What Happened When I Finally Spoke My Truth

I stopped saying "I'm fine."

When I first started writing on Substack in March 2026, I published a piece called How Are You Doing?

Lee was in his final decline when I wrote it. He passed away two days later.

Since then I’ve been writing three times a week — about belonging to self, to community, and to home. That’s a lot of writing. A lot of reflection and research. And from that, co…