Heavy Is the Head

💬“Heavy is the head that wears the crown.”

We’ve all heard those words.

But if you’ve ever had to be the strong one—in your family, your work, your community—you know this truth not as poetry, but as lived experience.

It’s not just a metaphor.
It’s your Monday morning.
It’s your 3 a.m. anxiety.
It’s the smile you force when you’re quietly breaking.

🎧 New Podcast Episode: “Heavy Is the Head”

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In this solo episode of Mirror Talk, I explore the emotional fatigue of carrying the world on your shoulders. From leadership roles to family pressure to the haunting silence of “success,” this episode is for anyone who feels unseen… while holding everyone else together.

🧠 What You’ll Learn

• The invisible cost of being dependable
• How success can be isolating—and strangely hollow
• Why burnout often hides behind a strong face
• How to begin the process of letting go and resting
• What it means to lead from a place of honesty, not just performance

💡 Key Takeaways

• You can be grateful and still feel overwhelmed.
• Real strength includes rest, honesty, and asking for help.
• The crown you wear—whatever it looks like—may be earned, but it doesn’t have to be worn all the time.
• You are allowed to be human. Not just heroic.

✍️ Reflection Prompt: Create Your “Release List”

Take five minutes to ask yourself:

• What roles or expectations are exhausting me?
• Who am I trying to protect… while I neglect myself?
• What would I say if I wasn’t trying to be the strong one?

Now write this down:

“I give myself permission to let go of ______.”

Read it. Out loud. Even whisper it.
That small act? That’s how we begin to breathe again.

📣 Quote Worth Sharing

“You don’t need to wear the crown to prove your worth. You already are enough—with or without the weight.”

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All The Love You Give: A Journey Back to Yourself – Mirror Talk: Soulful Conversations

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💭 Final Thoughts

Being the strong one isn’t a flaw.
It’s often born from love.
From survival.
From wanting better—for everyone.

But you, too, deserve better.

You deserve space to rest, to break down, to not have the answers.
To take off the crown.
And remember who you were before the world asked you to carry it all.

Because heavy is the head…
but even heavier is a heart that’s forgotten it’s allowed to feel.

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