What happens when you give yourself permission to grow? Spoiler alert, I am still figuring it out, but I wanted to share with you all how I got to the point in my life where I needed this permission from myself, why I needed to shut out the 'should's' in my professional life, and how I decided to take time away from careers in nonprofits, litigation, and retail, to figure out what type of work and environments allowed me to not only exist but to thrive.