When You Feel Trapped in a Life That Looks Good on Paper (opens in new tab)

“When something isn’t right for you, it has a way of letting you know. Not in one big announcement, but in a thousand small nudges.” ~Martha Beck I was sitting at the kitchen table with my coffee one morning when a thought slipped in that I hadn’t let myself think before: This can’t be the rest of my life. There wasn’t one dramatic moment I could point to and say, “This is why I have to leave.” Part of me wished there had been something obvious, some clear betrayal or breaking point I could p...