This episode isn’t my usual chat about dating, it’s something deeper.

Today I’m sharing the honest, raw side of personal growth: the real cost of uplevelling. 

As women, when we begin working on ourselves, we often don’t expect the ripple effect it has on every part of our lives. We shed layers. Who we were at the beginning of our journey, the friends we leaned on, the standards we accepted for ourselves, they don’t always align with the woman we’re becoming.

We evolve.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why it’s not always the friends you expect who’ll be in your corner cheering you on when you start a business or personal growth journey.

• Releasing expectations that your milestones will not be celebrated the way you celebrated others’ weddings, engagements, and baby showers.

• How evolving means making peace with friendships changing, and why that doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.

• What has helped me in the moments of grief and when loneliness washes over. 
• A final reflection encouraging you to do the thing that scares you, because what comes up is guiding you toward the life and love you’re meant for.

I hope this conversation feels like a big exhale and a reminder that shedding old versions of yourself is a sign of growth, not failure.

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