Why is it so hard to say what we actually feel?

In this episode of The Triage Table, I sit with a question many of us quietly carry: Why do I struggle to express my emotions?

Not because we don’t feel deeply—but because somewhere along the way, we learned not to show it.

Maybe it was how you were raised.

Maybe vulnerability was never safe.

Maybe you’ve been misunderstood, dismissed, or even hurt when you tried to open up.

So you adapted. You stayed quiet. You kept things in. You became “fine.”

But silence has a cost.

In this conversation, I reflect on how emotional suppression slowly shapes the way we relate—with others and with ourselves. How it shows up in our relationships, our communication, and even the distance we feel from people who matter.

This isn’t about blaming anyone.

It’s about understanding where it started… and asking whether staying silent is still protecting you—or just holding you back.

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