Living Authentically for You

For most of my life, I chased the checklist... degrees, careers, marriages. I poured everything I had into building a life that looked successful on paper and for a while, it felt like I was winning but deep down, I was feeling more and more like a stranger in my own story.

The life I built wasn’t wrong; it just wasn’t mine. It didn’t fit the woman I was becoming. There were days I’d look around and realize I was holding on to things because they were safe, expected, familiar, but they weren’t feeding my soul.

So I did the hardest thing I’ve ever done: I walked away.

I left marriages that weren’t serving me anymore. I stepped away from careers that were no longer aligned with my purpose. It wasn’t easy. It was terrifying. It felt like starting over without a map.

In that space of “not knowing,” I found something I had never had before... an authentic lifestyle for me, and it was the RV life. Waking up every day under a different sky. Carrying my whole life in a home on wheels. Living raw, unfiltered, and fully present. The road became my classroom. The endless horizon became my teacher. RV life wasn’t just an escape; it was my declaration (at least for now).

A declaration that I was done living according to other people’s expectations. I was ready to design a life authentic to me, messy, uncertain, and wildly beautiful. If you’re feeling stuck in a life that doesn’t quite fit, know this:

Authenticity isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about listening to the restless ache inside you, the one that tells you there’s more...More truth. More you.

Sometimes, that means building from scratch. Sometimes, it means walking away from what you thought you wanted, and sometimes, it means embracing the unknown, because that’s where real living begins.