As I continue with the Strong Woman Suffering in Silence series, I wanted to discuss keeping secrets that aren't yours to keep and the effects it has on you. Deciding that I wasn't going to carry around a secret that wasn't mine, that I had been hiding for 21 years, allowed me to fully heal and move forward from the abuse. Keeping secrets that aren't ours to keep uses our energy and keeps us tied to circumstances that we don't need to be tied to. Freeing yourself from the hold of keeping secr...