Chewing on the Truth – And Why Silence Can Speak Louder

Author: Bianca Moeschinger

April 2025

There’s something I’ve noticed in myself over time — a pattern, a habit, a dance with discomfort.

Whenever I have a gut feeling that feels intense — fiery, inflammatory, the kind that could cause a ripple or reaction — I don’t speak it. Not at first.

Instead, I chew on it. Digest it. Try to find the balanced, mature, articulate version of it.

And on one hand, that’s a kind of wisdom. A desire to be thoughtful. But on the other, it’s a form of self-censorship. Because those raw truths? They’re still alive inside.

When I have spoken from that place — the real, unedited, messy place — it’s felt like a release. Like energy that’s been locked in my body finally gets to move.

But the consequences can be unpredictable. The impact on others, the potential conflict, the ripple… it all feels like too much. So I stay quiet.

And then — the cycle begins again. The feelings return, triggered by something seemingly unrelated. Because truth doesn’t just go away. It waits.

That’s why I created Under the Silence — my podcast. I wanted to offer a space where the unspoken could rise safely. A container for reflection, insight, and emotional truth — rather than a battleground of attack and defence. I believe we all need places like that.

Because when we look beyond belief systems, skin colour, culture or religion — we are left with the undeniable truth that we all have the same physiology. We all carry a silence inside us that’s screaming to be felt, heard, and acknowledged — without crucifixion.

We all have different ways of dealing.
Some of us shout. Some of us retreat.
Some of us think and think and think, trying to make sense of it all.

But inside, we’re feeling.
We’re aching to be heard — not answered.
To be seen — not solved.

The emotional tension builds in the body. In the heart. In the gut.
And it creates a sorrow — not just for what we can’t say, but for the space that’s missing. The sacred space where truth can live without fear.

The irony?
The silence we choose often creates a bigger ripple than the truth we’re afraid to share.

Lately, I’ve realised something: while my mind is analysing, my heart is simply waiting.
Waiting to be felt.

And when I finally drop in, when I leave the chewing and step into feeling — everything softens.
It no longer matters what I was trying to say.
It matters that I felt it.

But life moves quickly. The moment I re-engage with my roles — the mother, the partner, the business owner — I pick up the thread again.
The treadmill of doing.
The need to perform, provide, succeed.

And so I ask myself…

Is the goal to stop?

Or is it peace?

Is it success?

Or is it simply a happy, honest home?

Maybe the real goal is to stay close to my heart — and speak from there.
Maybe yours is too.

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