Becoming the Woman You See With Your Eyes Closed

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HEALTH 🏋️‍♀️

What if taking care of your body didn’t look like a 6 a.m. HIIT class? Sometimes becoming her looks like drinking water before coffee. Wearing a good bra. Or not working out today because rest is the most healing thing you can offer your nervous system.

Your body doesn’t need a 30-day bootcamp. It needs your attention. Your kindness. Your reconnection. Set a 10-minute timer today and stretch to your favorite playlist. Not to “get fit.” Just to come home to yourself.

Here are some beats for you if you wanna try ‘em out.

WEALTH 💰

That woman in your imagination? She handles money like it’s not the enemy. She checks her accounts with curiosity, not dread. She says, “I can’t afford that right now” without shame. She invests in her joy. Her rest. Her future.

Here’s the thing: You don’t become her after you “make it.” You start acting like her now…in small ways. Maybe that means saying no to impulse Target runs and yes to building your “Soft Life” fund.

This book is a life-saver for investment rookies.

HAPPINESS 🩷

The woman you imagine? She smiles more. Not because life is easier. But because she’s done pretending. She’s not performing. She’s living. 

She leaves the party early.
She deletes the group chat.
She reads the damn book.

Happiness isn’t a wild destination. It’s a collection of honest moments. Ask yourself this question today before making a decision: “What would the woman I’m becoming choose here?” 

Then do that.

👇 Keep reading for a deep dive into this.

DEEP DIVE

There’s a version of you who lives in your imagination.

The version who wakes up earlier, sets stronger boundaries, eats meals that didn’t come from a drive-thru, and somehow has time to read and stretch and maybe even breathe.

She’s not fantasy. She’s memory, but forward-facing. She’s who you already know how to be IF only you weren’t so tangled in everything you’re currently carrying.

Let’s be honest! Becoming her doesn’t start on a Monday. It doesn’t start with a Pinterest board.

It starts in a moment. A micro-moment.

Like closing the bathroom door and sitting on the toilet for five extra minutes because it’s the only place you can hear yourself think. Like walking out of a room instead of reacting. Like saying, “No, I’m not available for that today.”

The gap between you and her is not a canyon. It’s a collection of choices…some brave, some boring. But all deeply personal.

I know you feel guilty for wanting more.

There’s a strange kind of shame that lives in moms and women who are “doing okay” but secretly want more. More aliveness. More joy. More moments that feel like theirs.

You might have everything you once prayed for and still feel stuck. That doesn’t make you ungrateful. It makes you aware.

Your life expanded.
Your needs evolved.

And somewhere along the way, you lost permission to update your vision.

But let’s get one thing clear: wanting more doesn’t mean burning down everything you’ve built. It might just mean picking up one small thread and following it back to yourself.

The woman you’ve always wanted to become is not far away.

She’s in you already. In your taste. Your cravings. The way you pause at a sunset or the way your heart skips a little when you imagine a different kind of day.

What she needs isn’t a perfect version of you.

What she needs is a willing version of you. Willing to make a new decision. Willing to take the first step without knowing the whole path. Willing to stop waiting until you’re more healed, more organized, more anything.

Start where you are.

With the mess.
With the magic.
With the courage to become her before you “deserve” to.

You’ve got this!

PICKS OF THE WEEK

🌀 Want some main character energy? Put on “Superwoman” by Alicia Keys and remind yourself who the hell you are. Windows down, volume up.

🛁 A little ritual that feels like a hug: Magnesium baths before bed. Your nervous system will thank you. Get some for yourself here.

📚 For those "I’m done playing small" days, “The Mountain Is You” by Brianna Wiest will lovingly call you out and pull you forward.

✍️ Head to FutureMe.org and write a letter to the version of you who’s already arrived. The you who’s living the vision. Tell her what you’re proud of. What you hope she’s feeling. What you never want her to forget. 💌

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FINAL THOUGHTS

Let yourself start messy, imperfect, and now.

Because the person you can’t stop daydreaming about? She’s not a dream. She’s your next chapter. You don’t need a five-year plan to start that chapter. Just one honest step.

Until next time,

Start Over Kitty & The Permission to Start Over Team

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