I’m forever amazed at how quickly people expect to bounce back after a big life change. I often hear my clients say: “I left my corporate job/my marriage/school/moved across the country/retired a while ago, but I don’t feel any desire to work on my business/dive into studies/get creative in the studio. What’s wrong with me?”

You know, the thing that everyone else thinks is so obviously the best thing to do. The thing you would be crazy to say no to, but… that leaves you with a small sinking feeling deep inside.

Listen to that feeling. That small sigh is the sound of everything in you that yearns to be born.

When I was embarking on my un-schooling journey I read account after account of other people’s journeys. I was looking for inspiration, permission, but mostly the comfort of seeing that I might be able to take this wild leap into my own path and be ok.
So, in the spirit of solidarity, here is part of my story.