Make it mentionable
On making things mentionable
The things we leave unsaid are usually the things that matter most.
The dance between what’s said and what goes unsaid is where my work begins.
It might take the shape of an essay, a poem, a song, a keynote, or a catalytic hour with a leader who is on the cusp of important decisions because nothing changes while it stays unmentionable.
Naming something is the smallest possible act of courage, and small acts of courage are the ones that actually lead to transformation.
[A second line]
Let’s connect some dots.
Hi, I’m Alyssa.
Insatiably curious. Passionate dot connector. Obsessed with communication. Big dessert fan. I write, speak, and start conversations about the things you’re secretly thinking, but avoiding saying out loud.
If the stories we tell ourselves and the stories we tell others create our reality, what becomes possible when we become better storytellers?
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Currently working on
A dual perspective novel. Think rom com that started right at “happily ever after.”
Locked Lips
Common ways we stop ourselves from making it mentionable: thoughts we tone down before anyone hears them, when being nice replaces kindness, ways we shrink our desire to be more palatable. Censorship hurts everyone.
I’m not okay with this plan.
I think I’m meant to write the book.
I’m in love with you.
What’s the thing that feels unmentionable? I dare you to tell me →
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Like a great charcuterie board, there’s lots of variety.
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