Welcome to Kill The Silence — Start here
Survival tools for people who’ve been through hell and still show up.
You’re reading this because something hit hard enough to make you stop scrolling.
Good. You’re in the right place.
What This Is
Kill The Silence is survival intelligence for people who’ve been through hell and are still showing up.
No therapy speak. No wellness bullshit. No “everything happens for a reason.”
Just tools that actually work when you’re rebuilding while everything’s falling apart.
6,900+ followers. 4,200+ reading weekly.
Who I Am
I’m Cody Taymore. Regional VP of Sales. 6+ years sober from alcoholism. ADHD. C-PTSD.
I’ve rebuilt twice:
First rebuild: Survived childhood abuse. Built a $500M financial advisory career. Reported workplace abuse at Fidelity Investments. They retaliated, wrongfully terminated me, and tried to end my career with fraudulent marks on my licenses. I sued them and won—forced them to remove every mark. But I lost two years of income and everything I’d built.
Second rebuild: Went to therapy to heal. Trusted my therapist completely for 5 years. When my best friend died, she saw an opportunity. She blackmailed me. Drugged me with benzodiazepines without my informed consent. Used five years of my vulnerabilities as weapons. Extorted $126,000 from me. I’d been completely sober and healthy before this—she destroyed that. I turned to smoking weed heavily just to cope with what she was doing to me. She almost killed me.
I’m currently suing her. Full trial. No settlement.
I’m still here. I’m sober from alcohol again. And I’m building tools from the wreckage for people who need them.
What You Get
FREE:
1 essay every week on trauma, ADHD, sales, addiction, workplace warfare, and survival
Each essay unlocks for 1 month, then locks behind the paywall
See what I’m building, decide if it’s worth it
PAID - $96/year or $10/month:
Full archive access: 100+ past essays unlocked immediately
2 paid-only deep dives monthly: Tactical frameworks that never go free—response scripts, negotiation strategies, documentation systems, crisis protocols
Every podcast episode: Raw conversations about trauma, survival, sales, sobriety, money
Community access: Comment and connect with other survivors who get it
FOUNDING MEMBERS - $250/year:
Everything in Paid, locked at $250/year forever. Includes 1-hour strategy call where we build your tactical 90-day plan (career, financial, workplace, ADHD—whatever you need). Licensed financial advisor, VP of Sales, documented survivor with legal wins. You get the playbook. Early access to all content. Founding Member status. When prices increase, you’re protected.
[Subscribe - $96/year] ← Best value, save $24
[Subscribe - $10/month]
[Founding Member - $250/year]
Who This Is For
You’ve been through hell and you’re still moving.
You’re building something while carrying weight nobody sees.
You’ve had to rebuild after systems or people tried to destroy you.
You’re a high-performer who won’t use trauma as an excuse but won’t pretend it doesn’t exist.
You’re navigating corporate warfare, addiction recovery, ADHD, financial stress, or relationship damage while still showing up every day.
You’re done performing fine and ready for tools that actually work.
If that’s you, this work is for you.
[Subscribe - $96/year] ← Lock in this rate
[Subscribe - $10/month]
[Founding Member - $250/year]
What I Write About
Survival intelligence. Trauma recovery. Sales psychology. Workplace warfare. ADHD systems. Addiction and sobriety. Therapist predation. Narcissistic abuse. Legal battles. Financial strategy. Staying functional while healing. Rebuilding when everything falls apart.
I write about these things because I’ve lived them.
Not as someone who “overcame.” As someone still in it, still fighting, still figuring it out.
Why I Charge
I gave my trauma story to a therapist for free for five years. She used every word against me and took $126,000.
I learned that free doesn’t mean accessible. It means undervalued.
If this work helps you breathe, feel seen, or hold on when everything’s falling apart—if it gives you clarity your $200/hour therapist won’t—it’s worth $96 a year.
Your support keeps this work alive and unfiltered.
This isn’t content. This is clarity.
This isn’t therapy. This is survival.
This isn’t healing. This is rebellion.
[Subscribe - $96/year] ← Lock in this rate before it increases
[Subscribe - $10/month]
[Founding Member - $250/year]
Let’s kill the silence.
— Cody Taymore
Kill The Silence
Explore the Digital Library: Legacy tools, frameworks, and resources available separately.
I'm Offering Strategy Calls Now
I’m adding something to the Founding Member tier that I should have done from the start.
Read My Therapist Abuse & Recovery Story:
How My Therapist Spent 5 Years Mapping My Trauma, Stole $126,000, Confessed in Writing — And Is Still Practicing Today
The shocking true story of systematic financial and psychological abuse by a licensed mental health professional - and why she's still practicing today
Love this intro and I’m totally onboard for the long-haul! Thanks for this! 💙
Cody--love what you are doing here. As a trauma counselor and relationship trauma coach, I know you must name what is happening to heal. You allow people to name it out loud, and that matters. Too many counselors don't get it--and too many aren't able to decipher covert abuse in all its forms, from boardroom to bedroom. In addition, we must know that psychological flexibility is healing--we don't ever graduate from the process; we learn to walk with it hand in hand while pursuing what matters most.