At some point, independence stops feeling like freedom.
It starts feeling like something you’re quietly responsible for.
This episode of Caffeine & Clarity explores what happens when self-reliance and emotional composure stop serving you — not because they were wrong, but because they were protective.
We talk about:
• Why receiving support can feel uncomfortable
• Emotional self-containment disguised as maturity
• The quiet cost of always being “fine”
• Letting yourself be seen without managing the room

This is Episode 3 of Unbecoming — a limited series about the selves we had to become to survive, and the courage it takes to let them go.

There’s no advice here.
No fixing.
Just an honest place to sit with what’s changing.

If this episode gave you a small place to rest or breathe, you’re exactly where you need to be. 
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