Reclaiming Power with confidence in Your Own Voice

Author Latika Jones

LyPh be lyPhing’.And sometimes, in the middle of all that lifing’, we start to feel like we’ve lost our voice.

Not the one people hear. But the one that whispers, “You got this.”

The one that says, “You are still powerful.”

As black woman we heal in silence and keep showing up, even when no one knows, even when you have made mistakes and the world may have turned their back; I commend you!

For the ones who are learning to believe again.

Thats the real confidence and strength. Not the performance of it. The real thing. That comes from within.

The Myth of Loud Confidence

Somewhere along the way, we were taught that confidence needed to be loud. That it had to come with flawless branding, exciting energy, and big declarations.

Confidence comes from within. It showing up even through the noise. It's trusting your voice and having the courage to act on it. Even as you tremble you stand in your truth without needing validation to hold you up. That courage exhales freedom on the other side.

As Black women, we’re constantly navigating:

• Be bold, but not too bold.

• Be soft, but not vulnerable.

• Be seen, but not too seen.

That constant code-switching? It’s exhausting.And it’s not our truth.

What Real Confidence Actually Looks Like

Here’s what I’ve learned:

• Confidence is launching your idea before it’s fully pretty.

• Confidence is asking for help without guilt.

• Confidence is choosing rest—without explaining yourself.

• Confidence is honoring your healing, even when it’s messy.

You don’t have to be further ahead to be powerful. You don’t have to perform healing to deserve joy. You don’t have to be polished to be prophetic.

Your existence, your rhythm, your softness—that’s power.

For Black Women Healing in Silence

The resilience of our strength has given to us from our ancestors.:

We were never too much. We just have never given enough room.

We’ve had to survive in spaces that never made space for us. Now we get to choose something different:

• Joy as resistance

• Slowness as sovereignty

• Clarity as justice

Your softness is not a flaw—it’s your strategy.Your silence is not weakness—it’s a sacred recalibration.

That silent healing will live out loud in power.

Journal Prompt: Reclaiming Your Voice

Immediate action prompt: Ask yourself these questions in your Become Your Own Icon Journal.

“Where have I been shrinking my voice to stay safe?”

“What would it sound like to believe myself again?”

Let this be the beginning of a new way. A softer way. A clearer way.

A Gentle Offering: Voice Note Clarity Sessions

If this message landed in your chest and you’re ready to move forward, with clarity, I want to invite you into something new.

Voice Note Clarity Sessions – 30 minutes of sacred support for our Icon members. A private space for your voice, your story, and space to move forward. Become a member of a community encouraging, supportive and a host of accountability partners; because healing should meet you where you are.

Contact us in the chat or click the link to get in where you fit in. Let’s find your next aligned step, without pressure.

You are allowed to trust yourself again.

Even if you whisper it at first, your clarity still counts. And your confidence? It was never lost. It’s just waiting for you to come home to it.

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