🎙 Blinded with Insecurity

In this episode of Village Voice, I read an essay I memorized… because I’m blind and I can’t visually read my own formatting.

Essay- “The Words I’ll Never Read.”

What I Cover

What it’s like building a writing platform without sight

Navigating Substack by sound instead of vision

The irony of coaching writers while using assistive technology

Why trying to “fix” insecurity can actually reinforce it

Choosing permission over perfection

I talk about what it’s like publishing in a visually curated world when you can’t see the layout.

For a long time, I thought insecurity was something I needed to overcome.

Now I’m questioning that.

Because I can’t remove my blindness.

But I can remove the shame around it.

This episode is about permission.

Continue the Conversation inside

The Written Identity

A Question I’m Sitting With

What insecurity are you constantly trying to improve… instead of just allowing?

What if you gave yourself permission instead of pressure?

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