Loud on the Inside

society, culture, personal, journals · EN-US

Storycrafted: Loud on the Inside is a weekly audio diary from an introverted independent creator who is betting on herself — one week at a time.After 15 years in tech, the last three as a Staff Content Designer working in data and AI, I was laid off on January 14th, 2025. According to Black Girls Code, Black women hold only 2% of tech roles in the U.S. I was one of them. Again.So I did something that scared me more than the layoff did.I bet on myself.Every week I show up here and tell the truth about what that actually looks like — the projects I'm building, the risks I'm taking, the days it feels like the right decision and the days it absolutely doesn't. No highlight reel. No hustle culture. Just the work, the doubt, and the voice that was always loudest when nobody else could hear it.This is that voice. Out loud. Finally.