You did everything you thought you were “supposed” to do.
You left behind a promising career to be a stay-at-home mom. A noble choice, they said.
You drove the carpools, baked the cupcakes, chaired the school auction.
You were the one who always had the costume, the uniform, the permission slip, and the soccer cleats ready to go.
You made the dinners, planned the vacations, kept the calendar, showed up at every school event.
You were the glue. And you looked good doing it.
People envied your life.
I know, because I did all of this too. And honestly, I felt lucky. Privileged, even. It was an honor to be there for my kids.
But at what cost?
I can’t tell you when things started to unravel.
There wasn’t one big moment—just a slow, quiet erosion.
A growing sense of invisibility. A vague ache of resentment.
And then one day I looked around and realized I didn’t recognize my life—or myself.
I felt like the hired help. Only without the paycheck.
When my marriage ended, I was lost. No career to return to. No roadmap. No clue how I’d manage as a single mom. And no one to blame but myself.
At the time, it felt like the end.
But divorce, it turns out, was the beginning of something I couldn’t have imagined then:
A return to myself.
A reclaiming. A rebuilding.
I wish I’d known then what I know now.
I wish I’d given myself permission to ask for help.
To stop trying to “handle it” on my own.
To admit I didn’t have all the answers.
If this feels like your story—if you’re in the thick of it, or even just sensing that something needs to shift—I want you to know: you’re not alone and you don’t have to do this alone.
You matter. Your life matters.
Love and Light,
Michèle Heffron
Getting to the Heart – Who You Are and What You’re Meant For
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