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You can feel like you’re handling the body changes that come with midlife one day, then see yourself in a dressing room mirror the next and completely tank. Your body looks different than you thought it did, the clothes fit differently than expected, and suddenly you’re asking, how did I get here? I don’t even recognize myself. Even when your size technically hasn’t changed, your body can still look different, and that can be incredibly difficult to deal with emotionally. I find myself...

You can be putting in the same effort you always have and still find yourself in a season where things are slowing down. It can be hard to watch others around you doing well and thriving while you are grappling for answers and trying to understand why the things that worked before are no longer working in the same way. I have been wrestling with this in my own business. I knew I needed more clarity and alignment in my messaging and in my services, but if I am honest, the slowdown felt a...

Everywhere you look, the message seems to be the same. Do more. Buy more. Optimize more. Give your kids more experiences. Make your life more interesting. Keep improving, keep adding, keep proving that you’re making the most of everything. Even when all of that more is exhausting, it can still feel safer than letting any of it go. I’ve been noticing how deeply attached I am to that idea, not just with clothes and things, but with my time, my work, my health, and the way I measure whether I’m...