Grieving Who You Used to Be
🌙 “Letting go of past versions of yourself is its own kind of grief. But in the mourning comes space for who you’re becoming.” There’s a quiet grief that accompanies growth. It’s not loud. It doesn’t always show up in obvious ways. But it lingers in the in-between moments, in the soft sighs, and in the space between who you were and who you're becoming. It’s the ache of letting go of the woman you used to be. The one who kept herself small to avoid conflict. Who silenced her voice to feel accepted. She overextended herself, hoping to finally feel worthy. You may not always recognize it as grief. But it’s there. In the heaviness that comes with unexpected tears. In the tug of nostalgia for a version of you that no longer fits. In the bittersweet pride of becoming stronger and realizing what it cost to get here. The truth is: she was doing the best she could. She carried burdens quietly. She gave more than she had. She stayed in spaces that no longer served her,...