Long before you knew who you were, rules were already written about who you were supposed to be.
In this episode, Anna Malaika Tubbs explores the quiet, powerful rules we inherit—about strength, care, emotion, worth, and belonging—rules we never consented to but learned in order to survive.
These rules weren’t designed to honor our full humanity. They were designed to keep a system running.
By learning to notice them, we begin to loosen their hold. And in that awareness, we reclaim choice, compassion, and the freedom to imagine something better than what we inherited.
