Allowing ourselves to take up space

what I wish I'd known when I was struggling to show up as my true self

I used to feel irritated by the phrase “take up space,” it almost made it seem like such an easy thing to do. Like you can just shift a few boxes out of the way to make a clearing for yourself and boom, you’re taking up space and feel good about it.

Despite being online for years, the vulnerability required to be fully seen as my authentic self by others…