The Silence I Use So I Don't Fall Apart

In episode 3 of No Me Callo / I Won’t Stay Quiet , titled “The Silence I Use So I Don’t Fall Apart,” Jessica Lomelin continues her series “Recordings That Were Never Meant to Exist of Jessica Lomelin.” In this episode, Jessica puts into words a deeply human but rarely named experience: silence as a form of emotional protection. A silence that is not always the absence of voice, but an internal strategy to avoid being overwhelmed, to keep functioning, to not break when everything inside feels like too much. Jessica explores what it means to hold yourself together in the midst of emotional exhaustion while, on the outside, everything seems under control. She speaks about that version of ourselves that responds, keeps going, fulfills responsibilities… while internally emotions accumulate with no space to be released. And how that silence, over time, can become both a refuge and a distance from oneself. She also reflects on how many people learn to stay quiet not because they don’t feel, but because they felt too much without a safe space to express it. And how this pattern can lead to normalizing exhaustion, emotional disconnection, and difficulty recognizing what we actually need in the present moment. Jessica leaves us with an idea that runs through the entire episode: silence is not always emptiness often it is survival. But she also invites us to question how much of that silence is still necessary… and how much of it is now quietly pulling us away from ourselves. 📚 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠See the full No Me Callo / I Won’t Stay Quiet book l⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ist on Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💌 Want to connect or share your story? Send us a message at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nomecallowithjessica@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ or follow our Facebook page — Jessica would love to hear from you. Make sure to follow, share, and tune in for a new episode every Friday of No Me Callo / I Won’t Stay Quiet with Jessica Lomelin 🎙️