In this episode, I open up about what it feels like to live an “average” life — not a bad one, not a broken one, just an ordinary, stable, doing-pretty-well life — and why that still leaves me feeling unfinished.

I talk about entering my forties, watching friends build families and futures, and trying to figure out what progression looks like for me. I unpack the pressure to “be further,” the comparisons we make to people who started life ahead of us, and that inner itch to want more even when you’re grateful for what you have.

This is a real reflection on being stable but stuck, grateful but still hungry, and learning that average doesn’t mean done — it just means the story isn’t finished yet.