# I'm Fine (But I'm Not): The Hidden Weight of Pretending

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Podcast: [Say It Anyway with Corey Proffitt-Boyd](https://stenobird.com/podcast/say-it-anyway-with-corey-proffitt-boyd-7848368)
Published: 2026-05-13T01:20:29+00:00
Episode link: https://www.sayitanyway.me/e/im-fine-but-im-not-the-hidden-weight-of-pretending/
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Duration seconds: 455

## Resource

This episode explores the quiet exhaustion of people who say "I'm fine" while carrying emotional burdens, and the ways we edit our lives to appear okay. Host Corey Proffitt-Boyd urges honesty, normalizes therapy and messy healing, and encourages listeners to reach out, listen, and stop performing… so real connection and recovery can begin.

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