I Know Your Secret
I know your secret.
At least, I know that it is one of a handful of possibilities that my wife and I have either lived through ourselves, or witnessed dozens (maybe hundreds) of time with others.
What would happen if you told you secret?
I can all but guarantee that your worst fear would never come true. They aren’t going to shame you or reject you or fire you or turn their backs on you.
They will relate to you.
When we share our deepest and darkest, it turns out that the people with whom we are sharing have painful and embarrassing secrets, too. When we share our secrets, we make room for an unimaginably powerful bond and healing force to emerge from our fear.
When we share our secrets, we all get a little better.
There are so many things you can do to get better. You can listen to podcasts. You can read books and blogs. You can resonate and begin the healing process privately.
On the other end of the spectrum, you can join a support group and find your tribe of people who get it…people who get you. Whether you are concerned about your own drinking, or you are impacted by the drinking of someone you love or loved, empathy and growth are available.
But what if you are in the middle? What if you are ready for more than passive and private listening or reading, but you are not ready to share your truth with a group of strangers?
Below are links to one of our most popular podcast episodes ever, and one of our most read blog posts. What would happen if you shared one of them?
Click on either of the buttons below, copy the link, and share it to your social media. Email the link to a friend that you think might be struggling, or a friend that might have intuition about your struggles. Post the link in an online forum that you turn to for support. Take that next step beyond passive and private listening and reading, and become part of the solution for others.
Share the links with a comment like, “This really hits home for me.” If that is too personal and revealing, you can just share with the comment, “I don’t know who needs to hear this…” Or let our story cover for you, and share the links with something like, “Sheri and Matt are my friends, and I want to share their story.”
Don’t let your secret keep you from being part of the solution. Find the right words. Muster up the courage. Take back the power the secret holds over you. Share these resources, and keep moving forward towards the you of your future.