Kill The Silence

Kill The Silence

You Don’t Need Closure. You Need Self Respect

The most powerful thing you’ll never hear from your ex, your therapist, or your past.

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Cody Taymore
Oct 09, 2025
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The Lie We’re Sold About Closure

Everyone wants closure.
We crave it like oxygen after the fire. We convince ourselves that if we could just get that last conversation, that final explanation, the story would finally make sense.

But closure isn’t peace. Closure is control disguised as healing.
It’s the illusion that the same people who broke your heart are …

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