# @suesmeys47 on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcn8Ps3hYCj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69956703-suesmeys47-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/535bfa487c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-29T12:30:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sue Smey (@suesmeys47) — https://gondola.cc/suesmeys47

## Caption

I used to think strong women weren’t supposed to be easy to hurt.

I was wrong.

I can be strong, independent, confident AND still have moments where one comment hits an old wound and absolutely crushes me.

The difference now is that I understand where those feelings come from.

I know my insecurities. I know my triggers. And instead of shaming myself for feeling deeply, I let myself feel it, understand it, and move through it.

Because strength isn’t becoming so hardened that nothing can hurt you.

Strength is knowing yourself deeply enough to recognize the wound without letting it define you. ❤️‍🩹

This is so much of the work I now bring into my 1:1 coaching and motivational speaking: helping people understand that you don’t have to become less emotional to become more powerful.

You can be sensitive AND strong.
You can be emotional AND powerful.
You can still be healing AND help others heal.

Both can be true. ❤️

If you’re ready to start seeing yourself differently, DM me about 1:1 coaching or speaking opportunities.

#LifeCoach #OneOnOneCoaching #MotivationalSpeaker #EmotionalStrength #SelfWorth

## Stats

- **Views:** 600
- **Likes:** 29
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## Tags

lifecoach, motivationalspeaker, emotionalstrength, oneononecoaching, selfworth

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