FUMCAH

And the pain isn't just difference, it's shame. Why can't I be like everyone else? Why does this part of me feel like a problem? Because shame says, you don't belong here. And here's what makes shame so powerful. It doesn't usually shout it out. It's this whisper that lives in our head. And it tells us to keep quiet, to manage our image, to hide the parts of ourselves that feel risky or complicated. Shame convinces us that belonging is conditional, that love has prerequisites.