🧪 The science behind it
Research shows that openly naming insecurities reduces their power and normalizes self-doubt. Self-disclosure and cognitive reframing improve confidence and psychological safety.
Citations
• Brown, B. (2012). Daring greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. Gotham Books.
• Pennebaker, J. W. (1997). Writing about emotional experiences as a therapeutic process. Psychological Science, 8(3), 162–166.