My museum of failures at 34

I saw another creator do this and really appreciated the transparency, so here goes… 1. My experience with motherhood is nothing like I imagined. I did everything “right”. I got married in front of God and family, planned to raise my children in a two-parent home. I thought I knew how this story would go. I didn’t. Instead, I’m raising my children mostly on my own, in a beautiful, loving home, held together by an incredible village. I never expected the betrayal that changed everything, but… This version of motherhood, though different from what I hoped for, has been the most beautiful, rewarding, and deeply meaningful experience of my life. 2. My career is nothing like I imagined. Life has shaken things up in ways I couldn’t have planned for, and my career has taken some of the biggest hits. The path I saw for myself didn’t unfold the way I expected. Businesses I built and poured into are now out of my hands and tied up in legal battles. And still… this feels like the most exciting chapter of my career. 3. I’ve spent years in nervous system dysregulation. For a long time, I lived in survival mode. Very low energy, constantly depleted. Part of that came from domestic and post-separation abuse. But part of it was deeper, fear and unresolved trauma. I showed up fully for my children and everyone else, but not for myself. I struggled to nourish myself. I couldn’t rest, even when I slept. But that’s changing. Slowly, steadily, I’m finding my way back to myself. #Motherhood #growth #softness #RewritingMyStory #career