I was just telling my husband today that as I enter mid-life, my priorities have changed. When I was younger it was about career success and now as I face the reality of mortality, it’s about having fun and enjoying the life I have left 🥴
So… what did you actually learn from your feelings about the flight nurse? That you want to be doing work with more tangible value? That you want the kind of validation she’s getting? That you feel you could do more good in the world? I don’t think you need to ignore or invalidate your thoughts as “unrealistic”— but rather to explore them more fully
Great questions! I'm still working through those and in a life phase where I feel like I'm trying to figure that stuff out (now that I've processed a lot of midlife trauma, which definitely made my brain turn self-critical).
I was just telling my husband today that as I enter mid-life, my priorities have changed. When I was younger it was about career success and now as I face the reality of mortality, it’s about having fun and enjoying the life I have left 🥴
So… what did you actually learn from your feelings about the flight nurse? That you want to be doing work with more tangible value? That you want the kind of validation she’s getting? That you feel you could do more good in the world? I don’t think you need to ignore or invalidate your thoughts as “unrealistic”— but rather to explore them more fully
Great questions! I'm still working through those and in a life phase where I feel like I'm trying to figure that stuff out (now that I've processed a lot of midlife trauma, which definitely made my brain turn self-critical).
Can’t wait to hear about your next chapter! We journalists have a lot of great transferable skills!