08/24/2026
I’m 35 years old and I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that:
1. I feel unsure of where I belong. I have great friends and love where I live, and yet there’s times I feel like something’s missing.
2. I want a partner and to build a life with someone so deeply AND genuinely love being single. The freedom I have right now is something I know I won’t get back, so I sometimes fear letting someone in will ruin that.
3. I don’t know if I want kids. Most days I do and other days I’m like damn what a beautiful sacrifice you make to raise a cute little human. I haven’t met the right person yet, so it feels like a lot to have a kid later in life being so set in my freedom right now.
4. Financially I feel so behind. Like I wish I knew what I know now so much earlier so I could be further along.
5. I struggle with putting myself first even after years of therapy. As they say “I’m in my villain era” & it’s just me learning to say no lol
6. I’m still learning to let all parts of my self expression and personality have a place in the world without feeling like I need to put myself in neat little boxes
7. I have a deep fear that I won’t reach my fullest potential in life and it sometimes keeps me stuck in analysis paralysis and keep myself stuck.
I certainly don’t have it all figured out, but I’ve learned that all of this is normal. Life has moments of duality and sometimes the gift is in the unknown.
You don’t need to have an answer always, you just need to keep showing up as true to yourself as you can in any season of life.
Be human with me 🫶🏽