Starting Over at 42: Because Settling Was Never the Assignment

I left the job, the man, the zip code, and the version of myself that played small. This is what the rebirth looks like.”

Ever look around and think, “Is this it?”—like the soundtrack of your life suddenly scratched mid-verse and you realized you’ve been humming someone else’s tune? Same, sis. Welcome to Real Talk Weekend, where we say what everyone else is thinking but are too scared to post about.

Let’s be clear: starting over at 42 isn’t a crisis—it’s a power move.

Maybe you walked away from a 20-year career that drained your soul like a dead battery on 2%. Maybe you finally ghosted that emotionally unavailable man-child who thought your standards were “too much” (spoiler alert: they weren’t). Or maybe, just maybe, you looked in the mirror and whispered, “We’re done shrinking, queen.”

And just like that—rebirth.

You don’t need a permission slip to pivot. You’re not too old. You’re not too late. You’re right on time. Starting over doesn’t mean failure—it means you were brave enough to admit, “This version of life isn’t my forever.”

So now you’re curating joy like it’s your new full-time job.

Coffee shops in new cities. A laptop with freedom written all over it. Quiet mornings that aren’t interrupted by sticky fingers or school drop-offs. Peace so loud it drowns out the past.

You didn’t lose your way—you found your edge.

Here’s your real talk checklist for the glow-up after 40:

✅ Delete the “what will people think?” folder in your brain.

✅ Rewrite the rules (because your life isn’t a Hallmark movie).

✅ Romanticize the hell out of your fresh start—candles, playlists, silk robes and all.

And if someone says you’re “starting over,” correct them.

You’re not starting over. You’re leveling up.

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