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Living in Two Seasons at Once
September asks us to live between things: summer and autumn, freedom and routine, what has been and what comes next. A reflection on the strange beauty of allowing two seasons — and sometimes two truths — to exist at once.
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What Have I Outgrown?
Something can have been completely right for one season of your life and no longer fit the life you're living now. This gentle reflection explores the routines, roles, ambitions, expectations and old versions of ourselves we may have quietly outgrown — and how we might leave some of them behind with gratitude rather than regret. Includes a beautiful free printable.
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What Do I Need More of Right Now?
What would make the life you’re living right now feel a little better? This gentle reflection invites you to consider what you need more of — for your body, mind, heart and yourself — and to look beneath the first answer to what you may really be asking for. Includes a beautiful free reflection printable from The Life I’m Living Collection.
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What’s Taking Up Space in My Head?
Sometimes what makes life feel overwhelming isn’t only how much we’re doing, but how much we’re trying to remember, anticipate, decide, solve and carry at the same time. This gentle reflection explores the invisible mental load of ordinary life and includes a beautiful free brain dump printable to help you put some of it down.
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Where Does My Energy Go?
Where does your energy go — and is everything receiving it really worth the cost? This thoughtful reflection explores energy well spent, the things that restore us and the quiet energy leaks that can leave us depleted. Includes a beautiful free reflection printable from The Life I’m Living Collection.
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What Does My Life Actually Look Like Right Now?
What does your life actually look like when you stop and look at an ordinary week? This gentle reflection explores what fills your time, what feels meaningful, what gets squeezed out and whether the story you tell yourself about your life is really true. Includes a beautiful free A Week in My Life printable.
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Where I Am Now: A Gentle Life Check-In
When did you last stop and ask yourself how you really are? This gentle life check-in is an invitation to slow down, notice what feels good, what feels difficult and what may be changing — without assuming anything needs to be fixed. Includes a beautiful free two-page reflection printable.
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Learning to Begin Again
Learning to begin again doesn’t mean something went wrong. Often, it means something inside you has changed. In this reflective midlife essay, I explore why starting over isn’t failure — why so many of us quietly begin again without announcements or apologies — and how choosing a new direction can be an act of wisdom, not weakness. Rooted in seasonal living, real life, and lived experience, this post is for anyone who feels the pull to pause, reassess, and try again… gently.
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The Lonely Side of Personal Growth – It Takes Time to Settle Into a New Season
A gentle reflection on the lonely side of personal growth and the in-between season of becoming. You’re not broken—you’re just not finished yet.
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Letting Go of Who You Thought You’d Be: Finding Peace in a Life You Never Expected
The Life I Thought I’d Have 15 years ago, if you had told me I’d walk away from my career—the life I had meticulously built—I wouldn’t have believed you. Back then, I had a clear vision of what my future would look like: a senior leader in education, a high achiever who had always been ambitious and driven. My career was meaningful. I worked with children with additional needs, disadvantaged young people, and families facing challenges. I believed deeply in what I was doing. At the same time, I was incredibly busy. My husband traveled frequently for work, and I was balancing a demanding career while raising young children. The…
