31/01/2025
In my musings recently I have been wondering about when women get to live their lives.
Do you ever catch yourself in a quiet moment โ maybe while folding that endless pile of laundry, or responding to yet another work email late at night โ and wonder, "When do I get to live my life?"
I see you there, juggling the mental load of everyone else's needs. The calendar in your head spinning with doctor's appointments, finances, school/work events, aging parents' care, work deadlines, and that growing list of "should-dos" that never seems to end.
If you looked at your diary would every slot be filled with commitments to others? Do you have not negotiables that are for your health and well being...But you cross it out and pencil in 'prep for tomorrow's meeting' or squish in that extra appointment? Does this sound familiar?
We've inherited this dance from our mothers, our grandmothers, our great-grandmothers. Women who were told their worth lay in their service to others at the expense of themselves. Women who were praised for their sacrifice, and their ability to put everyone else first. Women who buried their dreams in quiet corners and convinced themselves that sacrifice was the same as contentment.
Here's what I've seen: When we succeed โ in our careers, our relationships, our personal growth โ we often feel a strange guilt, as if we're breaking some unwritten rule. As if choosing ourselves somehow diminishes our care for others.
We've internalised so many messages:
"A good mother always puts her children first"
"A successful woman can do it all"
"Being tired means you're doing it right"
"Your needs can wait"
But what if these aren't truths, but patterns? Patterns that no longer serve us or the women we have the potential to be. And it certainly isn't the ancestral legacy I want to leave for my granddaughter.
What if living your life isn't selfish, but sacred?
What if your dreams aren't optional, but essential?
What if your joy isn't a luxury, but a necessity?
In Journey Back Home, we explore and unravel inherited beliefs, self imposed limitations, and these societally enforced boundaries. We discover that caring for others and caring for ourselves aren't opposing forces โ they're part of the same dance of being fully alive.
The truth is, you don't have to wait to live your life. You don't need permission to claim your space in the world. And you definitely don't have to figure it out alone.
If you're feeling that familiar pull between "this speaks to me" and "I don't have time for this," let's talk. Sometimes the very resistance we feel is pointing us toward our most necessary path.
Please help me to help other women - If you know a woman who may love to be part of this program, please share this with her. I'm sure she would be forever grateful. I will be thankful that someone who needed this work found it.
May you be well, may you be happy and may you have inner peace
Linda ๐
Rational Theorist, Visionary, Socialpreneur & Advocate for Collective Healing. I educate women, female entrepreneurs and leaders on the importance and transform
