Change direction
Leaving the job I was good at
Being dependable had become a very effective way of staying somewhere she no longer wanted to be.
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A little permission.
A whole lot of possibility.
The trip you keep putting off. The work you’ve outgrown. The part of yourself you’d like to meet again.
Permission stories by Rated M
For every woman ready to make a little more room for herself.
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The trip I stopped waiting for
The dates never worked for everyone. So Anna booked two nights that worked for her.
“I can go, even if nobody comes with me.”
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What might permission
look like for you?
Some decisions change your life.
Some give you back an afternoon.
There’s room for both here.
Take a breath
An afternoon with nothing to show for it
No errands. No self-improvement. Not even a podcast that might make the rest productive.
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Make something
Permission to be bad at painting
She signed up for the class. Then she had to resist turning a hobby into another thing to excel at.
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Find your people
I sent the first text
Making friends as an adult required a kind of courage she hadn’t expected: asking someone to dinner.
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A thought to take with you
You don’t need a dramatic story
to give yourself permission.
What’s one thing you’d like to make room for?
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