Meet author

Athalia Monae

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My work began with a short story.

Years ago, I wrote a work of fiction for a magazine short story contest. I had poured my thoughts and creativity into the story, only to miss the online submission deadline by just two minutes.

At the time, I thought I had simply missed an opportunity.

Years later I returned to that story and realized there was something more to it.

What began as a short story became Why the Secrets? Through Their Eyes, a self-published work of fiction exploring the impact of the things we leave unsaid and how silence, perception, and communication can shape our relationships. At its heart, the story also explores the importance of seeking the full picture before drawing conclusions, because sometimes, things are not what they seem.

What we believe to be true can be shaped by what we see, what we hear, what we assume, and what remains unspoken.

I wanted the story to reach as many people as possible—not simply to read a story, but to see themselves in it. To recognize the conversations we avoid, the truths we hold back, the assumptions we make, and the ways the things we don’t say can influence our relationships and the way we move through the world.

That story became the beginning of a much larger body of work.

Unspoken Truths: A Guided Journal to Finding Your Voice grew from the same idea, creating space for readers to pause, reflect on their own experiences, and explore the thoughts, feelings, needs, boundaries, and truths that may have remained unspoken.

Say What Matters takes that work from the page into everyday communication. Through guided reflection and practical communication tools, the app helps people prepare for difficult conversations, express themselves with greater clarity and confidence, strengthen boundaries, and navigate the moments when finding the right words matters most.

Explore Say What Matters

The book tells a story.
The journal creates space to reflect.
Say What Matters helps you put reflection into practice.

This philosophy also shapes my private work with women who lead, create, build, and carry responsibility. I create space for women to examine how they communicate, how they are showing up in important conversations, and what may be keeping them from expressing what they truly need or mean.

My work is ultimately about more than finding the right words. It is about understanding why we struggle to say them, recognizing when silence no longer serves us, and developing the clarity to communicate with intention.

Sometimes, finding your voice isn’t about becoming louder.

It’s about becoming clear enough to say what matters.

You may begin with the Essays, explore my Books, or learn more about Private Work.

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About My Books

Why the Secrets? Through Their Eyes is a story-driven exploration of how silence, miscommunication, and unspoken truths shape our closest relationships. Told through multiple perspectives, the book reveals how connection fractures, and how healing begins when empathy, honesty, and courage replace assumption and silence.

With a foreword by Dr. Howard Rankin, PhD, this book invites readers to reflect on their own communication patterns, reclaim their voice, and engage in more honest and meaningful conversations.

Unspoken Truths: A Guided Journal to Finding Your Voice is an invitation to slow down and reflect on the thoughts, experiences, and emotions that often remain unspoken. Through carefully designed prompts and space for personal reflection, the journal encourages readers to explore the moments when silence felt necessary, and the moments when honesty may have brought clarity, connection, or healing.

Created as a companion to Why the Secrets? Through Their Eyes, this guided journal moves beyond the story and into the reader’s own experience. It offers a quiet space to examine communication patterns, process difficult conversations, and rediscover the confidence that comes from expressing oneself with honesty and intention.

At its core, Unspoken Truths is about reclaiming the voice that silence may have hidden but never erased.

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