"The cost of not sharing yourself with your friends is isolation. That is so much worse than rejection." -- Ryan Samuel

In this episode:

• The top 3 things people keep to themselves: money struggles, relationship problems, and mental health.
• Why embarrassment and shame stop us from opening up to the people who love us most.
• The cost of hiding things—and how it quietly creates distance in our closest friendships.
• What happens when we finally share the things we’ve been hiding.

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Why do we hide our struggles from the very people who care about us most? In this episode of Create Your Fate, I sit down with my longtime friend, Ryan Samuel, and together we open up about the things we didn’t tell our friends during breakups—why we chose to stay silent, and what it cost us. From the silly little embarrassments to the heavy stuff, we unpack why so many of us keep secrets around money struggles, relationship problems, and mental health.

This is a conversation about the masks we wear in our friendships and the walls we build to protect our image. But it’s also about the freedom and connection that comes from finally being real. Ryan and I share our own stories, the lessons we’ve learned, and the surprising ways vulnerability actually strengthens relationships. Because most of the time, the very things we’re afraid to share are the ones that bring us closer.

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