You’ve been the strong one for so long… you’ve forgotten what softness feels like.

You hold it together.
You’re the anchor. The rock. The calm in the chaos.
No one asks how you’re doing—because you always look like you’ve got it handled.

But here’s the unspoken truth:
The Strong One Mask doesn’t come from confidence.
It comes from necessity. From survival. From the belief that if you fall apart, everything else will too.

In this episode of Unapologetically In Power, we unmask the Strong One archetype—and explore the weight of holding it all without help.

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• How “strength” became your safety mechanism

• Why vulnerability feels like failure when you’ve always been the dependable one

• What true strength looks like—when it includes receiving

What part of me is afraid to be held?
And what would it look like to let softness lead, even just a little?

You were never meant to carry it all alone.
Softness isn’t weakness—it’s a reclamation.
Power doesn’t mean always standing tall. Sometimes, it means letting someone else lift you.

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