What if the life you planned at 20 isn’t the life you want anymore? I’m grateful mine didn’t turn out the way I expected. Somewhere along the way, I learned to listen to myself, question what I was supposed to want, and keep choosing what felt true. Your life can be good—and you can still want something different now.

I hear some version of this from women all the time. They’ve done everything they were supposed to do. Went to college, graduated, got a good job, met a partner, raised some kids. They have a nice home, a good circle of friends, maybe they take a nice vacation every year. Their life is full of things they genuinely appreciate. And they are grateful. That’s the thing. These aren’t women walking around complaining about how terrible their lives are. They know how much they have. They recognize...

“I’m sorry.” Two little words that seem harmless… yet hold a mountain of energy behind them. I’ve been paying attention to how often I...