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The Weight of What We Don’t Say: Carrying Family Secrets | Women, Actually
In this episode of Women, Actually, host Aoibhin Lee explores the profound psychological and physical weight of family secrets. This discussion is essential for women who feel an unexplained heaviness in their relationships, struggle with perfectionism, or sense a disconnect between their curated public personas and their private realities. The episode examines how silence operates as a mechanism of control within families, often disguised as protection, and how these unspoken truths shape our nervous systems, self-worth, and ability to form authentic connections.
Lee introduces the powerful…
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