Written by: Admin_SheEvo
We live in the age of highlights
Smiles are uploaded , struggles are archived
Strength is filtered , pain is cropped
But mental health does not live in captions
It lives in the quiet spaces , between
Expectations and exhaustion , faith and fear
Success and silence
I learned this the hard way
There was a time I thought strength meant endurance without confession
That resilience meant silence . That being okay was a responsibility not a reality
I could motivate others , show up for people , lead , build , create ,
Yet still go home internally empty . functioning but not fine
Mental health struggles rarely arrive with announcements
They arrive disguised as fatigue , irritability , loss of joy ,
Spiritual dryness , disconnection
A constant mental noise you cannot switch off
In many of our communities we are taught to pray but not always to process ,
To believe but not always to speak
To endure but not always to feel ,
Yet healing begins where honesty enters ,
Let us speak
Let us listen
Let us heal , out loud.
By MAKHOSINI S MPOFU
