Category: Identity, Growth & Reinvention
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Faith, the First Step, and Not Seeing the Whole Staircase
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There are quotes you admire… and then there are quotes that walk beside you. This has been one of mine. Not because it sounds poetic… though it is. Not because it’s famous… though it…
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Life Comes in Plot Twists: What Job Loss Taught Me About Reinventing Myself
I didn’t plan to reinvent myself in midlife. I didn’t wake up one day and say, “You know what would be fun? A full identity reboot.” No. Life simply… happened. It happened the way sudden storms do, quietly at first, then all at once. It showed up with one of those plot twists you don’t…
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The Power of Self-Compassion. When Your Life Feels Like a Plot Twist
There’s a moment in every woman’s life when she looks around and thinks: “Okay… this is not the plot I signed up for.” Maybe your career shifted. Maybe your body changed. Maybe your relationships evolved, or even dissolved. Maybe your hormones are rewriting your internal script like it’s a surprise (and very disappointing) season finale.…
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The Confidence Dip in Midlife (And How to Stop Apologizing for Existing)
There’s a moment in midlife when your confidence, the confidence you spent decides building, suddenly decides to take a little vacation. No warning. No out-of-office reply. Just poof. Gone. One day you’re handling life with your usual competence, and the next you’re second-guessing everything from your outfit to your opinions to whether people secretly think…
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Who Am I Now? The Identity Crisis No One Warns You About
There’s a moment, somewhere in midlife, when you catch yourself in the mirror and think: “Who… exactly… am I right now?” Not in a dramatic “pack a bag and move to Bali” sort of way. More like a subtle, quiet, unsettling tug. A soft whisper in the back of your mind: Something’s shifting. I don’t…
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Perimenopause Mood Swings Aren’t “Crazy”. They’re Biology
There’s a moment in every woman’s life when she thinks: “Am I actually losing it… or are my hormones just doing parkour again?” Maybe you snapped at someone who didn’t deserve it. Maybe you cried over a tortilla chip. Maybe you felt a surge of anxiety so random it might as well have been a…