True courage isn’t always loud. Sometimes it means speaking gently to yourself when your inner critic shouts the loudest. Today’s post explores self-compassion as a radical resilience practice, grounded in Dr. Kristin Neff’s research—and offers a powerful exercise to help you rewrite your inner narrative with care and clarity.

This post honors four remarkable women—Audre Lorde, Malala Yousafzai, Wangari Maathai, and Maya Angelou—whose courage helped reshape culture and give others permission to rise. Their stories invite us to speak, to plant, to learn, to write, and to stand in our own power with quiet, unstoppable bravery.

Courage isn’t something you have to find; it’s something you uncover. Through the story of Vasili Arkhipov and your own buried memories, today’s post invites you to return to the quiet fire within. Your strength is still here burning softly, ready to rise again when you remember it.