomes safer. Guests 1. Kyle Linton — Executive Director, Our Wave 2. Dr Njabulo Banda — Deputy Dean, Research at the Independent Institute of Education (IIE) 3. Mari Lee — Development Communications Specialist and Registered Counsellor 4. Tracey Lee Kotzen — Host Executive Producer: Hazel Namponya Assistant Producer: Tawanda Musakwa Connect with MWI on LinkedIn · Find MWI on Instagram · Follow MWI on Twitter · Connect with MWI on Facebook · Visit the MWI website