She didn’t get confused. She just didn’t like that you stopped playing dumb.
This episode breaks down what actually happens when you stop tiptoeing around the narrative. The second you ask a direct question or follow up for clarity, the labels start flying...aggressive, controlling, harassing. Not because you escalated, but because the old tactics stopped working...
I walk through how tone gets weaponized when the facts don’t go her way, how calm gets reframed as cold, and how even therapists can fall for the performance. It’s not about conflict...it’s about clarity. And once you stop performing powerlessness, you become the problem.
For the full breakdown, check out the full piece on Substack.
