Stories are how we make sense of what’s happening to us.

But when something hard hits, most of us go quiet. We tell ourselves we’ll share it later- when we understand it, when it feels less raw, when there’s a neat ending.

So we carry it alone. But silence has weight. And it makes heavy things feel heavier. Because there’s something that happens when someone tells the truth in real time. Not to fix it. Not to package it. Just to say: this is happening, and it’s really hard.

It creates recognition. And recognition creates relief. Today’s conversation is about sharing while you’re still in it.

In today’s episode I’m joined by Kyara Bentley, who opens up about her recent stage 4 endometriosis diagnosis- the uncertainty, the fear, and the impact on her future. And what happened when she chose to speak before she had the answers.

This is a conversation about being witnessed. And why sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is press “post.”

If anyone would like to speak with Kyara about anything covered in the episode you can find her on Instagram on Hope Beyond Endo on her personal page 

The petition to make egg freezing available on the NHS to endometriosis patients,

Why Aren’t We Talking About This? is a series of honest conversations about the stuff we rarely discuss but probably should - big feelings, weird thoughts, life, death, and all the messy, beautiful parts of being human.

Hosted by me, Carly Osman-Holme, on a quest to dodge a full-blown existential crisis. I’ve reached that point in life where I’m asking the big questions: How did I get here? What do I actually want? And why didn’t they teach us any of this in school?