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Maybe Somewhere In Between

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Over and over and over, through various seasons of life, I thought becoming someone new meant having to leave parts of myself behind.

But with growing wisdom, clarity, and—let’s be real—courage, I learned it’s more like meeting the parts of me that were always there but didn’t have room to speak.

The life I want might require me to be braver, softer, more honest, less afraid of disappointing people, more willing to be a beginner.

I don’t know exactly who she is yet.

I do know, however, I am absolutely willing to go meet her.

So maybe somewhere in between who I was and who I’m becoming are a thousand voices that need to be heard.

I’m ready to listen. ❤️
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#journeytojourney #maybesomewhereinbetween #midlife #recoveryjourney #growthmindset by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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2 months ago

As an extraordinarily active person, used to think “calm down” was always the goal.

But now, sitting in the middle of life, of recovery, of intentional progress, I’m wondering if sometimes the goal is simply somewhere for the energy to go.

And maybe that’s part of what “somewhere in between” actually means.

Not having the answer yet—but being willing to listen to the information your body is giving you.

And do life TOGETHER. ❤️
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#maybesomewhereinbetween #journeytojourney #midlife #recoveryjourney #nervoussystemregulation by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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2 months ago

Awareness. Agency. Action.
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What if you stopped thinking of your life as something that was happening to you?

You are the driver.
You are the travel agent.
You get to choose the destination.
You get to change your mind.
You get to take the scenic route.

You don’t have to know exactly where you’re going.

You just have to remember: you get to choose. ❤️
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#maybesomewhereinbetween #journeytojourney #agency #choice #liferecovery by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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There are aspects to healing that aren’t about understanding the past one more time.

In a million quiet ways, your body needs enough new experiences to learn that the present is different.

A new morning routine.
A safe conversation.
A good class.
Laughing until your stomach hurts.
Walking home and realizing you’re not bracing for anything.
Being cared for without having to earn it.
Doing something you love and remembering you’re still in there.

Little moments that say:

You’re here.
You’re safe.
You have choices.
This is different now.

So maybe the nervous system doesn’t need more time.

Maybe it needs evidence.

Because eventually, those million quiet moments move together and create seismic shifts. And suddenly life looks completely different.

Breathe. Shift. See. ❤️
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#maybesomewhereinbetween #journeytojourney #breatheinbreatheout #recoveryjourney #nervoussystemregulation by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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2 months ago

Dance Party, anyone? 😍

Dance has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.

I’ve experienced it as a career, a challenge, a dream, and a way to express the things I couldn’t always put into words.

But the most beautiful thing about dance, in its most pure form, is that it doesn’t require anything from us except that we show up.

So let’s move together. Let’s connect. Let’s DANCE!! 😍
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#maybesomewhereinbetween #journeytojourney #danceparty #connectionoverperfection #recoveryjourney by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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2 months ago

Surrender. Flow. Movement.

Just like a spring doesn’t force itself motion, we can’t force ourselves into security. It comes from within.

As I move forward in Recovery, I’m holding sooooo much discomfort letting go of the false security of control. Of feeling “safe” monitoring the people, places and goings on of everything and everyone around me. It’s HARD. It’s UNCOMFORTABLE-and at times TERRIFYING.

Finding secure attachment within myself after a lifelong of anxiety around abandonment is not for the weary. But this week, I discovered that just like a Spring, we have what we need within. I’m in awe at how truly beautifully we are built. And that the most dangerous abandonment we can experience is that of denying our own needs.

Maybe that’s the lesson of the journey: not finding something outside of us to finally make us whole, but learning to surrender to the current already moving inside.

The flow is something we never have to chase.

Maybe learning how the float is enough. ❤️
#maybesomewhereinbetween #surrender #float #journeytojourney #recoveryjourney by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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2 months ago

One of my favorite mantras is “the things meant for you will find you.” It helps prop me up in moments when my spirit needs support.

Because unfinished things don’t disappear. They wait.

The versions of ourselves that dreamed big and had vision and hope. The parts of us that had to pause while we were busy surviving… don’t die. They stayed tucked away, right where we left them, until one day we’re finally able to come back.

Healing doesn’t mean magically becoming a whole new person.

Maybe healing means unearthing the beautifully untouched parts of you- your roots- and replanting yourself in healthy soil.

You can then return to finish what life interrupted.

Because unfinished things don’t disappear. They wait.

What would you do if you could return to moments stuck in time?

#maybesomewhereinbetween #journeytojourney #lifeinterrupted #roots #healingprocess by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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3 months ago

When was the last time you felt CLEAR?

I’ll never forget the first time I put on a pair of glasses.

I looked out at a tree and thought, Wait… there are individual leaves?

The tree hadn’t changed.

My ability to see it had.

For a long time, I thought healing meant changing my life, changing other people, or becoming someone different.

But lately I’ve started to realize it might be a quieter shift.

Sometimes healing might be simply changing the lens.

The conversations are the same.
The family is the same.
The circumstances are often the same.

But when the lens changes, everything feels different.

Maybe clarity isn’t about finding a new world.

Maybe it’s seeing the one you’ve been living in all along a little differently. ❤️

#maybesomewhereinbetween #journeytojourney #midlife #recovery #clarity by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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3 months ago

Some of the most beautiful sunsets I’ve ever seen happened during one of the hardest seasons of my life.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot…

Boundaries. They’re real. Unlike a horizon. A horizon is actually an illusion- you never reach it. It moves as you move.

What strikes me about sunsets is something else.

The horizon doesn’t stop the sun.

It simply marks where one thing ends and another begins.

So maybe boundaries aren’t walls.

Maybe they’re horizons.

A quiet place where one thing ends…
and something else begins.

All of the sunsets here were taken during my stint at rehab for alcohol abuse. In the midst of a crisis, there were still moments to stop and wonder at the beauty all around me. It’s there ALWAYS. All we have to do is pause and take a moment to take it in.

When was the last time you took a Pause? ❤️

#maybesomewhereinbetween #journeytojourney #boundries #thegoodinthebad #sunsets by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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3 months ago

What does it mean to belong?

We are WIRED for love and belonging.

We belong to families, friendships, workplaces, communities…

And everyone one of those groups has its own center of gravity, its own pull. A rhythm. A set of expectations. A DEPTH.

The question isn’t whether those forces exist.

The question is whether or not the need to belong takes precedent over staying connected to your own center.

Because I don’t think belonging is supposed to COST you yourself.

I think real belonging feels like EXHALING.

Like being able to show up as you are… WITHOUT APOLOGY OR ADJUSTMENT.

So maybe the question isn’t,
“How do I fit in?”

Maybe it’s,
“Can I stay connected to myself WHILE being a part of something bigger?”

Because the waves are always going to come. We can’t stop that. But we CAN learn how to keep our footing as they pass. ❤️

#maybesomewhereinbetween #journeytojourney #loveandbelonging #waves #findyourfooting by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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3 months ago

Recovering perfectionist here 👋

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been attempting to “fix” myself, one aspect at a time.

My body, my voice, my place in social hierarchies. One relationship at a time. My family, my friends, my career.

Just when I thought I had one under control, something else would slip. My life felt like I had to keep all the plates spinning all the time.

Part of what I’ve learned in middle age, is that I can put the plates DOWN.

That maybe when we stop treating each part of ourselves like a separate problem, we can start to feel a little more whole.

There are going to be broken plates from time to time, but keeping them spinning is unsustainable.

So… I invite you to put your plates down on the table, And pull up a chair. Maybe find out what happens when you get to take it all in. ❤️

#maybesomewhereinbetween #spinningplates #recoveringperfectionist #midlife #journeytojourney taken in Pie Tap - Henderson by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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3 months ago

It’s Monday. It’s a new week. A new day.

Maybe not a new you- or a new job, or a new relationship.

But it IS a fresh opportunity to breathe, reboot and shift perspective.

You got this ❤️

#maybesomewhereinbetween #reboot #mondaymotivation #breathe #journeytojourney by @maybesomewhereinbetween

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