What If Talking Is a Privilege?

What if talking—the ability to express, label, and name your feelings—is actually a privilege?
What if you grew up in a home where emotions weren’t discussed or modelled, where no one gave you the words to connect what you were feeling to what it was called?

What if, instead of learning how to understand and process your emotions, you grew up in systems that medicalized your experiences, diagnosed your struggles, and labeled your pain—but never taught you how to move forward, how to heal, or how to thrive?

What if you were taught to ignore the pain, to push it down, to act as if it didn’t hurt? What if you were told to “be tough,” “suck it up,” or “be a man”?

What if the people you turned to for help—parents, teachers, even therapists—didn’t have the capacity to hold your pain because no one had held theirs?
What if the systems we’ve historically relied on for care are broken, unable to provide the help we truly need?

And what if talking—so often framed as the foundation of mental health conversations—feels too overwhelming, too unsafe, or simply out of reach?

A Way That Doesn’t Require Words

What if healing didn’t require you to talk?
What if, instead of words, you could access your own intuitive wisdom—guided by gentle tapping, rhythmic movements, or a process that helps your body release what it’s been holding?

What if these simple, non-verbal techniques could open a doorway to a deeper understanding—a connection to what you need, what you feel, and how to move forward?

What if healing didn’t flood your nervous system with overwhelm, but instead calmed it enough that, one day, you could tell your story, if you wanted to?

What if there’s another way?

There is another way.

Dear Bell, Let’s Talk About the People Who Can’t Talk

Your initiative is incredible—it has opened doors for so many to speak openly about their struggles. But there are countless others who can’t talk yet, who don’t have the words or the safety to share their pain.

What if, instead of talking, we tapped instead?
What if we could help people heal without needing them to say a word?

It’s time to expand the conversation and recognize that healing doesn’t always start with words. Sometimes, it starts with a quiet shift—with a gentle process that helps the body let go, one tap at a time.