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Dear Reader , Both my parents had passed away by the time I was 29. It took me three years after that to let myself get therapy. Not because I didn’t need it. Because I didn’t want my wedding to be about them not being there. I told myself I was fine. I told myself I could handle it. I had built an identity around being strong. Around not needing help. And somewhere along the way, getting support started to mean something was wrong with me. I did the same thing in my career. I sat in...
Dear Reader , There’s a moment I keep seeing right now. Women who know something is shifting.Who feel what’s possible. And then… they pause. They hesitate.They tell themselves they need more clarity before they move forward. On the surface, it sounds like they just need more time to think, feel ready. But it’s not. It’s about wanting to know…“Can I really do this?” And underneath that: “Can I let myself be supported in a way I haven’t before?” There’s a quote by Virginia Satir that I recently...
Happy Friday Reader , I had a series of conversations today that stayed with me and had to send this newsletter out today. At a dance class.With the receptionist at my acupuncturist.With a student in my neuropharmacology course who is a single mom in the middle of a career pivot. Different lives. Different paths.But the same underlying feeling. “I think I’m behind.”“I’m not doing enough.”“I don’t feel clear.”“I’m not moving fast enough.” And what struck me is this: They all thought something...