01/14/2026
Notice when the fear of being cringe took over?
I’m not just talking about the adolescent rite of passage of feeling hyperaware of social dynamics and belonging…
Adults started to police and mock other adults for being too much of themselves.
And I think it was lighthearted at first. Like “haha” ankle socks are out kind of jabs.
But, it’s always worth noticing whatever’s trending as the current way to filter and control self-expression. Because, it’s not new.
What brought so many of us together online was the kind of content that told stories and made people laugh. Many of us were also brought together to encourage each other, protect each other, and spread messages of healing.
Self-expression is connection.
So again…be curious when feeling baited to mock or judge “cringe.”
I’ve been around online long enough to remember when, instead of cringe, it was a massive adoption of a marketing voice that didn’t match, at all, how that person really spoke when being themselves.
Later, I’d receive a lot paid copywriting projects to come in and fix it.
Inside the question “can you make this copy sound more like me now?” was “who am I when I’m being real?”
The short of it is this: this is the year to really own who you are and show that.
Who benefits when you hide?
People started working with me to find their words when they were still unsure of how to say the things they felt swirling around in their heads. With so much to express, it can feel overwhelming to then try and speak clearly, concisely, and make it connect to another person’s experience.
Finding your words is an energetic exercise. If you want to really name who you are, your true unique differentiator, come back to choosing yourself first.
The right words flow through aligned energy. That’s where the most powerful message lives.
So, will your current message work? Depends…can you own it?
This is a self-study course I created as a gateway for those ready to be a lot bolder and more direct about who they are and what they’re really damn good at. (Link in bio)