THE MOST POWERFUL CHAPTER OF A WOMAN’S LIFE

The other day I was thinking about how strange it is that we’re taught to fear this stage of life.

The changes.
The slowing.
The word aging itself.

As if something is being taken from us.

But honestly?
This chapter doesn’t feel like loss at all.

It feels like arrival.

THIS IS THE MOMENT WE STOP ASKING

Somewhere in midlife, something shifts.

You stop asking for permission.
You stop explaining yourself.
You stop organizing your life around what’s expected of you.

Not because you’re angry.
Not because you’ve given up.

But because you’ve lived enough to know.

You’ve loved deeply.
You’ve lost.
You’ve gone through things that changed you.

You didn’t learn this wisdom from a book.
Life taught you.

And that does something to a woman.

WISDOM IS NOT SOFT

This kind of power isn’t loud.

It’s steady.
Clear.
Grounded.

It doesn’t rush.
It doesn’t perform.
It doesn’t need approval.

This is the chapter where a woman finally trusts herself — not because she has all the answers, but because she’s learned to listen.

She knows what matters.
She knows what doesn’t.
And she’s no longer interested in shrinking to fit into old expectations.

HERE’S THE PART WE DON’T TALK ABOUT ENOUGH

Wisdom needs a body to live in.

And if this is the most powerful chapter of our lives, then the body needs to be strong enough to hold it.

Not punished.
Not restricted.
Not controlled out of fear.

Supported.

Strong legs to move through life with confidence.
Energy to show up fully.
A nervous system that can hold clarity instead of chaos.

This isn’t about trying to look young.

It’s about having the physical capacity to live fully inside who you are now.

THE BODY IS NO LONGER DECORATION

At this stage of life, the body isn’t something to decorate for approval.

It’s the vessel that carries your life forward.

It holds your vision.
It holds your boundaries.
It holds your ability to say yes — and no — without guilt.

In a culture that teaches women to fear aging, choosing strength is an act of rebellion.
Choosing nourishment is an act of self-respect.
Choosing to care for your body is choosing to stay present, capable, and alive.

WHAT UNBECOMING AVERAGE IS REALLY ABOUT

Unbecoming Average was born from this understanding.

That midlife isn’t decline — it’s a threshold.
That wisdom deserves support.
And that the body deserves care, not criticism.

I support women in this chapter to align their lives — and their bodies — with who they’ve become.

Not to fix themselves.
Not to go backward.
But to move forward grounded, clear, and strong.

This is the chapter where we stop shrinking.
Where we stand fully in ourselves.

And we build a body that can carry the weight of the life we’re finally ready to live.

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