I didnt wake up one day fearless and confident
I woke up exhausted from living a life that made sense to everyone else.
That’s the work I care about.
For a long time, I did what I was supposed to do.
I made the right choices.
The safe ones.
They cost me more than I realized.
On paper, my life made sense.
In real life, I felt broken.
Disconnected from myself.
Like I had learned how to function—but not how to feel at home in my own life, or how to create expansive joy and happiness through things that I was passionate about.
I wasn’t failing.
I was exhausted from pretending I was fine.
The
The turning point wasn’t loud.
It didn’t come with a big announcement.
It came when I realized I couldn’t keep abandoning myself
— even when it cost me approval, certainty, or comfort.
I started listening instead of overriding.
Choosing differently, even when it was uncomfortable.
Learning confidence the hard way—by trusting myself before I trusted the outcome.
That changed everything.
