The 10 Minutes After You Speak Up: When Discomfort Doesn't Mean You're Wrong
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Host Shannon Denniston explores what happens in the minutes after you finally voice an honest opinion — like suggesting a restaurant in a group text — and then feel the urge to walk it back when responses are neutral or mildly disappointed. She explains that finding your voice isn't just speaking up, but resisting the impulse to abandon what you said to regain the "safety" of being agreeable. The uncomfortable "static" afterward doesn't automatically mean you overstepped or got it wrong; it may simply be the feeling of doing something new after years of equating agreement with…
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