Clearing the Noise: Letting Shit Go and Making Space to Hear Your Inner Voice

“How can you hear your inner voice if your mind is yelling, your phone is buzzing, and your heart is carrying things it should’ve released five seasons ago?”

So… What’s All This Noise?

Noise isn’t always loud. Sometimes it shows up as mental clutter, emotional baggage, or the weight of other people’s expectations pressing on your shoulders. And before you know it, you can’t even tell what’s yours and what’s just… noise.

As a life coach, I’ve seen it in so many clients. They’re not lost—they’re just buried.

Buried under pressure.

Buried under opinions.

Buried under to-do lists that don’t reflect their truth.

And I’ve lived it too.

Once I accepted that some things are simply beyond my control, I realized I had to let that shit go. I had to shift my focus to what I could change—what I truly needed and wanted for my life.

And honestly? It wasn’t pretty.

Change didn’t happen overnight.

There were moments I felt like I was being torn apart—scrutinized, judged, doubted. My mind overflowed with insecurity. And the voices that once cheered me on became the same ones feeding my fears. Distraction became a lifestyle. The constant buzz of notifications, the endless commentary from others, the pressure to be everything to everyone—it drowned out my own voice. I was moving through life reacting to everything, but responding to nothing that actually mattered.

That’s when I realized: not all noise sounds the same. It shows up in many forms—some louder than others.

Three Types of Noise That Keep Us Stuck

• External Noise

  The nonstop pings, social media scrolls, and constant accessibility. It’s the voices of others taking up space where your own thoughts should be.

  
  

• Internal Noise

  The fear, the doubt, the perfectionism. That voice in your head whispering, “You’re not enough,” and making you question everything you know you’re capable of.

  
  

• Emotional Noise

  The weight of old wounds, disappointment, guilt, and grief. The unspoken heaviness that resurfaces every time you try to move forward.

I was told I wasn’t capable. That I was too old to start over. That my child would suffer if I dared to chase my dreams. Over and over again, I was told that pursuing my purpose was selfish.

Little did they know…

I fought for four years to become who I am today. I had to shut out the chaos, clear the noise, and release everything that didn’t bring peace, purpose, or joy. It wasn’t easy. There were sleepless nights, roadblocks, tears, and moments where even my role as a mother was questioned.

But let me be clear:

I made those changes without sacrificing my time with my son. He always came first. I built my dreams around his schedule—even if it meant staying up all night studying, writing, or creating while he slept. And something beautiful happened in that process.

All that presence. All that intention.

It created a deeper bond between us—one built on love, trust, and time that mattered.

It didn’t weaken us. It made us stronger.

It gave me a deeper purpose.

It opened the door to new possibilities—not just for me, but for us.

Disconnect to Reconnect

We live in a world that celebrates being constantly connected—likes, replies, updates, notifications. But that kind of connection often comes at the cost of our peace. When you’re always “on,” always available, always trying to keep up—it’s easy to lose track of your own voice.

And noise comes in all forms. It’s not just sound—it’s expectation, comparison, perfectionism, guilt, hustle, and fear all tangled up in your daily life. That’s why learning to step back isn’t selfish—it’s necessary.

Because here’s the truth:

You can pursue your dreams without fear.

You can show up for the people you love and still show up for yourself.

But in order to do that, sometimes you have to disconnect—

From the distractions. From the pressure. From the noise.

Because only when you disconnect from everything pulling you away…

Can you reconnect with yourself.

Your peace.

Your clarity.

Your purpose.

Let That Shit Go

I share this not just as a coach, but as a woman, a mother, and a believer in second chances.

You are allowed to rewrite your story.

You are allowed to choose yourself without guilt.

You are allowed to move forward—unapologetically.

And if you take nothing else from this, take this:

Let that shit go.

Clear the noise.

Make space.

And finally—hear your inner voice again.