Stand in Your Strength: Owning Your Truth When Others Can’t See It

heatherannkoehn
1 day ago
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There comes a time in every journey—especially the soul-led ones—when your calling, belief system, or truth will be misunderstood, doubted, or outright dismissed by someone else.

Sometimes it's subtle, like a raised eyebrow or a well-meaning “are you sure?” Other times, it's overt: criticism, judgment, rejection, or manipulation. And it often comes from those closest to you.

In those moments, you’re faced with a choice: bend to their discomfort, or stand in your strength.

Choosing yourself—especially when others want you to shrink—requires courage, clarity, and a deep knowing of who you are and what you're here for.

What Does It Mean to Stand in Your Strength?

Standing in your strength is not about being loud, aggressive, or unshakable all the time. It's about integrity with your truth. It's the quiet conviction that says:

“I may not be understood, but I am aligned.”“I will not abandon myself to stay comfortable for someone else. My calling is not up for debate.”

To stand in your strength means knowing what you believe, what you value, and what you’re building—even when others try to redefine you based on their fears or limitations.

How to Know When You’re Being Railroaded

Sometimes we’re so used to being influenced by others that we don’t even realize when our path is being redirected. Here are subtle signs that someone may be derailing your alignment:

You're constantly second-guessing yourself around them.

You feel confident alone, but doubt creeps in after you talk to certain people.

You're being “logic’d” out of your intuition.

Someone insists your path must make linear sense when you know it’s spiritually guided.

You feel small, muted, or out of sync after engaging with them.

Instead of feeling inspired or supported, you feel drained or defensive.

They consistently diminish what matters to you.

They may frame it as concern or logic, but the effect is to make your calling seem foolish or unrealistic.

You’re asked to prove yourself to be valid.

Instead of being met with curiosity or support, you're put on trial for the beliefs, practices, or dreams that light you up.

Why It’s Vital to Stand in Your Strength

1. Your Calling Wasn't Meant for Them to Understand

Some visions are too vast for others to hold. That doesn't make your path wrong—it makes it yours.

2. Playing Small to Soothe Others Leads to Soul Decay

When you mute your truth to be more palatable, you abandon yourself. Over time, this leads to resentment, spiritual disconnection, and burnout.

3. Spiritual Gifts Are Not for External Validation

Not everyone will understand your intuitive knowing, your energetic sensitivity, or your divine assignments. That’s okay. They’re not meant to. Strength comes from trusting the unseen.

4. Your Strength Keeps You On Path

Every time you say, “No, this is what I believe,” you reinforce your inner compass.

Strength builds clarity. And clarity magnetizes the right opportunities, people, and support.

When You're Spiritually Gaslit

Spiritual gaslighting happens when someone invalidates your beliefs, energetic experiences, or soul nudges in a way that makes you doubt your own perception.

Examples:

“That’s not how reality works.”
“You’re being irrational or overemotional.”
“You can’t build a life on intuition and energy.”
“You’re too sensitive.”
“You should be more practical.”

These comments often come from those who haven’t done the inner work required to live in alignment. That’s not your burden to carry.

How to Reclaim and Protect Your Power

1. Write Your Own Creed

What do you believe? What do you stand for? What are your non-negotiables in life and spirit? Put it in writing. Keep it visible. Let it become your energetic shield.

2. Clear the Noise

Take time away from people who make you doubt your voice. This might include social media, relatives, or friends who mean well but speak from fear, not vision.

3. Ground in Daily Practices

Meditation, nature, breathwork, prayer, journaling, embodiment work—these are tools that realign you with your soul’s voice when the world gets loud.

4. Speak Your Truth (Even If It Shakes)

Say it out loud. “This is what I feel called to.” “This belief is true for me.” “I honor where you are, but I’m walking a different path.”Even a whisper builds spiritual muscle.

5. Surround Yourself with Vision-Keepers

Find your circle—the people who don’t just allow your truth, but celebrate it. People who don't shrink when you rise. Mentors, spiritual guides, aligned friends, or teachers who see you.

You Are Allowed to Be Too Much for Some People

Some will resist your clarity because they haven’t found theirs.

Some will try to redirect you because they fear the unfamiliar.

Some will say you’re unrealistic because they stopped dreaming long ago.

That doesn’t mean you’re lost.

It means you're blazing a trail they haven’t walked.

A Final Reflection

You were not made to fit into someone else’s limited lens. You were made to expand, to remember, to embody the divine in a way only you can.

Standing in your strength doesn’t mean never wavering. It means returning to your truth—again and again—until it becomes your foundation.

If you're ready to strengthen your voice, clear spiritual interference, and re-center in your calling, I offer 1:1 sessions, energy medicine, and intuitive coaching designed to help you reclaim what's yours.

You're not meant to walk this path in silence or isolation. Let’s walk it together—on purpose.

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