I've sat in rooms where I could feel myself sliding sideways out of my own opinion. There was a dominant view and mine was different, and somewhere between the thought arriving and my mouth opening, I let it go.

Unsurprisingly, we may well have arrived in midlife not knowing exactly who our authentic self is. Buried under the rubble of Having It All, Doing It All, Attracting It All, Showcasing It All and now Shunning It All is a woman who's simply tired and uncertain.

In tribute to the women who paved the way, the ones who laid the foundations, the ones who fought and forged a path forward. In gratitude and reverence.

At 35, I moved back to my parents' house, divorced and in debt. People thought I was falling apart, but I was finally building the life I wanted on my terms.