Silence doesn’t start with us, it echoes. In this episode of Born Tired: Where Survival Meets Healing, I share the story of the silence I was born into, the inherited silence that shaped the women in my family and taught generations how to endure pain without naming it. In my family, silence wasn’t a symptom. It was a tradition. A survival strategy. A belief system protected by fear, faith, shame, and reputation.

This episode is about what happens when women are taught that endurance is love, obedience is virtue, and silence is holiness, and what it looks like when one generation finally decides to break it. Because silence doesn’t just live in the words we never say. It lives in the body. In the throat. In the fear of being “too much.” In the instinct to shrink the truth before it ever leaves you.

And the truth is: the truth didn’t break us. The silence did.

This episode is for anyone who was raised to stay quiet, keep the peace, minimize harm, and carry pain that was never allowed to be named, and who is ready to live differently. You may have inherited the silence… but you don’t have to pass it on.

This podcast is rooted in lived experience. In growing up in survival mode. In breaking generational patterns that were never meant to be carried forward. I speak openly about family trauma, estrangement, identity, C-PTSD, and the slow, intentional work of building a life that finally feels like yours after trauma. Every episode is created for those who carried too much, too early. For the ones who learned to stay quiet to stay safe. For the ones who became strong before they ever felt protected.

Born Tired is a space for cycle breakers, truth tellers, and anyone learning how to rest after a lifetime of bracing. A place where your story is not minimized, your experience is not questioned, and your voice is allowed to exist without explanation.

You don’t need to fix yourself to be here.
You don’t need the right words.
You just need to arrive as you are.

Your voice matters.
Your story matters.
And you are not alone.

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Credits:
Written & narrated by Eirene Torres
Audio production by Carlos Torres
Original music by Carlos Torres

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Born Tired is a personal storytelling podcast based on lived experience. This content is not a substitute for professional mental health care and does not provide medical or clinical advice. If you are struggling or in crisis, please consider reaching out to a qualified mental health professional or local support services.