We often think speaking our truth is the highest form of authenticity—but what happens when our need to be right drowns out someone else’s truth? I've learned that real connection doesn’t come from dominating the conversation, but from making space for it. What if we’re holding so tightly to our perspective that we miss the chance to grow, to shift, or even to understand? In this reflection, I explore the risks we take when we speak—and the risks we take when we stay silent. And how, somewhere in the middle, we might just find a more honest way to relate to one another.