Kill The Silence

Kill The Silence

The Hidden Tax of Being the ‘Strong One’ (And Why It’s Bankrupting Your Nervous System)

When everyone leans on you because you never fall—until you do

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Cody Taymore
Oct 18, 2025
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You’re the one people call in a crisis.

The one who keeps it together when everyone else is falling apart. The one who shows up no matter what. Who handles the hard conversations. Who carries the weight without complaining.

Everyone knows they can count on you. You’ve built your entire identity around being reliable, capable, unshakeable.

And it’s killing …

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