"SIJACHIZI🤪! I NEED HELP🫩😫!"

In our culture, we are often taught that being 'strong' means carrying your burdens in silence. We are taught that heartbreak is something you just get over, and if you can’t, there is something wrong with you. But I want to tell you today, Silence is not strength. Silence is a cage. ​To the young girl we lost and to the many others across Kenya struggling in the shadows, your pain was real. It wasn't 'just a breakup.' It was a heavy weight that became too much to carry alone. ​If you are listening to this and you feel that weight right now, please hear me, You are not 'mad.' You are not a disappointment. You are simply human and your brain is currently overwhelmed by a storm. Just like a physical illness, mental pain needs a doctor, a counselor, or a friend not a secret. ​Breakups end relationships, but they do not end you. There is a version of you five years from now who is so glad you stayed. HELPLINE: BEFRIENDERS KENYA +254 722178177 REDCROSS KENYA TOLL FREE 1199 NISKIZE 0900620800 #awareness #podcast #safety #mentalhealthawareness