REINVENTION

To change (something or someone) so much that it appears to be entirely new.

What happens when you cannot be who you once were, when the life you have built no longer fits, when you must let go of something or someone to remain true to yourself?

I have reinvented myself multiple times; each pivot, each reinvention, each new version of me was born out of absolute necessity and yet the process of letting go of what was and making room for someone else entirely is anything but easy and at times excruciatingly hard.

I believe being a mother requires being honest with ourselves about which needs can be met through motherhood and which needs must be met through the continued development of self, and yet the process of reconnecting and rediscovering ourselves while simultaneously showing up for our careers and for our kids doesn’t always come easily.

Reflection Questions

What are you resisting?

What is your resistance telling you to do?

How could you lean into your resistance instead of pushing it away?