The Pause Issue

A monthly reminder that you’re not broken — just rebuilding, one pause at a time. It's also part essay, part guide, all clarity.

 

Big Change Starts With Small Shifts the pause issue Aug 29, 2025

Big Change Starts With Small Shifts. This is the antithesis of the world we live in today. We live in a culture obsessed with big transformations — the dramatic before-and-after story, the overnight s...

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Bouncing Back Is a Lie: Why Rebuilding Works Better the pause issue Aug 26, 2025

 

We’ve all heard it before. “Just bounce back.”



It’s the pep talk people hand you when you’re in the middle of loss, chaos, or a complete unraveling. The phrase is supposed to be inspiring, but l...

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Not Broken. Just Rebuilding. Why Shift Freakin’ Happens Exists the pause issue Aug 24, 2025

Life doesn’t always ask permission before it pulls the rug out from under you. One minute you’re living inside a carefully drawn blueprint — job, identity, future plans that make sense. The next, ever...

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If this post resonated, give yourself permission to pause before you scroll away. Write down one thing you’re ready to rebuild, and keep it close this week.