I am not the same woman I was a year ago, and I never asked anyone whether that was alright. You do not need permission to evolve. To grow. To want more for yourself. Not from a partner, not from your friends, and not from the version of yourself who made the last set of decisions. None of this is becoming someone else. It is aligning with the woman already in there, and you are allowed to do it as many times as it takes. Shed a layer whenever one stops fitting, always in the direction of your highest self. There is no schedule for this. Some people will not come with you. A few will decide you have become too much. Someone will try to make you smaller so the friendship still fits. All of that is information, and none of it is a reason to stop — it is the sorting that happens the moment you move, and it is doing you a favor. The right people simply adjust, embrace, cheer, and keep walking. I have never needed permission. Neither do you. #womenover40wellness #holistichealthandwell...