Caller 1

It should be the things that were going on at the time. So I stepped back. I played small. I played the supporting role. And I continued doing that for years. And I don't... You know, what I was doing felt like it was valuable. It was important that it was serving a purpose. And I was grateful for the people and experiences that I had.

It should be the things that were going on at the time. So I stepped back. I played small. I played the supporting role. And I continued doing that for years. And I don't... You know, what I was doing felt like it was valuable. It was important that it was serving a purpose. And I was grateful for the people and experiences that I had.

But when my husband left, I was not prepared necessarily for the life that I had at that moment of making myself a priority. And it's been a struggle since. Meaning divorce? Divorce? Yes. Yes. So I keep asking myself, well, what if I had what if I had finished my degree before I had gotten married? What if I had gone back to school at any point? What if I had listened to my intuitions?

But when my husband left, I was not prepared necessarily for the life that I had at that moment of making myself a priority. And it's been a struggle since. Meaning divorce? Divorce? Yes. Yes. So I keep asking myself, well, what if I had what if I had finished my degree before I had gotten married? What if I had gone back to school at any point? What if I had listened to my intuitions?

But when my husband left, I was not prepared necessarily for the life that I had at that moment of making myself a priority. And it's been a struggle since. Meaning divorce? Divorce? Yes. Yes. So I keep asking myself, well, what if I had what if I had finished my degree before I had gotten married? What if I had gone back to school at any point? What if I had listened to my intuitions?

What if I had stood up for myself? And what if I saw value in my place in my marriage and what I was doing at that time? And and how would that have helped? better prepared me for the life that I was living afterwards. And so even now, I still struggle.

What if I had stood up for myself? And what if I saw value in my place in my marriage and what I was doing at that time? And and how would that have helped? better prepared me for the life that I was living afterwards. And so even now, I still struggle.

What if I had stood up for myself? And what if I saw value in my place in my marriage and what I was doing at that time? And and how would that have helped? better prepared me for the life that I was living afterwards. And so even now, I still struggle.

Like, I still struggle to make the things that I value, my art and my writing, I still struggle to make them the way that I want and put them out there without trying to make myself small and fit in. So I feel like I'm on the cusp of... this new transformation of moving forward still. And it's still holding me back that what if, like, what if I had done these things earlier?

Like, I still struggle to make the things that I value, my art and my writing, I still struggle to make them the way that I want and put them out there without trying to make myself small and fit in. So I feel like I'm on the cusp of... this new transformation of moving forward still. And it's still holding me back that what if, like, what if I had done these things earlier?

Like, I still struggle to make the things that I value, my art and my writing, I still struggle to make them the way that I want and put them out there without trying to make myself small and fit in. So I feel like I'm on the cusp of... this new transformation of moving forward still. And it's still holding me back that what if, like, what if I had done these things earlier?

Would I be better prepared?

Would I be better prepared?

Would I be better prepared?

That's right. Yes. What if I even at different points, even if I had just taken the driver's seat and said, you know what, I want to go back and I want to finish my degree and I wanted to start a career. What if I had done any of those things at various different points through those years?

That's right. Yes. What if I even at different points, even if I had just taken the driver's seat and said, you know what, I want to go back and I want to finish my degree and I wanted to start a career. What if I had done any of those things at various different points through those years?

That's right. Yes. What if I even at different points, even if I had just taken the driver's seat and said, you know what, I want to go back and I want to finish my degree and I wanted to start a career. What if I had done any of those things at various different points through those years?

I finished a book. I'm about 110,000 words in, and I have it, and I'm right on that verge of feeling like I want to get it out there, but there's something that keeps still holding me back from... Okay, can I get in here?

I finished a book. I'm about 110,000 words in, and I have it, and I'm right on that verge of feeling like I want to get it out there, but there's something that keeps still holding me back from... Okay, can I get in here?

I finished a book. I'm about 110,000 words in, and I have it, and I'm right on that verge of feeling like I want to get it out there, but there's something that keeps still holding me back from... Okay, can I get in here?