When ‘I Don’t Know’ Was a Survival Skill

There was a time in my life when my thoughts, my feelings, and even my decisions didn’t feel like they belonged to me.I was told what I felt. I was corrected when I tried to explain myself. I learned—slowly, painfully—that it was safer to say “I don’t know” than to be ignored, criticized, or made to feel crazy.This episode is me talking through what happens when you grow up being controlled, gaslit, and conditioned to give up your right to decide—and how that turns into people-pleasing, self-doubt, and eventually… silence.I share what it looked like when I stopped trusting myself, how “I don’t know” became a survival skill, and what happened when I finally started taking my power back—even when people didn’t like it.This isn’t polished. It’s honest. It’s messy. And it’s for anyone who’s ever felt like their voice didn’t matter.If that’s you—you’re not broken. You were adapting.🎙️ Life Is a Trip & I Forgot the MapKindle. https://a.co/d/a911RI3Paperback https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GD64W9LR#HealingJourney #FindingYourVoice #TakingYourPowerBack #SelfTrust #PeoplePleasing #EmotionalHealing #PersonalGrowth #LifeIsATripPodcast