Sometimes I wonder if we shouldn't stop admiring strong women so much.
Yes, those who solve problems, who hold things together, who lead, who reinvent themselves.
We applaud them, of course. We seek them out. We need them.
But we rarely stop to ask them if they are okay.
Or if they simply need a break, a hug, a network that supports them too.
I'm not speaking from the outside, I'm speaking from experience.
I've had the privilege of accompanying many brilliant, generous, courageous women.
And along the way, I've also learned that even the strongest need a safe space for support.
A place where you don't have to prove anything. Where you can simply be.
Because sometimes we confuse leadership with always being available.
Always strong.
Always whole.
That's why WOB.
Because we don't need more perfect women.
We need real spaces. Where you can fail, cry, say “I can't do this anymore” and nothing happens.
Where we can say “I broke a little today” and receive something more than silence from the other side.
Where leading doesn't mean being alone.
I don't have the recipe. But I do have one certainty:
Supporting others should not be a silent sentence.
And being vulnerable does not take away your strength, it just shifts it.
Cristina Ramos.