BRU BUAVA

Woman. Mother. Survivor. I Choose to Speak

I never imagined I’d have to rebuild my life from the ground up — not just once, but many times. As a woman, I was silenced. As a mother, I was tested. As a survivor, I was broken… but never destroyed.

This is not just a story about pain — it’s a story about finding my voice when everything around me tried to take it away. I choose to speak because silence protected everyone but me. I choose to speak because my son deserves a mother who stands, not hides. I choose to speak because healing only begins when the truth is no longer buried.

This is my truth. Raw, messy, and real. And maybe — just maybe — it will help someone else rise too.

Bruna Buava

I’m stepping into a 20-hour silence challenge — staying inside a 2m square without talking and technology — to raise awareness and funds for mental health support.

Why? 

Because I’ve lived it. I've seen what silence does. I've seen how hard it is to ask for help, to admin pain, to keep going when everything feels like too much. But I also know the power of hope, and how even the smallest act - a word, a smile, a message, a donation - can change a life.

I am not alone. It's for every story that deserves to be heard without judgment.

Mental health matters - every single day.

The smallest donation can help create the biggest change.

Support the challenge - Support hope!