Celeste OptiMysing

Survivor. Speaker. GBV Specialist. Author of My Journey My Way. Helping people find the courage to heal, lead, and live Brave Enough.

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

Have you thought about what you are asking when you say, "Speak Up?" Are we making it easier? #BraveEnough

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

If every person a survivor met asked one question...

"What burden can I remove today?"

...how different would the journey look?

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[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

I've spent more than twenty years working in this field.

The one question I keep coming back to is this...

Are we making the journey easier, or are we asking survivors to carry too much?

#BraveEnough

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

I don't have all the answers.

I do have a lot of questions.

And I think better questions are where better solutions begin.

#CoffeeChat #BraveEnough

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

The people working in GBV aren't the problem.

Most are exhausted because they care.

Maybe it's time we stopped trying to fix people and started redesigning systems.

#BraveEnough

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

What if the question isn't, "How can I help?"

What if it's, "What burden can I remove?"

That feels like a better place to start.

#CoffeeChat #BraveEnough

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

Every form.

Every referral.

Every time someone has to tell their story again.

It might seem small to us.

It rarely feels small to the survivor.

#BraveEnough

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

Here's a question I can't shake...

Have we accidentally designed a system that expects the strongest person in it to be the one who is hurting the most?

#CoffeeChat #BraveEnough

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

What if we've been asking all the wrong questions?

Maybe the biggest challenge facing survivors isn't only the violence they've experienced. Maybe it's the burden they carry after asking for help.

I'm ready to start that conversation.

#BraveEnough

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

Growth doesn't always look dramatic. Sometimes it just looks like responding differently than you did last time. Where have you grown without noticing?

#BraveEnough #WhoToldYouThat #TheStoriesWeTellOurselves

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

We believe our flaws so easily, but we argue with every compliment. Maybe that's the story that needs changing. Which do you believe first?

#BraveEnough #WhoToldYouThat #TheStoriesWeTellOurselves

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

It's strange how one careless comment can shape years of your life. The person who said it has probably forgotten. Have you? What are you still carrying?

#BraveEnough #WhoToldYouThat #TheStoriesWeTellOurselves

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

Familiar doesn't always mean true. Some of the stories you believe about yourself have simply been repeated the longest. Which story needs questioning?

#BraveEnough #WhoToldYouThat #TheStoriesWeTellOurselves

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

We spend so much of our lives waiting until we feel ready. Maybe ready isn't a feeling. Maybe it's what happens after you start. What are you waiting for?

#BraveEnough #WhoToldYouThat #TheStoriesWeTellOurselves

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

The most dangerous lie we tell ourselves is that awareness creates change.

It doesn't.

Accountability does.

#BraveEnough

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You shouldn't have to silence yourself to feel safe.

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[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

Who told you that you weren't enough? Somewhere along the way you believed it, but that doesn't make it true. Who told you that?

#BraveEnough #WhoToldYouThat #TheStoriesWeTellOurselves

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

Who told you that courage means not being afraid?

Courage begins where excuses end.

#WhoToldYouThat #BraveEnough

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

Who told you that your voice doesn't matter?

The words you don't speak may be the ones someone else needs to hear.

#WhoToldYouThat #BraveEnough

[Celeste OptiMysing @CelesteOptimyst]

Who told you that discomfort means you're on the wrong path?

Growth has always been uncomfortable.

#WhoToldYouThat #BraveEnough