My trip reminded me of the unpredictability of growth and how we never know what's around the bend.

“Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.”

-Barbara DeAngelis

And as you can probably imagine, with all of these delightful and dynamic yesses, I needed some space to rest and recharge so I could be a full YES when I show up to these yesses.

I tried to describe my “Outgrow the Grind” podcast to him at one point, but he doesn’t understand what a podcast is or how on earth someone would do anything but work hard day in and day out.