Afraid to Share Your Words? Read This.

I Stepped Away from Social Media for 5 Years. Here’s What Brought Me Back.

Back in 2019, I was all in on social media. I was growing my Instagram, running a private Facebook group for writers with over 400 members, and had put in years of sweat equity to build my platform as a marketing coach and writer. When I was expecting twins—turning my family of three into a family of five overnight—I gave myself permission to step away for a couple of months, fully intending to come back.  

Then life happened.  

My boys were born six weeks early and spent three weeks in the NICU, finally coming home in mid-January 2020.

I don’t think I need to remind you what happened in February of 2020.  

Suddenly, the world felt like a dystopian nightmare—noisy, negative, and relentless. People were getting torn apart online—for saying something, for saying nothing. And every people-pleasing, introverted part of me knew that wasn’t where I wanted to be. Especially not as a sleep-deprived mom of three, navigating a pandemic with no childcare. I could barely form a coherent sentence. What could I possibly offer?  

If I’m being honest, I think a part of me was waiting for it all to calm down and feel easier. Yet, here we are. The noise has only grown louder. I still sit here wondering: What could I possibly say that would add value to anyone’s life right now? As the Shaboozey song goes, we all could use some good news, but it’s hard to come by these days.  

But here’s what I’ve realized: it’s never going to feel easier. It’s not going to get quieter. The trolls aren’t going to evaporate.

BUT—that doesn’t mean we have to shout over the noise to make an impact.  

Because the truth is, when I felt lost, writing brought me back. And the thing that brought me back to writing? Other people’s words. Books that transported me. Songs that made me feel something. Creative work that someone had the courage to create and put out into the world, knowing full well there would be haters. Knowing they might be picked apart or misunderstood. Yet they did it anyway. And I’m so grateful they did.  

So if you’ve been quiet—if you’ve felt like your voice doesn’t matter, or like the world doesn’t need one more thing—I get it. But I also want to remind you of this: your voice does matter. You matter. Your words, your stories, your art, your ideas—they are needed now more than ever. Maybe not by everyone, but by someone. 

And that’s enough.  

So I’ll sit here at my keyboard and try. I owe it to the brave women before me who answered the call. And I hope, in some small way, this encourages you to try too. Because when the world makes us feel powerless, the most defiant thing we can do is use our voices. To create. To connect. To put something out there, even when it’s scary.

Because the things we make—the words we write, the art we share—might be exactly what someone else needs to hear today, and they may only hear it from you.  

Love always,  

Kristina