4,005 Subscribers in 112 Days (With Zero Strategy)

April 5th: 0 subscribers. July 26th: 4,005 subscribers.

No ads. No promotion. No social media strategy. No networking. No guest appearances. No podcast tours. No "growth hacking."

Just me telling the truth about shit that most people are too scared to discuss.

"Authenticity isn't a marketing strategy. It's what happens when you stop pretending everything is fine."

Here's what I learned building this movement:

People are starving for real conversations. They're drowning in content that tells them to "stay positive" and "practice gratitude" while their lives are falling apart. They want someone to acknowledge that sometimes life is brutal and unfair and that toxic positivity isn't the answer.

Your pain is your platform. The stories I was most afraid to tell are the ones that exploded. The posts about narcissistic abuse, professional predators, and trauma responses disguised as success got shared hundreds of times. Your worst experiences might be exactly what someone else needs to hear.

Silence kills movements. Every time I hesitated to publish something because it was "too raw" or "too controversial," I was choosing comfort over connection. The moment I stopped editing myself to avoid discomfort, people started paying attention.

You don't need everyone. I'm not trying to build the biggest audience. I'm trying to build the right audience. People who are ready for uncomfortable truths. People who are tired of surface level solutions to deep problems. People who want to kill the silence around things that matter.

"You don't need a million followers. You need a thousand people who would trust you with their life."

The algorithm rewards authenticity. Not the fake authenticity that's all over social media. Real authenticity. The kind that makes people uncomfortable. The kind that gets screenshot and sent to friends with "you need to read this." The kind that makes people say "finally, someone said it."

Every subscriber matters. These aren't just numbers. These are people who chose to let my words into their inbox. People who trust me enough to show up in their most private digital space. People who are ready to have conversations that others won't.

4,005 people in 112 days because I refused to stay silent about things that needed to be said.

No shortcuts. No tricks. No strategies.

Just truth.

And apparently, truth is exactly what people have been waiting for.

The Kill the Silence movement isn't about me. It's about all of us who are tired of pretending everything is fine when it's not. It's about breaking the conspiracy of silence around trauma, abuse, and the systems that enable predators.

It's about choosing courage over comfort.

And based on these numbers, I'm not the only one ready for that choice.

Thank you for trusting me with your attention. Thank you for sharing these posts with people who need them. Thank you for proving that authentic voices still matter in a world full of noise.

We're just getting started.

Here's what's coming next: I want to open this platform to other survivors who are ready to break their silence. If you have a story that needs to be heard - whether it's about narcissistic abuse, workplace predators, family trauma, or any other truth that's been buried by shame - I want to help you tell it.

This movement is bigger than me. It's about creating a space where people can feel seen, heard, and validated without having to sanitize their experiences for public consumption.

If you're interested in collaborating or sharing your story on this platform, reach out. Let's amplify voices that have been silenced for too long.

Because the more of us who speak up, the harder it becomes for predators to operate in the shadows.

What story are you not telling because you're afraid of what people will think?

That might be exactly the story someone needs to hear. And maybe it's time the world heard it.

—Cody Taymore

Kill The Silence