You are not who you were.
Not the version who held everything together by force.
Not the one who confused exhaustion with dedication.
She served you.
And now she is being released.
Becoming is not loud.
Some nights, it feels like grief.
Some mornings, it looks like a boundary that costs you something.
Sometimes, it is simply choosing not to override your body one more time.
That is not weakness.
That is the work.
Your nervous system is learning a new language.
Your identity is catching up to your healing.
And the woman on the other side of this season is not a stranger.
She has been waiting.
Rest in that tonight.
Dr. Anita