Unmasking the world, one truth at a time.


This isn’t a blog, a brand, or a self-help factory. It’s a one-woman reckoning with the world -

and an invitation for anyone sick of bullshit to pull up a chair.

Books, podcasts, real talk. No filters. No fluff. Just fire.

The Manifesto

I write and speak because silence never saved me.


I was taught to shrink, to smile, to survive quietly - but turns out I’m not very good at playing dead.

Now I make noise.


Not because I have answers - Gosh, no -but because I’m tired of pretending not to notice the bullshit.

I’m introverted, observant, and a little too intense at parties

(which is fine, because I don’t go to them).


I laugh at the worst things. I Google everything. I’ve been betrayed enough times to earn my sarcasm.

My work is for the ones who ask too many questions.


Who carry grief like a second spine.


Who see through fake smiles, corporate "healing culture," and influencers pretending they’re relatable.

This isn’t a self-help podcast. It’s a “name what hurts and maybe scream a little” podcast.

If you’ve ever felt invisible, furious, or like you’re the only one who sees the cracks - welcome.


You’re not crazy. You’re just awake.

About Me

I’m Alicia Kay - writer, artist, podcaster, and emotionally feral truth-teller behind Lipstick and Lacerations: The View From Under My Rock

I didn’t set out to scream into a mic - I just got tired of pretending everything was okay.

I’m introverted as hell, wildly observant, and completely out of patience for performative bullshit. I used to try and be good.

Quiet. Invisible.

I was a front-of-the-class, in-the-corner-of-the-library kind of kid.

But good girls get eaten alive in a world that only hears you when you scream.

So now I speak. Loudly.

This isn’t a self-help space - it’s a truth space.

We talk about the hard, the hidden, and the stuff polite people whisper about - if they say anything at all.

If you’ve ever felt too much, seen too much, or been wrecked by the weight of staying silent - you’re not alone.

I’m not here to go viral or fit in.

I’m here to peel back the polite, name what hurts, and maybe - just maybe - help someone else wake up, too.

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