when doubt gets loud

Amidst the silence of nature, a women finds clarity in choosing herself beyond the noise.

Doubt has a way of sneaking into your chest when you least expect it.

It tightens.

It whispers.

It questions everything you thought you knew.

And suddenly, you’re wondering

if you’re capable…

if you’re worthy…

if you’re doing any of this right.

Let me remind you:

Doubt doesn’t mean you’re failing.

It means you care.

Fear tries to protect you, even when it overreacts.

It grips you tightly because it believes if it can control the unknown, it can keep you safe.

But you don’t grow in tight spaces.

When doubt gets loud, breathe.

Return to your body.

Feel your feet on the ground.

Place your hand over your heart and let yourself soften.

You are not your doubt.

You are the one who sees it.

You are the one who rises anyway.

Your courage doesn’t erase fear — it walks with it.

Your strength isn’t the absence of uncertainty — it’s the choice to move despite it.

And when doubt tries to take the lead, gently whisper back:

I hear you.

But I choose me.