Shauna Pearson
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I was, number one, I was silent.
I've had kids.
And when my daughter was in kindergarten, there was a girl in her class who had something called selective mutism.
And I guess that's like a newish term from 2011 or 2012.
But I had that.
I never spoke a word for years when I was outside of my home.
And I felt like there was just something so off with me.
And I never, I just didn't fit in with girls or with boys.
And I was always at a different speed.
I was always past wherever they were, if that makes any sense.
They were talking about something and I was always like a year ahead of them, even though I wasn't, right?
Even though I was actually way behind them.
And it's just...
I just wanted to hide.
And I did.
I just tried to blend into the walls and not say a word and not get found out.
For what?
I have no idea.
But it was like that for years.
It was like that for years.