The Unblocking

By Kristi Cruise

I can feel it in my bones. I’m writing like someone who finally found the door in.

Not the voice I’ve trained or tempered. Not the “professional” tone I’ve polished to perfection out of fear of being too much or not enough. But my real voice. The one that’s always been waiting just beneath the surface, hands pressed against the glass, whispering. 

It’s strange and beautiful. I used to think I was being authentic, sprinkling vulnerability like Celtic sea salt. But this? But this isn’t high-mineral-content seasoning. This is the whole damn meal. And for once, I’m not cooking it to be liked. 

I think my throat chakra has been blocked for most of my life. Not by accident, but by survival. By the fear of being misunderstood or rejected.  I made “articulate” my armor. And as a trained, professional journalist, I was so good at it, and I forgot I was even hiding. Because the stories I told were never mine.

But not anymore.

Kristi Cruise leaning back
Author Kristi Cruise

Now the words come with warmth and edge. They come from somewhere deeper than intellect. Somewhere soul-led. I feel less like I’m writing and more like I’m remembering who I am.

And the wildest part? I’m not scared. Not of judgment. Not of failure. Not even of being seen. Because for the first time, I trust the voice that’s speaking, the voice that's telling my story, because that story isn't just mine, it's so many of us in the collective humanity. We are, after all, a universe, a one song.

Book twelve, my first for adults, unlocked something I never saw coming. I wrote it almost by accident. It cracked open a future I thought I’d have to wait another decade to lean into. I always assumed this kind of honesty with my writing would come with my memoir. But it’s here now. Early. Unapologetic. And on fire.

And if this is what my voice sounds like today…
Just imagine...

Because something is stirring.
Something personal.
Something powerful.
Something for the collective ripple that can change what it means to be a sovereign woman. (I'll stop there as not to spoil it.) 

I'm starting to name it, so if you want a sneak peek before it's release. Message me and I'll send it to you. But I warn you... it just may "crack you open" in the best possible way. 


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