I’ll bet you are seldom - if ever - alone in your embodiment. You’ve internalised a deep understanding of what’s required of you: the inner voices that instruct, correct, and sometimes confine your every movement and sound. Do you ever wonder where it all comes from? Do you question it? Are you exhausted? It’s no wonder, my love. You carry a double helping of the world’s expectations - for you and for your body. When you stood up and offered your voice, you invited yourself to be looked upon. What you couldn’t have known was just how much of yourself you would give away - again and again. That giving is beautiful - magical, even - and so very brave. But here’s a truth: the internalised visions of how others see and hear you come at a cost. You must begin to unpack this, to understand it. This stance - this way of living in the eyes and ears of others - becomes an internalised perception that shapes you every day. And if you are female or female-identifying, the sting of it bega...