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We often build facades of stoicism. "I'm fine," we say. "It doesn't matter." These are the words we use to patch over the cracks in our psyche. But true communication—the kind that therapists and poets advocate for—requires us to stop patching and start exposing. To truly "use your words" in an authentic way is to invite a controlled demolition of the persona we present to the world.

We have all heard the mantra. It is chanted by kindergarten teachers, repeated by couples therapists, and scrolled across inspirational Pinterest boards in loopy cursive font: use your words crack