You don't look like your wounds?

English - Episode 6: You Don’t Look Like Your WoundsIn today’s episode, I talk about when people say: “You don’t look like you’ve suffered.”What does that even mean?I reflect on how quickly I and all of us judge based on appearance, and how the human mind is wired to do exactly that. Drawing on Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahnemann, I explain how our instinctive “System 1” thinking creates stories about people before we truly know them.But behind the surface, there is always more.In this episode, I share parts of my own story growing up surviving war, taking on responsibility early, starting work at 13, and moving into my own apartment at 17 while continuing my education. I talk about what it meant for me to carry both emotional and financial responsibility from a young age, and how those experiences don’t always show on the outside. The Eldest daughter syndrome!I also talk about what it feels like to be underestimated, to not fit the image people expect as a perpetual victim somehow.I acknowledge my sorrows but I choose kindness, celebration and consideration but somehow these are seen as "weak" traits to the inexperienced human.For only those who have experienced war truly appreciate peace ✌️🙏