We were all handed a story from a young age — who we're supposed to be, how we're meant to behave, what we're allowed to feel, and what a "proper" life is supposed to look like.
The trouble is: it's not our story. It's someone else's. So when things stop going to plan, we start to feel disconnected — like we're failing at being ourselves. Guilt and shame creep in. We start avoiding those feelings, which only makes things worse, and we slip further into a quiet cycle of avoidance and denial.
But we can choose something different. We can start writing our own story. Get clearer on what we actually want. And begin the work of reconnecting — one honest step at a time.